Cost of living comparison
Italy is 15.3% cheaper than Eastbourne.
If you lived in Italy instead of Eastbourne, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Eastbourne
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.40
£12.88
|
$15.81
€14.63
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.20
£6.44
|
$10.17
€9.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$2.51
€2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
£1.73
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Eastbourne
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
$2.05
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
£3.67
|
$6.81
€6.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.75
£2.95
|
$5.59
€5.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
£2.62
|
$3.41
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
£2.82
|
$5.01
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
£0.67
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.46
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
£0.76
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.12
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
£0.48
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
£0.38
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Eastbourne
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
£5.57
|
$7.33
€6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.45
£39.64
|
$38.24
€35.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,027.58
|
$26,985.59
€24,969.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.75
£13.16
|
$19.55
€18.09
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Eastbourne
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.14
£29.18
|
$29.86
€27.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,261.22
£990.90
|
$660.64
€611.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,124.59
£883.55
|
$504.89
€467.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.96
£128.82
|
$158.99
€147.11
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Eastbourne
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,471.42
£1,156.05
|
$519.28
€480.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,963.12
£18,827.08
|
$9,615.09
€8,896.84
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Eastbourne
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.04
£3.96
|
$4.97
€4.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
£2.86
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.03
£13.38
|
$6.16
€5.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.45
£39.64
|
$52.41
€48.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.61
£9.91
|
$9.51
€8.80
|
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pay 7.7% less for clothing
Eastbourne
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.16
£51.20
|
$76.74
€71.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.35
£37.98
|
$34.05
€31.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.68
£82.24
|
$84.06
€77.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.56
£90.01
|
$115.51
€106.88
|
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