Cost of living comparison
Italy is 14.9% cheaper than Tucson.
If you lived in Italy instead of Tucson, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Tucson
|
Italy
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$15.81
€14.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.17
€9.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
Tucson
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
|
$6.81
€6.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$5.59
€5.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
|
$5.01
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 50.3% more for transportation
Tucson
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
|
$7.33
€6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$38.24
€35.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,113.30
|
$26,985.59
€24,874.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$19.55
€18.02
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Tucson
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.48
|
$29.86
€27.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,260.17
|
$660.64
€608.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,173.92
|
$504.89
€465.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.77
|
$158.99
€146.55
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Tucson
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,075.00
|
$519.28
€478.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,605.00
|
$9,615.09
€8,863.05
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tucson
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.16
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.50
|
$52.41
€48.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$9.51
€8.77
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Tucson
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$76.74
€70.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.25
|
$34.05
€31.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.89
|
$84.06
€77.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.00
|
$115.51
€106.48
|
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