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Twin Falls vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Twin Falls is 22.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% more in Twin Falls
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Twin Falls
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in Twin Falls
Housing: pay 30.6% more in Twin Falls
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Twin Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% more in Twin Falls
Clothing: pay 19.0% less in Twin Falls

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

Twin Falls vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Twin Falls instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 6.4% more for restaurants

	Rome	Twin Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$16.50	-5.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$12.00	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.16	$2.00	-20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$2.00	+49.0%
Average			+6.4%

Rome vs. Twin Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Rome	Twin Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.91	$3.27	+47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.23	$5.67	-40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.14	$3.21	-54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.99	$4.43	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.77	$4.30	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$2.06	+70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$0.74	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$1.68	+56.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$2.20	+52.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.12	+32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.00	+1.9%
Average			+10.0%

Rome vs. Twin Falls - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Rome	Twin Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.61	$3.33	-56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.25	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$33,650.00	+15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.12	$14.60	-26.5%
Average			-22.6%

Rome vs. Twin Falls - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.6% more for housing

	Rome	Twin Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.69	$70.00	+118.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,238.84	$1,533.33	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €799.94	$1,233.33	+33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €148.10	$111.02	-35.4%
Average			+30.6%

Rome vs. Twin Falls - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Rome	Twin Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €489.96	$1,238.89	+118.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,443.66	$23,265.00	+112.4%
Average			+115.2%

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pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Twin Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$6.00	+2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.74	$6.38	+216.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.19	$8.25	+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.92	$31.00	-56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$12.00	+2.7%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 19.0% less for clothing

	Rome	Twin Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.50	$46.67	-42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.57	$34.00	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.47	$81.67	-7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.72	$99.17	-15.1%
Average			-19.0%

Rome vs. Twin Falls - Cost of clothing

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