Cost of living comparison
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Germany vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary
Germany is 11.7% more expensive than Italy overall.
Germany vs. Italy Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Germany instead of Italy, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.81
€16.79
|
$16.14
€14.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.59
€10.34
|
$12.34
€11.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
€2.63
|
$3.38
€3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.23
|
$2.93
€2.62
|
|
Italy vs. Germany - Cost of restaurants
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€1.96
|
$2.14
€1.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.58
€7.66
|
$7.24
€6.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.84
€5.21
|
$4.98
€4.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.59
|
$3.69
€3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
€5.04
|
$5.17
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.02
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.85
|
$0.91
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.06
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
€1.30
|
$1.87
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.63
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
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Italy vs. Germany - Cost of groceries
pay 13.1% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
€6.92
|
$8.07
€7.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
€38.84
|
$65.73
€58.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,598.57
€30,883.30
|
$32,242.72
€28,780.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.27
€18.09
|
$26.60
€23.75
|
|
Italy vs. Germany - Cost of transportation
pay 24.7% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.01
€26.79
|
$45.10
€40.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$723.52
€645.83
|
$839.53
€749.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$562.80
€502.37
|
$674.34
€601.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.38
€144.94
|
$256.19
€228.68
|
|
Italy vs. Germany - Cost of housing
pay 25.3% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$542.33
€484.09
|
$525.85
€469.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,535.75
€9,404.40
|
$17,045.97
€15,215.54
|
|
Italy vs. Germany - Cost of childcare
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
€5.03
|
$5.03
€4.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
€1.75
|
$3.91
€3.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
€6.01
|
$9.66
€8.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.93
€49.92
|
$39.74
€35.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.26
€9.16
|
$14.03
€12.53
|
|
Italy vs. Germany - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.9% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.42
€77.14
|
$89.23
€79.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
€34.13
|
$44.05
€39.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
€89.13
|
$100.05
€89.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.82
€114.09
|
$134.94
€120.45
|
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Italy vs. Germany - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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