Cost of living comparison
Italy is 12.8% cheaper than Essen.
If you lived in Italy instead of Essen, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
Essen
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
€13.44
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Essen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.90
€6.34
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.21
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.75
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Essen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.59
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$56.32
€51.76
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Essen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.81
€44.86
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.83
€717.70
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$651.15
€598.50
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$264.26
€242.89
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay 12.9% more for childcare
Essen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$430.22
€395.43
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,139.87
€8,400.91
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Essen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.05
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.24
€34.23
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
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pay 24.2% less for clothing
Essen
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.52
€88.72
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.64
€53.90
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€97.24
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.99
€123.16
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
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