Cost of living comparison
London is 2.1 times more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in London instead of Italy, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Italy
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Italy
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Italy
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Italy
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Italy
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 30.1% more for clothing
Italy
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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