Cost of living comparison
France is 18.0% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in France instead of Italy, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.25
|
$15.92
€14.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.17
|
$10.79
€9.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.26
|
$2.77
€2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.09
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.85
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.14
|
$9.16
€8.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.04
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.07
|
$3.91
€3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.52
|
$6.37
€5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.15
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.68
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.63
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
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pay 12.0% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.60
|
$7.43
€6.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.46
|
$51.68
€46.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,317.53
|
$31,564.23
€28,443.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.62
|
$18.46
€16.63
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
|
Italy
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€26.91
|
$30.98
€27.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€595.32
|
$779.01
€701.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€454.97
|
$611.60
€551.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€143.27
|
$139.72
€125.91
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€467.94
|
$707.64
€637.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,664.44
|
$9,850.44
€8,876.53
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.48
|
$6.18
€5.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.50
|
$3.05
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.55
|
$11.75
€10.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.23
|
$34.96
€31.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.57
|
$11.84
€10.67
|
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pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€69.16
|
$92.28
€83.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€30.68
|
$37.39
€33.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€75.75
|
$93.47
€84.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€104.09
|
$126.59
€114.08
|
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