Cost of living comparison

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Thunder Bay vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Thunder Bay is 11.8% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% less in Thunder Bay
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Thunder Bay
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Thunder Bay
Housing: pay 42.2% more in Thunder Bay
Childcare: pay 26.6% more in Thunder Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Thunder Bay
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Thunder Bay

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Thunder Bay are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Thunder Bay.

Thunder Bay vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thunder Bay instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 0.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	Thunder Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$17.99 CA$24.78	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$12.59 CA$17.35	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$1.94 CA$2.67	-22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$1.46 CA$2.02	+9.4%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Rome	Thunder Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$2.43 CA$3.35	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$8.50 CA$11.71	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$9.17 CA$12.64	+28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$3.56 CA$4.90	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$7.35 CA$10.13	+32.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.56 CA$2.15	+28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.57 CA$0.79	-44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.78 CA$2.46	+65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$1.64 CA$2.25	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$1.17 CA$1.62	+38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.97 CA$1.34	-0.8%
Average			+12.6%

Rome vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Rome	Thunder Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$4.03 CA$5.56	-47.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	$62.59 CA$86.25	+53.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	-16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$19.93 CA$27.46	+0.4%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 42.2% more for housing

	Rome	Thunder Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$96.76 CA$133.34	+201.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$1,007.20 CA$1,387.88	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$1,016.20 CA$1,400.27	+9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$151.29 CA$208.47	-11.9%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 26.6% more for childcare

	Rome	Thunder Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$719.43 CA$991.34	+26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	??
Average			+26.6%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Thunder Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$5.22 CA$7.19	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$3.47 CA$4.79	+72.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$10.79 CA$14.87	+50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$29.85 CA$41.13	-57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$12.95 CA$17.84	+10.9%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Rome	Thunder Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$58.45 CA$80.54	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$35.55 CA$48.98	-5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$74.34 CA$102.44	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$135.10 CA$186.16	+15.7%
Average			-8.7%

Rome vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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