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Walla Walla vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Walla Walla is 16.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% more in Walla Walla
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Walla Walla
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Walla Walla
Housing: pay 24.2% more in Walla Walla
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Walla Walla
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% more in Walla Walla
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Walla Walla

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

Walla Walla vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1% more for restaurants

	Rome	Walla Walla
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$20.00	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$10.00	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$2.42	-3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$1.88	+40.1%
Average			+9.1%

Rome vs. Walla Walla - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Rome	Walla Walla
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$3.07	+38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$8.19	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$3.85	-45.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$4.07	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$7.74	+40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$2.01	+65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.80	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.00	-7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$1.45	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.96	+13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.01	+3.2%
Average			+5.4%

Rome vs. Walla Walla - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Rome	Walla Walla
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$4.14	-45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$20.00	-51.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$30,000.00	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$11.94	-39.9%
Average			-33.5%

Rome vs. Walla Walla - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.2% more for housing

	Rome	Walla Walla
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$61.67	+92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$1,350.00	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$1,200.00	+29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$140.20	-18.4%
Average			+24.2%

Rome vs. Walla Walla - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Rome	Walla Walla
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$1,345.00	+136.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$20,622.00	+88.3%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Walla Walla
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$4.50	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$4.92	+144.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$8.50	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$43.33	-38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$11.00	-5.8%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Rome	Walla Walla
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$50.00	-38.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$35.00	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$85.00	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$83.33	-28.7%
Average			-19.8%

Rome vs. Walla Walla - Cost of clothing

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