Cost of living comparison
Italy is 18.7% cheaper than New Jersey.
If you lived in Italy instead of New Jersey, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
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New Jersey
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.09
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
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pay 25.4% less for groceries
|
New Jersey
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
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pay 16.6% more for transportation
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New Jersey
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.25
|
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,515.33
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
|
$18.65
€17.50
|
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pay 44.8% less for housing
|
New Jersey
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.73
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,948.09
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,569.25
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.96
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
|
New Jersey
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,526.32
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,377.37
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
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pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Jersey
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.91
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.01
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
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pay 19.7% more for clothing
|
New Jersey
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.90
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.40
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.98
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.77
|
$114.84
€107.75
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