Cost of living comparison
Italy is 14.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Italy instead of United States, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$15.74
€14.70
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$9.09
€8.48
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.16
€1.08
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pay 23.8% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.88
€4.56
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.14
€2.93
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.71
€0.66
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pay 22.8% more for transportation
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United States
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$8.02
€7.48
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$38.40
€35.84
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$25,887.08
€24,163.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$18.65
€17.41
|
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pay 42.3% less for housing
|
United States
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$30.75
€28.70
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$608.10
€567.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$488.80
€456.25
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$151.72
€141.61
|
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pay 49.7% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$459.30
€428.71
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$9,604.44
€8,964.78
|
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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$6.30
€5.88
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$51.79
€48.34
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$9.32
€8.70
|
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pay 23.5% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$80.37
€75.02
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$36.54
€34.11
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$89.56
€83.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$114.84
€107.19
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