Cost of living comparison
Italy is 23.4% cheaper than Perth.
If you lived in Italy instead of Perth, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Perth
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.29
A$20.10
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.30
A$17.08
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
A$3.77
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
A$3.31
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Perth
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
A$3.66
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
A$8.04
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
A$9.71
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
A$6.43
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.16
A$6.30
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.54
A$2.34
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
A$1.83
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.23
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
A$2.70
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.63
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
A$1.33
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Perth
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
A$7.09
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.69
A$131.06
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,583.53
A$40,192.97
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.99
A$34.77
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
Perth
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.99
A$80.12
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,576.83
A$2,384.09
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,152.86
A$1,743.06
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.01
A$237.39
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Perth
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,624.92
A$2,456.80
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,029.05
A$18,187.32
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.31
A$11.05
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
A$5.41
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$32.56
A$49.24
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.38
A$67.10
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.28
A$24.62
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Perth
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.62
A$123.41
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.37
A$80.70
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.02
A$157.28
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.90
A$170.70
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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