Cost of living comparison
Italy is 26.2% more expensive than Estonia overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 9.8% more in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 40.4% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 48.1% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 12.8% more in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 73.3% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 0.4% less in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 0.3% less in Italy
The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Italy are more expensive than in Estonia. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€12.14
|
$16.15
€15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.40
|
$10.06
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.96
|
$2.55
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.72
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 40.4% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.07
|
$2.04
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.91
|
$6.83
€6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.92
|
$5.53
€5.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.39
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.39
|
$5.05
€4.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.60
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$1.04
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.20
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.40
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.45
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 48.1% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.65
|
$7.22
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.69
|
$38.81
€37.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,777.12
|
$28,223.13
€27,326.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.91
|
$19.13
€18.52
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€27.10
|
$28.87
€27.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€469.30
|
$656.19
€635.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€352.44
|
$511.91
€495.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€202.25
|
$150.39
€145.61
|
|
pay 73.3% more for childcare
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€223.27
|
$508.72
€492.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,271.49
|
$9,465.55
€9,164.94
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€4.06
|
$5.01
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.27
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.62
|
$6.20
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.91
|
$52.12
€50.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.49
|
$9.39
€9.09
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€98.21
|
$78.41
€75.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€33.34
|
$33.87
€32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€78.60
|
$86.07
€83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€95.43
|
$115.43
€111.77
|
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