Cost of living comparison
Italy is 23.7% more expensive than Ponta Delgada.
If you lived in Italy instead of Ponta Delgada, you would:
pay 26.4% more for restaurants
Ponta Delgada
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Ponta Delgada
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.61
€7.06
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
€3.79
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Ponta Delgada
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.14
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Ponta Delgada
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,028.84
€954.50
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$676.87
€627.96
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
€115.25
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 69.9% more for childcare
Ponta Delgada
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.75
€251.19
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ponta Delgada
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.50
€51.49
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Ponta Delgada
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.83
€78.70
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
€73.68
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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