Cost of living comparison
Italy is 13.9% cheaper than Oceanside.
If you lived in Italy instead of Oceanside, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Oceanside
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Italy
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.52
|
$15.81
€14.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.17
€9.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Oceanside
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.27
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$6.81
€6.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
|
$5.59
€5.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$5.01
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
Oceanside
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
|
$7.33
€6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$38.24
€35.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$26,985.59
€24,874.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$19.55
€18.02
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
Oceanside
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.34
|
$29.86
€27.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,500.00
|
$660.64
€608.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,200.00
|
$504.89
€465.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.78
|
$158.99
€146.55
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Oceanside
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,950.00
|
$519.28
€478.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$9,615.09
€8,863.05
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oceanside
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.16
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.00
|
$52.41
€48.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.50
|
$9.51
€8.77
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Oceanside
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$76.74
€70.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.06
|
$34.05
€31.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.00
|
$84.06
€77.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.00
|
$115.51
€106.48
|
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