Cost of living comparison

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Ohio vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

Ohio is 31.4% more expensive than Italy overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.5% more in Ohio
Groceries
pay 35.5% more in Ohio
Transportation
pay 1.0% more in Ohio
Housing
pay 59.1% more in Ohio
Childcare
pay 83.8% more in Ohio
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.4% more in Ohio
Clothing
pay 7.4% less in Ohio

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

Ohio vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.5% more for restaurants

 
Italy
Ohio
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.15
€15.64
$16.21
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.06
€9.74
$9.53
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.55
€2.47
$2.44
 

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

 
Italy
Ohio
Bread
1 loaf
$2.04
€1.98
$2.76
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.83
€6.62
$5.61
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.53
€5.36
$3.08
 

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

 
Italy
Ohio
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.22
€6.99
$3.33
 
Monthly public transit pass $38.81
€37.58
$61.42
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,223.13
€27,326.82
$32,661.16
 

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pay 59.1% more for housing

 
Italy
Ohio
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.87
€27.95
$59.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $656.19
€635.35
$1,081.51
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $511.91
€495.65
$827.48
 

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pay 83.8% more for childcare

 
Italy
Ohio
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.72
€492.57
$947.56
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,465.55
€9,164.94
$17,164.21
 

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Italy
Ohio
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.01
€4.85
$4.87
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.69
€1.63
$4.53
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.20
€6.00
$9.39
 

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

 
Italy
Ohio
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.41
€75.92
$48.17
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.87
€32.79
$44.16
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.07
€83.33
$80.54
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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