Cost of living comparison
Italy is 21.5% cheaper than Manchester.
If you lived in Italy instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Manchester
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£15.11
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
£2.00
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Manchester
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
£1.12
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
£3.55
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
£4.56
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
£2.77
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
£1.13
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
£1.58
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.82
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Manchester
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
£5.66
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.90
£80.56
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,484.13
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.11
£20.84
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Manchester
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.71
£30.11
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,476.02
£1,178.55
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,119.33
£893.75
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$247.23
£197.41
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
Manchester
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,558.15
£1,244.14
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,819.30
£11,832.72
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
£5.04
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.49
£3.59
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.71
£13.34
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.36
£28.24
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.98
£9.57
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Manchester
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.80
£64.51
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.52
£29.96
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.18
£68.81
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.54
£62.71
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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