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Bologna vs. Danbury Cost of Living Summary

Bologna is 15.3% cheaper than Danbury.

Restaurants
pay 0.3% less in Bologna
Groceries
pay 15.2% less in Bologna
Transportation
pay 58.0% more in Bologna
Housing
pay 40.1% less in Bologna
Childcare
pay 37.3% less in Bologna
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.9% less in Bologna
Clothing
pay 40.6% more in Bologna

The cost of transportation and clothing in Bologna are more expensive than in Danbury. Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Bologna.

Bologna vs. Danbury Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bologna instead of Danbury, you would:

pay 0.3% less for restaurants

 
Danbury
Bologna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.50
 
$22.39
€20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.00
 
$13.44
€12.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.70
 
$3.63
€3.24

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

 
Danbury
Bologna
Bread
1 loaf
$4.49
 
$3.09
€2.76
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.98
 
$10.33
€9.23
Milk (1 gallon) $4.16
 
$5.19
€4.63

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pay 58.0% more for transportation

 
Danbury
Bologna
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.44
 
$8.06
€7.19
Monthly public transit pass ?? $43.67
€38.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,000.00
 
$36,317.50
€32,427.79

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pay 40.1% less for housing

 
Danbury
Bologna
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$84.20
 
$31.17
€27.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,012.50
 
$1,136.62
€1,014.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,800.00
 
$872.70
€779.24

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pay 37.3% less for childcare

 
Danbury
Bologna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,000.00
 
$771.78
€689.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,000.00
 
$16,312.31
€14,565.21

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pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Danbury
Bologna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$6.72
€6.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$2.23
€1.99
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.50
 
$6.96
€6.22

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pay 40.6% more for clothing

 
Danbury
Bologna
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.33
 
$92.07
€82.21
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.50
 
$45.99
€41.06
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.00
 
$120.58
€107.66

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