Cost of living comparison

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Pennsylvania vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

Pennsylvania is 33.1% more expensive than Italy overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.4% less in Pennsylvania
Groceries
pay 20.0% more in Pennsylvania
Transportation
pay 13.4% less in Pennsylvania
Housing
pay 80.5% more in Pennsylvania
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Pennsylvania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.0% more in Pennsylvania
Clothing
pay 16.4% less in Pennsylvania

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

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Pennsylvania vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4% less for restaurants

 
Italy
Pennsylvania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.81
€16.74
$18.33
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.59
€10.31
$10.65
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
€2.62
$2.53
 
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pay 20.0% more for groceries

 
Italy
Pennsylvania
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.19
€1.95
$3.46
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.58
€7.64
$6.84
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.84
€5.20
$4.40
 
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pay 13.4% less for transportation

 
Italy
Pennsylvania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.75
€6.90
$3.94
 
Monthly public transit pass $43.51
€38.72
$68.65
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,598.57
€30,793.97
$32,933.68
 
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pay 80.5% more for housing

 
Italy
Pennsylvania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.01
€26.71
$65.07
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $723.52
€643.96
$1,409.20
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $562.80
€500.92
$1,175.46
 
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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Italy
Pennsylvania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $542.33
€482.69
$1,599.14
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,535.75
€9,377.19
$35,945.71
 
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pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Italy
Pennsylvania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.64
€5.02
$5.83
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.96
€1.74
$5.07
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.73
€5.99
$11.50
 
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pay 16.4% less for clothing

 
Italy
Pennsylvania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $86.42
€76.92
$49.41
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.24
€34.03
$43.41
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.86
€88.88
$88.01
 
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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 October 2026). How we calculate this

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