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Terre Haute vs. Milan Cost of Living Summary

Terre Haute vs. Milan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Terre Haute instead of Milan, you would:

pay 15.9% less for restaurants

 
Milan
Terre Haute
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.39
€20.00
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.44
€12.00
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.72
€3.32
$2.66
 

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

 
Milan
Terre Haute
Bread
1 loaf
$3.24
€2.90
$1.90
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.46
€10.23
$5.24
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.59
€5.88
$2.77
 

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pay 39.4% less for transportation

 
Milan
Terre Haute
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.20
€7.32
$3.29
 
Monthly public transit pass $43.67
€38.99
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,317.50
€32,427.79
$36,531.00
 

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pay 31.6% less for housing

 
Milan
Terre Haute
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.52
€26.35
$61.13
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,710.14
€1,526.98
$950.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,162.13
€1,037.66
$816.67
 

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pay 74.4% more for childcare

 
Milan
Terre Haute
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $847.27
€756.52
$1,536.88
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,804.09
€16,790.12
$31,537.78
 

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Milan
Terre Haute
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.72
€6.00
$4.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.10
€1.87
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.28
€6.50
$8.06
 

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pay 52.1% less for clothing

 
Milan
Terre Haute
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$101.48
€90.61
$31.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.31
€44.92
$51.67
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$116.19
€103.74
$99.58
 

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