Cost of living comparison
Italy is 21.3% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.2% less in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 3.0% less in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 23.6% less in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 38.3% less in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 32.1% less in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 21.6% less in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 7.0% less in Italy
Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€18.09
|
$16.15
€15.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.79
|
$10.06
€9.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.84
|
$2.55
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.25
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.73
|
$2.04
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.99
|
$6.83
€6.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.25
|
$5.53
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.26
|
$3.41
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.64
|
$5.05
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.52
|
$7.22
€6.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€92.52
|
$38.81
€37.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,819.83
|
$28,223.13
€27,234.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.95
|
$19.13
€18.46
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.60
|
$28.87
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,244.01
|
$656.19
€633.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,015.02
|
$511.91
€493.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€181.18
|
$150.39
€145.12
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,570.94
|
$508.72
€490.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,733.94
|
$9,465.55
€9,133.99
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.35
|
$5.01
€4.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.48
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.12
|
$6.20
€5.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.62
|
$52.12
€50.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.46
|
$9.39
€9.06
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€81.39
|
$78.41
€75.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.91
|
$33.87
€32.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€89.36
|
$86.07
€83.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€114.38
|
$115.43
€111.39
|
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