Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.1 times more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Rome instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 60.0% more for restaurants
Roseau
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Rome
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$19.79
€18.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Rome
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.48
€7.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Roseau
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$38.48
€35.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.39
€14.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Roseau
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$773.95
€722.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$173.31
€161.89
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$531.12
€496.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
|
pay 48.0% more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$56.27
€52.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
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pay 7.5% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Rome
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$123.90
€115.74
|
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