Cost of living comparison
Italy is 9.1% more expensive than Magdeburg.
If you lived in Italy instead of Magdeburg, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
Magdeburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.55
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Magdeburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
€6.19
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.84
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Magdeburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.56
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Magdeburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.33
€39.27
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$615.50
€571.03
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.15
€385.15
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.94
€256.93
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 76.0% more for childcare
Magdeburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.03
€193.00
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,379.87
€8,702.18
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Magdeburg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
€3.15
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.64
€22.86
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Magdeburg
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
€51.24
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
€38.10
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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