Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 49.8% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Italy, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.45
|
$16.19
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.29
|
$9.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.29
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.10
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.88
|
$3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.23
|
$5.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.11
|
$3.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.11
|
$3.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.58
|
$5.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.87
|
$2.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$2.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$2.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.69
|
$1.35
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$1.51
|
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pay 11.5% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.70
|
$3.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.94
|
$81.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,659.89
|
$31,555.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.87
|
$13.69
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.29
|
$69.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€603.70
|
$1,150.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€461.37
|
$1,048.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€145.29
|
$120.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€474.53
|
$1,180.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,786.43
|
$22,406.29
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.54
|
$5.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$5.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.63
|
$9.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.90
|
$46.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.69
|
$13.40
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Minnesota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.13
|
$53.27
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.11
|
$51.18
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€76.81
|
$88.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€105.55
|
$116.44
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