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Rome vs. Vero Beach Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 6.6% more expensive than Vero Beach.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% less in Rome
Groceries: pay 7.1% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 78.8% more in Rome
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Rome
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Rome
Clothing: pay 46.9% more in Rome

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

Rome vs. Vero Beach Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Vero Beach, you would:

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pay 16.2% less for restaurants

	Vero Beach	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$17.52 €14.96	-29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$11.68 €9.97	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$2.50 €2.14	+3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$1.34 €1.14	-35.7%
Average			-16.2%

Vero Beach vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

	Vero Beach	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$3.86	$2.21 €1.89	-42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73	$9.54 €8.14	+66.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09	$7.12 €6.08	+73.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.13	$4.62 €3.95	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75	$5.53 €4.72	+101.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.16	$1.21 €1.03	-61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.04 €0.89	+76.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.83	$1.08 €0.92	-41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75	$1.44 €1.23	-47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56	$0.85 €0.73	-45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.98 €0.84	-13.0%
Average			+7.1%

Vero Beach vs. Rome - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.8% more for transportation

	Vero Beach	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$7.66 €6.54	+141.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.88 €34.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,500.00	$29,199.74 €24,932.55	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97	$19.86 €16.95	+99.3%
Average			+78.8%

Vero Beach vs. Rome - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Vero Beach	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.00	$32.12 €27.42	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,900.00	$1,436.63 €1,226.68	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,683.33	$927.65 €792.09	-44.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.83	$171.74 €146.64	+89.1%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Vero Beach	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,250.00	$568.18 €485.15	-54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,951.36 €9,350.95
Average			-54.5%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Vero Beach	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.84 €4.99	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67	$2.01 €1.72	-56.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$7.18 €6.13	+19.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.33	$70.65 €60.32	+3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00	$11.68 €9.97	+16.8%
Average			-3.9%

Vero Beach vs. Rome - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.9% more for clothing

	Vero Beach	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.00	$81.76 €69.81	+81.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.75	$37.76 €32.25	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25	$88.68 €75.72	+24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.25	$116.80 €99.73	+90.7%
Average			+46.9%

Vero Beach vs. Rome - Cost of clothing

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