Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. North Carolina
  4. Italy
  5. Comparison
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Italy is 9.5% more expensive than North Carolina.

If you lived in Italy instead of North Carolina, you would:
local_dining

pay 17.7% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.16 $16.28
€14.27
+15.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.11 $9.39
€8.23
+32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82 $2.48
€2.17
+35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.42 $1.24
€1.09
-12.3%
Average +17.7%
North Carolina vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
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pay 2.7% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.58 $1.86
€1.63
-27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.97 $7.41
€6.50
+49.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.02 $4.98
€4.36
+65.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.95 $3.33
€2.92
+71.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.47 $4.42
€3.88
+27.6%
Apples (1 lb) $2.16 $0.95
€0.83
-56.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.75 $0.90
€0.79
+21.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.05 $0.97
€0.85
-52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.87 $1.08
€0.95
-42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.16 $0.69
€0.60
-40.8%
Onions (1 lb) $1.32 $0.74
€0.65
-44.1%
Average -2.7%
North Carolina vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 56.5% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.30 $6.99
€6.13
+203.6%
Monthly public transit pass $53.96 $43.01
€37.72
-20.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,571.05 $26,336.31
€23,094.33
+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $15.26 $20.00
€17.54
+31.1%
Average +56.5%
North Carolina vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 22.9% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $58.39 $34.75
€30.47
-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,027.38 $639.56
€560.83
-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $845.31 $490.87
€430.44
-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $112.60 $144.46
€126.68
+28.3%
Average -22.9%
North Carolina vs. Italy - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 37.0% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $895.72 $498.43
€437.07
-44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,990.89 $11,939.46
€10,469.72
-29.7%
Average -37.0%
North Carolina vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.19 $5.00
€4.38
+19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.01 $1.68
€1.47
-58.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.21 $6.74
€5.91
+8.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $35.29 $54.45
€47.74
+54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.82 $10.03
€8.79
-7.3%
Average +3.3%
North Carolina vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 51.6% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $39.85 $87.77
€76.97
+120.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.77 $37.94
€33.27
+12.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $72.76 $97.30
€85.32
+33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $88.98 $124.71
€109.36
+40.1%
Average +51.6%
North Carolina vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
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