Cost of living comparison
Italy is 13.5% cheaper than Newcastle Upon Tyne.
If you lived in Italy instead of Newcastle Upon Tyne, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£7.20
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
£2.07
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.34
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Italy
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.17
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
£3.94
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
£5.02
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.81
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.86
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
£1.05
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.68
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
£1.15
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.44
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
£0.66
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.46
£5.87
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.27
£67.11
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.93
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.62
£32.76
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,051.01
£827.24
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.26
£620.43
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£197.55
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£843.79
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,890.41
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Italy
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.04
£3.97
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
£3.37
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.03
£27.57
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.94
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
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pay 30.5% more for clothing
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£48.52
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£29.16
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.21
£52.12
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£50.88
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
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