Cost of living comparison
Italy is 22.3% cheaper than Anchorage.
- Restaurants
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pay 22.6% less in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 26.0% less in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 10.6% more in Italy
- Housing
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pay 57.7% less in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 27.8% less in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 44.1% less in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 11.3% more in Italy
The cost of clothing and transportation in Italy are more expensive than in Anchorage. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Anchorage, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Anchorage
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Italy
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.00
|
$16.15
€13.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$10.06
€8.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$2.55
€2.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$1.22
€1.04
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Anchorage
|
Italy
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.21
|
$2.04
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
|
$6.83
€5.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
|
$5.53
€4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
|
$3.41
€2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$5.05
€4.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.31
|
$0.97
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$0.85
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$1.04
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$1.31
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.76
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.71
€0.61
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Anchorage
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
|
$7.22
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$38.81
€33.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.50
|
$28,223.13
€24,144.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.42
|
$19.13
€16.37
|
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pay 57.7% less for housing
Anchorage
|
Italy
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.33
|
$28.87
€24.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,409.11
|
$656.19
€561.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.70
|
$511.91
€437.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.21
|
$150.39
€128.66
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Anchorage
|
Italy
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$962.50
|
$508.72
€435.21
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,350.00
|
$9,465.55
€8,097.77
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Anchorage
|
Italy
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$5.01
€4.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
|
$1.69
€1.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$6.20
€5.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.00
|
$52.12
€44.59
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$9.39
€8.03
|
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pay 11.3% more for clothing
Anchorage
|
Italy
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.80
|
$78.41
€67.08
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$33.87
€28.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.58
|
$86.07
€73.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.25
|
$115.43
€98.75
|
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