Cost of living comparison
Italy is 16.1% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Italy instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Italy
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
|
$15.81
€14.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.57
|
$10.17
€9.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$2.51
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$1.21
€1.10
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
North Carolina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$2.05
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
|
$6.81
€6.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
|
$5.59
€5.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.07
|
$3.41
€3.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$5.01
€4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.96
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
North Carolina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
|
$7.33
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
$38.24
€34.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.18
|
$26,985.59
€24,659.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
|
$19.55
€17.87
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
$29.86
€27.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,572.30
|
$660.64
€603.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,313.14
|
$504.89
€461.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.22
|
$158.99
€145.29
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,363.43
|
$519.28
€474.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,664.79
|
$9,615.09
€8,786.43
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$4.97
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.78
|
$6.16
€5.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.56
|
$52.41
€47.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.84
|
$9.51
€8.69
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.05
|
$76.74
€70.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.67
|
$34.05
€31.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.94
|
$84.06
€76.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.94
|
$115.51
€105.55
|
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