Cost of living comparison

Italy

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United Kingdom

Taunton vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Taunton is 38.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Taunton
Groceries: pay 5.4% less in Taunton
Transportation: pay 36.2% more in Taunton
Housing: pay 46.1% more in Taunton
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Taunton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.6% more in Taunton
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Taunton

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Taunton are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Taunton. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taunton.

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Taunton vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taunton instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	Taunton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.92	$13.21 £9.98	-21.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.95	$9.90 £7.48	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$1.93 £1.45	-34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.31	$1.26 £0.95	-14.6%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

	Rome	Taunton
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.59 £1.20	-28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.59	$3.86 £2.92	-48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.76	$7.00 £5.29	+8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.14	$4.76 £3.59	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$4.32 £3.26	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.06 £0.80	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.64 £0.48	-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.02 £0.77	-6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.43 £1.08	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.91 £0.69	+41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.80 £0.60	+11.2%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 36.2% more for transportation

	Rome	Taunton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.14	$7.55 £5.70	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.81	$101.75 £76.83	+159.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,581.77	$37,376.84 £28,223.85	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.90	$17.35 £13.10	-13.9%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 46.1% more for housing

	Rome	Taunton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.31	$40.36 £30.48	+26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,073.83	$1,387.51 £1,047.73	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €775.87	$1,101.20 £831.53	+26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.59	$341.05 £257.53	+117.0%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Rome	Taunton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €432.80	$1,850.01 £1,396.97	+279.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €14,979.30	$19,821.55 £14,967.57	+17.6%
Average			+148.7%

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pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Taunton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.97	$5.29 £3.99	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$4.16 £3.14	+101.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.47	$23.46 £17.71	+222.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.13	$59.46 £44.90	-9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.95	$10.57 £7.98	-5.6%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Rome	Taunton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.35	$68.27 £51.55	-4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.26	$35.23 £26.61	-3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.29	$127.74 £96.46	+52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.42	$92.50 £69.85	-24.9%
Average			+5.1%

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