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Ohio vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

Ohio is 16.2% more expensive than Italy overall.

Restaurants
pay 9.8% less in Ohio
Groceries
pay 8.3% more in Ohio
Transportation
pay 11.6% less in Ohio
Housing
pay 45.6% more in Ohio
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Ohio
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.1% more in Ohio
Clothing
pay 20.9% less in Ohio

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ohio are more expensive than in Italy. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Ohio. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ohio.

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Ohio vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ohio instead of Italy, you would:

pay 9.8% less for restaurants

 
Italy
Ohio
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.81
€16.80
$16.46
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.59
€10.35
$10.26
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
€2.63
$2.29
 
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pay 8.3% more for groceries

 
Italy
Ohio
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.19
€1.96
$2.88
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.58
€7.66
$5.80
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.84
€5.21
$3.15
 
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pay 11.6% less for transportation

 
Italy
Ohio
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.75
€6.92
$3.77
 
Monthly public transit pass $43.51
€38.85
$73.85
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,598.57
€30,892.96
$35,980.09
 
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pay 45.6% more for housing

 
Italy
Ohio
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.01
€26.80
$62.71
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $723.52
€646.03
$1,095.29
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $562.80
€502.53
$897.28
 
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Italy
Ohio
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $542.33
€484.24
$1,296.41
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,535.75
€9,407.34
$20,315.71
 
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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Italy
Ohio
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.64
€5.03
$5.06
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.96
€1.75
$4.90
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.73
€6.01
$9.71
 
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pay 20.9% less for clothing

 
Italy
Ohio
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $86.42
€77.17
$49.76
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.24
€34.14
$40.91
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.86
€89.16
$81.91
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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