Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 16.2% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Rome, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.56
|
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Rome
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Rome
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.19
|
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.09
|
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
Rome
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€725.87
|
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Rome
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.12
|
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
|
pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.77
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Rome
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.20
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
|
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