Cost of living comparison

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Walnut Creek vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Walnut Creek is 66.1% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% more in Walnut Creek
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Walnut Creek
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Walnut Creek
Housing: pay 70.5% more in Walnut Creek
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Walnut Creek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.2% more in Walnut Creek
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Walnut Creek

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Walnut Creek are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Walnut Creek.

Walnut Creek vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Walnut Creek instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 28.0% more for restaurants

	Rome	Walnut Creek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$20.00	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$14.50	+24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.16	$2.93	+16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$2.10	+56.9%
Average			+28.0%

Rome vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Rome	Walnut Creek
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.91	$4.82	+118.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.23	$2.75	-71.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.14	$5.46	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.99	$5.50	+19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.77	$2.95	-46.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$2.04	+68.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$0.90	-13.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$2.90	+169.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$2.33	+62.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.02	+19.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.50	+52.9%
Average			+32.2%

Rome vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Rome	Walnut Creek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.61	$4.79	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.25	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$31,000.00	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.12	$22.70	+14.3%
Average			-5.7%

Rome vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.5% more for housing

	Rome	Walnut Creek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.69	$63.33	+97.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,238.84	$2,350.00	+63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €799.94	$1,950.00	+110.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €148.10	$190.70	+11.0%
Average			+70.5%

Rome vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Rome	Walnut Creek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €489.96	$2,200.00	+287.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,443.66	$37,770.00	+244.9%
Average			+266.1%

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pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Walnut Creek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$8.00	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.74	$5.33	+164.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.19	$11.00	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.92	$86.33	+22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$14.50	+24.1%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Walnut Creek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.50	$72.33	-11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.57	$56.00	+48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.47	$90.00	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.72	$124.75	+6.8%
Average			+11.3%

Rome vs. Walnut Creek - Cost of clothing

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