Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.7% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Italy instead of Germany, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.44
€10.91
|
$16.28
€14.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.55
€8.37
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.39
|
$2.48
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.09
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
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pay 9.2% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.42
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
€4.29
|
$7.41
€6.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
€3.37
|
$4.98
€4.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.31
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.33
|
$4.42
€3.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.10
|
$0.95
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.90
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.16
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.59
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.60
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
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pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€5.64
|
$6.99
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.24
€68.61
|
$43.01
€37.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,391.08
€24,019.26
|
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.68
€20.76
|
$20.00
€17.54
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.62
€33.86
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.46
€666.85
|
$639.56
€560.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.53
€503.81
|
$490.87
€430.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$201.14
€176.38
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
|
Germany
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$348.14
€305.28
|
$498.43
€437.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,155.60
€12,413.06
|
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.20
€3.69
|
$5.00
€4.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
€2.90
|
$1.68
€1.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.06
€7.06
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.66
€31.27
|
$54.45
€47.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.94
€11.35
|
$10.03
€8.79
|
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pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.18
€75.57
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.20
€37.88
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.84
€82.29
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.62
€104.89
|
$124.71
€109.36
|
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