Cost of living comparison
Galway is 33.8% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Galway instead of Italy, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.63
|
$16.79
€15.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.41
|
$10.56
€9.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.32
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.38
€1.28
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Italy
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.90
|
$2.51
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.31
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.17
|
$5.06
€4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.15
|
$3.74
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.64
|
$3.58
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Italy
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.78
|
$7.29
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.38
|
$64.98
€60.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,969.77
|
$39,718.55
€36,751.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.09
|
$15.81
€14.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Italy
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.63
|
$47.54
€43.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€611.29
|
$1,663.86
€1,539.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€467.17
|
$1,434.96
€1,327.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.11
|
$174.95
€161.88
|
|
pay 34.5% more for childcare
Italy
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€480.49
|
$988.23
€914.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,896.84
|
$7,580.91
€7,014.62
|
|
pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.60
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$4.04
€3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.70
|
$17.33
€16.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.50
|
$54.80
€50.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.80
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Italy
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.01
|
$77.16
€71.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.51
|
$32.49
€30.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.78
|
$89.35
€82.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.88
|
$82.58
€76.41
|
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