Cost of living comparison
Italy is 27.5% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.66
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.92
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.51
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.47
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.43
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.95
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.74
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.62
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,585.24
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.89
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.14
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€392.79
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€317.49
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€192.36
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 63.5% more for childcare
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€175.19
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,627.67
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.03
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.80
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.00
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.42
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.74
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€77.47
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€31.69
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€73.79
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€95.58
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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