Cost of living comparison
Italy is 17.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Italy instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.77
|
$15.81
€14.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.83
|
$10.17
€9.17
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.63
|
$2.51
€2.26
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.16
|
$1.21
€1.09
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pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
$2.05
€1.85
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.23
|
$6.81
€6.15
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.39
|
$5.59
€5.04
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.81
|
$3.41
€3.07
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.79
|
$5.01
€4.52
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$0.96
€0.86
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.93
|
$1.00
€0.90
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.07
|
$1.28
€1.15
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.70
€0.63
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pay 15.6% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.50
|
$7.33
€6.61
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.12
|
$38.24
€34.49
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,500.77
|
$26,985.59
€24,338.77
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£12.94
|
$19.55
€17.64
|
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pay 36.8% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.65
|
$29.86
€26.93
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£932.98
|
$660.64
€595.84
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£742.70
|
$504.89
€455.37
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£178.66
|
$158.99
€143.39
|
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pay 55.2% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,087.11
|
$519.28
€468.35
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,744.45
|
$9,615.09
€8,672.01
|
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pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.13
|
$4.97
€4.48
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£2.99
|
$1.67
€1.51
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.46
|
$6.16
€5.56
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.39
|
$52.41
€47.27
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.81
|
$9.51
€8.58
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pay 0.3% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.38
|
$76.74
€69.22
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.21
|
$34.05
€30.71
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£68.97
|
$84.06
€75.81
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.14
|
$115.51
€104.18
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