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Rome vs. Volta Redonda Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 2.3 times more expensive than Volta Redonda.

Restaurants: pay 91.1% more in Rome
Groceries: pay 74.3% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 56.2% more in Rome
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Rome
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Rome
Clothing: pay 59.8% more in Rome

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

Rome vs. Volta Redonda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Volta Redonda, you would:

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pay 91.1% more for restaurants

	Volta Redonda	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.52 R$35.47	$17.52 €15.05	+168.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 R$30.41	$11.68 €10.03	+108.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 R$8.72	$2.50 €2.15	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 R$5.57	$1.34 €1.15	+30.6%
Average			+91.1%

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pay 74.3% more for groceries

	Volta Redonda	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 R$8.11	$2.21 €1.90	+48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 R$22.56	$9.54 €8.19	+130.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 R$18.22	$7.12 €6.11	+112.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 R$12.16	$4.62 €3.97	+106.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 R$9.89	$5.53 €4.75	+204.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 R$5.86	$1.21 €1.04	+12.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 R$4.63	$1.04 €0.89	+22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 R$4.24	$1.08 €0.92	+37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 R$4.80	$1.44 €1.23	+62.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.91	$0.85 €0.73	+18.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.29	$0.98 €0.84	+61.5%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 56.2% more for transportation

	Volta Redonda	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 R$21.98	$7.66 €6.58	+89.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.88 €35.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,223.72 R$131,762.49	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.53 R$68.14	$19.86 €17.05	+58.5%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Volta Redonda	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.89 R$97.30	$32.12 €27.58	+79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.56 R$1,368.31	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	+471.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.34 R$1,013.57	$927.65 €796.68	+397.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.97 R$179.34	$171.74 €147.49	+420.9%
Average			+342.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Volta Redonda	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$186.34 R$1,013.57	$568.18 €487.96	+204.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,834.87 R$37,177.58	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	+60.2%
Average			+132.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Volta Redonda	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 R$12.67	$5.84 €5.02	+150.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 R$10.64	$2.01 €1.73	+3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 R$15.20	$7.18 €6.17	+157.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.63 R$101.36	$70.65 €60.67	+279.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.66 R$25.34	$11.68 €10.03	+150.7%
Average			+148.1%

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pay 59.8% more for clothing

	Volta Redonda	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.86 R$233.12	$81.76 €70.22	+90.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.27 R$202.71	$37.76 €32.43	+1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$46.58 R$253.39	$88.68 €76.16	+90.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.51 R$405.31	$116.80 €100.31	+56.7%
Average			+59.8%

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