Cost of living comparison
Italy is 98.9% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Italy instead of China, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
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China
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥23.54
|
$15.74
€14.46
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.12
|
$9.09
€8.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.53
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
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pay 50.2% more for groceries
|
China
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥11.86
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.00
|
$7.20
€6.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥52.41
|
$4.88
€4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.38
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.70
|
$4.47
€4.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.23
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.44
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.23
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.01
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.48
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.04
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
China
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥32.81
|
$8.02
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥151.40
|
$38.40
€35.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥151,233.96
|
$25,887.08
€23,778.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.30
|
$18.65
€17.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
China
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥100.96
|
$30.75
€28.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,836.10
|
$608.10
€558.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,751.24
|
$488.80
€448.99
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥279.43
|
$151.72
€139.36
|
|
pay 21.3% less for childcare
|
China
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,228.71
|
$459.30
€421.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥119,644.20
|
$9,604.44
€8,822.16
|
|
pay 84.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.11
|
$4.83
€4.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥24.64
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.03
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥298.94
|
$51.79
€47.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥44.93
|
$9.32
€8.56
|
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pay 32.0% more for clothing
|
China
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥362.53
|
$80.37
€73.82
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥234.63
|
$36.54
€33.56
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥570.64
|
$89.56
€82.26
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥540.55
|
$114.84
€105.49
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