Cost of living comparison
Italy is 12.8% cheaper than Oregon.
If you lived in Italy instead of Oregon, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Oregon
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.29
|
$15.74
€14.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.03
|
$9.09
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
|
$2.45
€2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Oregon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.45
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
|
$7.20
€6.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$4.88
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$3.14
€2.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.11
|
$4.47
€4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Oregon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
|
$8.02
€7.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.89
|
$38.40
€35.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,022.46
|
$25,887.08
€23,649.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.67
|
$18.65
€17.04
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Oregon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.01
|
$30.75
€28.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,445.54
|
$608.10
€555.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,327.39
|
$488.80
€446.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.72
|
$151.72
€138.60
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
Oregon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$957.80
|
$459.30
€419.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.79
|
$9,604.44
€8,774.13
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oregon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
|
$4.83
€4.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
|
$1.60
€1.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.10
|
$6.30
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.51
|
$51.79
€47.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.27
|
$9.32
€8.52
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Oregon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.78
|
$80.37
€73.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
|
$36.54
€33.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.47
|
$89.56
€81.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.07
|
$114.84
€104.91
|
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