Cost of living comparison

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United Kingdom vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 32.5% more expensive than Italy overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.5% more in United Kingdom
Groceries
pay 13.2% less in United Kingdom
Transportation
pay 26.9% more in United Kingdom
Housing
pay 76.0% more in United Kingdom
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.1% more in United Kingdom
Clothing
pay 3.9% less in United Kingdom

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

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United Kingdom vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Italy, you would:

pay 2.5% more for restaurants

 
Italy
United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.81
€16.74
$21.32
£15.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.59
€10.31
$10.25
£7.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
€2.62
$2.54
£1.91
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pay 13.2% less for groceries

 
Italy
United Kingdom
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.19
€1.95
$1.67
£1.26
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.58
€7.64
$4.62
£3.47
Milk (1 gallon) $5.84
€5.20
$6.01
£4.51
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pay 26.9% more for transportation

 
Italy
United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.75
€6.90
$7.59
£5.69
Monthly public transit pass $43.51
€38.72
$99.20
£74.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,598.57
€30,793.97
$37,629.43
£28,233.36
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pay 76.0% more for housing

 
Italy
United Kingdom
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.01
€26.71
$41.42
£31.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $723.52
€643.96
$1,299.59
£975.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $562.80
€500.92
$1,069.01
£802.08
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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Italy
United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $542.33
€482.69
$1,589.10
£1,192.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,535.75
€9,377.19
$23,025.39
£17,275.95
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pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Italy
United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.64
€5.02
$6.50
£4.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.96
€1.74
$4.66
£3.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.73
€5.99
$22.34
£16.76
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pay 3.9% less for clothing

 
Italy
United Kingdom
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $86.42
€76.92
$85.37
£64.05
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.24
€34.03
$44.93
£33.71
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.86
€88.88
$95.35
£71.54
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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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