Cost of living comparison
Italy is 36.2% cheaper than District of Columbia.
- Restaurants
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pay 26.2% less in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 31.7% less in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 2.1% more in Italy
- Housing
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pay 50.9% less in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 76.4% less in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.1% less in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 20.3% less in Italy
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of District of Columbia, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
|
District of Columbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$16.15
€15.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.06
€9.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$2.55
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
District of Columbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$2.04
€1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$6.83
€6.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$5.53
€5.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$5.05
€4.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.04
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
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pay 2.1% more for transportation
|
District of Columbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$7.22
€7.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$38.81
€37.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$28,223.13
€27,370.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$19.13
€18.55
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
|
District of Columbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$28.87
€28.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$656.19
€636.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$511.91
€496.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$150.39
€145.85
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
|
District of Columbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$508.72
€493.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$9,465.55
€9,179.60
|
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pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
District of Columbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.01
€4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$1.69
€1.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$6.20
€6.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$52.12
€50.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$9.39
€9.11
|
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pay 20.3% less for clothing
|
District of Columbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$78.41
€76.04
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$33.87
€32.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$86.07
€83.47
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$115.43
€111.94
|
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