Cost of living comparison
Italy is 12.2% cheaper than Jacksonville.
If you lived in Italy instead of Jacksonville, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Jacksonville
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Italy
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Jacksonville
|
Italy
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.73
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.45
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
Jacksonville
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Jacksonville
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.94
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,623.92
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,378.00
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.20
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay 9.3% less for childcare
Jacksonville
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,416.67
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,650.00
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jacksonville
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.75
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Jacksonville
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.25
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.50
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.00
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
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