Cost of living comparison

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Lucca vs. Tempe Cost of Living Summary

Lucca is 23.6% cheaper than Tempe.

Restaurants
pay 6.5% less in Lucca
Groceries
pay 15.5% less in Lucca
Transportation
pay 8.3% more in Lucca
Housing
pay 47.9% less in Lucca
Childcare
pay 34.9% less in Lucca
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.3% less in Lucca
Clothing
pay 24.9% more in Lucca

The cost of clothing and transportation in Lucca are more expensive than in Tempe. Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Lucca.

Lucca vs. Tempe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lucca instead of Tempe, you would:

pay 6.5% less for restaurants

 
Tempe
Lucca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.50
 
$20.16
€18.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.00
 
$11.76
€10.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.19
 
$3.35
€2.99

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pay 15.5% less for groceries

 
Tempe
Lucca
Bread
1 loaf
$4.16
 
$2.48
€2.21
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.76
 
$10.33
€9.23
Milk (1 gallon) $3.72
 
$6.35
€5.67

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

 
Tempe
Lucca
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.37
 
$7.87
€7.02
Monthly public transit pass $64.00
 
$34.71
€30.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,293.00
 
$36,317.50
€32,427.79

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pay 47.9% less for housing

 
Tempe
Lucca
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$77.73
 
$32.18
€28.73
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,866.67
 
$783.81
€699.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,466.67
 
$671.84
€599.89

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pay 34.9% less for childcare

 
Tempe
Lucca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,100.00
 
$641.98
€573.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,605.00
 
$11,337.32
€10,123.06

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pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tempe
Lucca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.00
 
$6.72
€6.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.33
 
$2.06
€1.84
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.69
 
$6.96
€6.22

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

 
Tempe
Lucca
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$61.67
 
$100.78
€89.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.74
 
$47.59
€42.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.18
 
$91.45
€81.65

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