Cost of living comparison

 Estonia
compared to
 Italy
Italy vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 26.2% more expensive than Estonia overall.

Restaurants
pay 9.8% more in Italy
Groceries
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
pay 0.4% less in Italy
Clothing
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.

Italy vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Italy instead of Estonia, you would:

pay 9.8% more for restaurants

 
Estonia
Italy
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

 
Estonia
Italy
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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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