Cost of living comparison
Italy is 8.6% cheaper than Liverpool.
If you lived in Italy instead of Liverpool, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
Liverpool
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.12
£16.06
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.70
£6.95
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
£1.50
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Liverpool
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
£1.16
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
£3.54
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
£4.09
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
£2.69
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.71
£2.96
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
£0.99
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
£1.23
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.57
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Liverpool
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.90
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.51
£68.28
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,345.60
£28,222.30
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.17
£10.51
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Liverpool
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.10
£31.22
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,046.81
£835.84
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.07
£564.57
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$307.66
£245.66
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Liverpool
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,219.18
£973.47
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,836.36
£6,257.08
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Liverpool
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.09
£4.86
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
£3.21
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.78
£14.20
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
£28.01
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.61
£10.07
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Liverpool
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.78
£62.10
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
£34.99
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.29
£70.49
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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