Cost of living comparison
compared to
Italy vs. Mississippi Cost of Living Summary
Italy is 9.3% more expensive than Mississippi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.7% more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 1.2% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 57.1% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 23.2% less in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 34.9% less in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.3% more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 38.2% more in Italy
The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Italy are more expensive than in Mississippi. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Italy.
Italy vs. Mississippi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Italy instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
|
Mississippi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$18.50
€15.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
|
$11.64
€10.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
|
$2.93
€2.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$1.36
€1.18
|
|
Mississippi vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.2% more for groceries
|
Mississippi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$2.30
€1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.37
|
$8.02
€6.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.77
|
$6.00
€5.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
|
$3.93
€3.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
|
$5.46
€4.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$1.07
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.94
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.17
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$1.46
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.86
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.80
€0.69
|
|
Mississippi vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
pay 57.1% more for transportation
|
Mississippi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
|
$7.83
€6.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
|
$44.40
€38.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,290.03
|
$32,732.41
€28,226.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.11
|
$21.32
€18.39
|
|
Mississippi vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Mississippi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.95
|
$31.45
€27.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,110.65
|
$740.98
€638.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$940.77
|
$575.41
€496.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.85
|
$164.94
€142.23
|
|
Mississippi vs. Italy - Cost of housing
pay 34.9% less for childcare
|
Mississippi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,156.92
|
$547.22
€471.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,768.14
|
$9,750.16
€8,407.82
|
|
Mississippi vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mississippi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.57
|
$5.73
€4.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
|
$1.95
€1.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.36
|
$6.86
€5.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.56
|
$57.21
€49.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.34
|
$10.59
€9.14
|
|
Mississippi vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Mississippi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
|
$86.36
€74.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.36
|
$39.95
€34.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.31
|
$97.77
€84.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.51
|
$128.92
€111.17
|
|
Mississippi vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
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