Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Samoa
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Italy
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$15.81
€14.54
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.17
€9.35
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.51
€2.31
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.21
€1.11
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
Samoa
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Italy
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.05
€1.89
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.81
€6.27
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.59
€5.14
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.41
€3.13
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.01
€4.61
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
€0.88
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.79
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
€0.92
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.28
€1.17
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
€0.70
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
€0.64
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Italy
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.33
€6.74
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€35.16
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.55
€17.98
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
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Italy
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.86
€27.46
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$660.64
€607.51
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$504.89
€464.29
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$158.99
€146.20
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Italy
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$519.28
€477.52
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Italy
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$4.97
€4.57
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.67
€1.53
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.16
€5.67
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.41
€48.20
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.51
€8.75
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Samoa
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Italy
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.74
€70.57
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.05
€31.31
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.06
€77.30
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.51
€106.22
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