Cost of living comparison
Italy is 15.1% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Italy instead of Spain, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.25
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$38.24
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,958.17
|
$26,985.59
€24,820.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.10
|
$29.86
€27.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.95
|
$660.64
€607.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.92
|
$504.89
€464.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.11
|
$158.99
€146.23
|
|
pay 33.0% more for childcare
Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.55
|
$519.28
€477.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,815.70
|
$9,615.09
€8,843.48
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.58
|
$52.41
€48.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.21
|
$76.74
€70.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.94
|
$34.05
€31.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.07
|
$84.06
€77.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.59
|
$115.51
€106.24
|
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