Cost of living comparison
California is 81.9% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in California instead of Italy, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Italy
|
California
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$19.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$11.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
Italy
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$4.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Italy
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$4.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.17
|
$67.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,820.00
|
$29,950.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$20.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Italy
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.47
|
$69.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.62
|
$2,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.37
|
$2,022.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.23
|
$178.08
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Italy
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.61
|
$1,629.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,843.48
|
$29,739.09
|
|
pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$7.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$10.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.21
|
$68.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$14.08
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Italy
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.58
|
$52.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.32
|
$41.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.31
|
$84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.24
|
$115.90
|
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