Cost of living comparison
Italy is 12.5% cheaper than Dudley.
If you lived in Italy instead of Dudley, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Dudley
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Italy
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
£1.49
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
£0.98
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
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pay 21.7% more for groceries
Dudley
|
Italy
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
£1.04
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
£3.07
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
£4.66
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.69
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
£2.55
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.88
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.56
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.69
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.60
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.49
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
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pay 12.7% less for transportation
Dudley
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
£5.88
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£64.74
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
£11.91
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Dudley
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.18
£28.47
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$660.64
€607.22
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.02
£181.05
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
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pay 57.0% less for childcare
Dudley
|
Italy
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.74
£1,181.22
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,708.05
£14,724.96
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
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pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dudley
|
Italy
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.47
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
£2.81
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.14
£34.74
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.87
£10.92
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
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pay 5.9% more for clothing
Dudley
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.98
£59.80
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.63
£26.47
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.44
£71.97
|
$115.51
€106.17
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