Cost of living comparison
Italy is 16.4% cheaper than Bath.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bath, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Bath
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
£6.66
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
£1.85
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Bath
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
£4.19
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
£2.44
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
£3.13
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
£0.98
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
£1.05
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.44
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Bath
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
£5.58
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$102.16
£80.41
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£25,810.04
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.35
£13.66
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Bath
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.14
£29.23
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.30
£1,058.87
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$819.79
£645.25
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.80
£197.40
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Bath
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,471.42
£1,158.14
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
£11,912.33
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bath
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.05
£4.76
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
£3.02
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.61
£39.05
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.61
£9.93
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Bath
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.18
£62.32
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
£21.09
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.02
£76.36
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.38
£82.16
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
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