Cost of living comparison
Italy is 43.5% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Italy instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Hamilton
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Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$40.00
$40.00
|
$16.28
€14.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
$2.66
|
$2.48
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$2.29
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.72
$6.72
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.96
$7.96
|
$7.41
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.80
$16.80
|
$4.98
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
$5.00
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.40
$8.40
|
$4.42
€3.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.69
$5.69
|
$0.95
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.57
$2.57
|
$0.90
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
$2.86
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.95
$3.95
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.14
$3.14
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.63
$2.63
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.26
$8.26
|
$6.99
€6.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$43.01
€37.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$37,500.00
|
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.62
$29.62
|
$20.00
€17.54
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.88
$123.88
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,725.00
$2,725.00
|
$639.56
€560.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,888.89
$1,888.89
|
$490.87
€430.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.41
$157.41
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,154.33
$1,154.33
|
$498.43
€437.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,635.43
$22,635.43
|
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
$9.00
|
$5.00
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
$5.33
|
$1.68
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.25
$17.25
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$169.29
$169.29
|
$54.45
€47.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
$12.00
|
$10.03
€8.79
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.07
$87.07
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.50
$62.50
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.62
$125.62
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.00
$130.00
|
$124.71
€109.36
|
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