Cost of living comparison
Italy is 10.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Italy instead of London, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
London
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
CA$2.69
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.17
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
London
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CA$3.03
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
CA$7.63
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.15
CA$9.79
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
CA$3.97
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
CA$6.07
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CA$2.05
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
CA$0.77
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.87
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CA$1.13
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
London
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
CA$6.48
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.06
CA$95.83
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,263.28
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
London
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.74
CA$81.71
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.88
CA$1,975.01
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.27
CA$1,528.25
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.85
CA$176.24
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
London
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$737.49
CA$1,008.78
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,874.87
CA$24,450.15
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
CA$4.78
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.84
CA$14.82
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.34
CA$42.87
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.05
CA$15.12
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
London
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.06
CA$101.31
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.62
CA$59.66
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.84
CA$113.32
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.30
CA$130.36
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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