Cost of living comparison
Italy is 9.2% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Italy instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
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Illinois
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$15.74
€14.38
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$9.09
€8.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.45
€2.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$7.20
€6.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.88
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$3.14
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$4.47
€4.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
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pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$8.02
€7.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$38.40
€35.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$25,887.08
€23,649.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$18.65
€17.04
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
|
Illinois
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$30.75
€28.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$608.10
€555.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$488.80
€446.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$151.72
€138.60
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$459.30
€419.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$9,604.44
€8,774.13
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$4.83
€4.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$1.60
€1.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$6.30
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$51.79
€47.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$9.32
€8.52
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$80.37
€73.42
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$36.54
€33.38
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$89.56
€81.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$114.84
€104.91
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