Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 30.7% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Italy, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.38
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.30
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.23
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Italy
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.58
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.46
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.87
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.08
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.59
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
Italy
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.33
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.08
|
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,649.14
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.04
|
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 47.0% more for housing
Italy
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.09
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€555.53
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€446.55
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€138.60
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Italy
|
United Kingdom
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€419.59
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,774.13
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.41
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.46
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.76
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.31
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.52
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
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pay 11.2% less for clothing
Italy
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€73.42
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.38
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€81.81
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€104.91
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
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