Cost of living comparison
Italy is 14.5% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Italy instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
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