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United Kingdom

Westminster vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Westminster is 38.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% less in Westminster
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Westminster
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Westminster
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Westminster
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.0% more in Westminster
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in Westminster

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

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Westminster vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.0% less for restaurants

	Rome	Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$20.48 £15.31	+21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$9.25 £6.92	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$1.89 £1.42	-36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.67 £1.25	+13.1%
Average			-1.0%

Rome vs. Westminster - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Rome	Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$1.48 £1.10	-33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.63	$4.24 £3.17	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.79	$6.25 £4.68	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.16	$3.99 £2.98	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.05	$3.98 £2.97	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.40 £1.05	+19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.66 £0.49	-37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.15 £0.86	+6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.28 £0.96	+19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.75 £0.56	+16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.72 £0.54	+0.2%
Average			-12.1%

Rome vs. Westminster - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Rome	Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.18	$7.52 £5.63	-6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,731.16	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.99	$16.52 £12.35	-18.0%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Rome	Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.44	$40.74 £30.46	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,078.90	$3,105.38 £2,321.87	+156.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €779.54	$1,850.01 £1,383.24	+111.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.25	$237.34 £177.46	+51.0%
Average			+112.1%

Rome vs. Westminster - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Rome	Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €434.85	$1,872.04 £1,399.71	+284.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,050.15	$22,279.43 £16,658.15	+32.1%
Average			+125.3%

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pay 83.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$6.61 £4.94	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.85	$4.71 £3.52	+127.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.50	$22.96 £17.17	+215.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.40	$118.93 £88.92	+81.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.99	$19.82 £14.82	+77.0%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Rome	Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.65	$105.71 £79.04	+48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.41	$44.05 £32.93	+21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.64	$88.10 £65.87	+5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.93	$92.50 £69.16	-24.9%
Average			+9.2%

Rome vs. Westminster - Cost of clothing

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