Cost of living comparison
Italy is 29.8% cheaper than Hobart.
If you lived in Italy instead of Hobart, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Hobart
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.61
A$28.14
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
A$14.07
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
A$3.72
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
A$2.41
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Hobart
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
A$3.69
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
A$8.78
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
A$10.37
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.68
A$7.08
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
A$5.50
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.11
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.79
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
A$2.38
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
A$3.47
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
A$1.95
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
A$1.60
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Hobart
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
A$6.94
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.78
A$105.51
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,523.01
A$44,637.31
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.27
A$30.65
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
Hobart
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.06
A$78.71
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,639.32
A$2,478.57
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,155.28
A$1,746.72
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.58
A$324.43
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Hobart
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,727.93
A$2,612.54
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,577.30
A$43,207.44
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hobart
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.64
A$11.56
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
A$5.08
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$29.89
A$45.19
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.32
A$86.67
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.61
A$25.12
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Hobart
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.94
A$110.28
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.24
A$97.13
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.28
A$187.90
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.86
A$231.11
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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