Cost of living comparison
Italy is 13.4% cheaper than Townsville.
If you lived in Italy instead of Townsville, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Townsville
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.94
A$30.14
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$15.07
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.68
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
A$3.39
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Townsville
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
A$3.10
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
A$4.52
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.72
A$10.16
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
A$5.65
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
A$5.24
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
A$2.27
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.63
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
A$2.05
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
A$3.28
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.94
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.48
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Townsville
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
A$6.55
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.26
A$112.28
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,260.59
A$35,168.85
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.03
A$16.68
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
Townsville
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.88
A$60.29
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.27
A$1,373.26
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$841.81
A$1,272.78
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.58
A$179.29
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
Townsville
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,182.97
A$1,788.59
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Townsville
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
A$9.55
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
A$4.82
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$50.24
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.87
A$63.30
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.29
A$20.10
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Townsville
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.58
A$96.13
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.17
A$80.39
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
A$110.20
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.84
A$184.22
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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