Cost of living comparison
Italy is 10.3% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.2% less in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 9.9% less in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 6.2% less in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 6.1% less in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 11.5% less in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.6% less in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 9.4% less in Italy
Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of France, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€15.07
|
$16.15
€15.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.47
|
$10.06
€9.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.63
|
$2.55
€2.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
France
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.65
|
$2.04
€1.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.15
|
$6.83
€6.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.35
|
$5.53
€5.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.65
|
$3.41
€3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.61
|
$5.05
€4.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.23
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.24
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.42
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.87
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.94
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
France
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.99
|
$7.22
€6.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€48.55
|
$38.81
€37.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€30,123.09
|
$28,223.13
€27,194.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€17.01
|
$19.13
€18.43
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
|
France
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.97
|
$28.87
€27.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€722.83
|
$656.19
€632.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€582.35
|
$511.91
€493.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€134.99
|
$150.39
€144.91
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
|
France
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€665.10
|
$508.72
€490.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,829.55
|
$9,465.55
€9,120.53
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.98
|
$5.01
€4.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.90
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.40
|
$6.20
€5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.60
|
$52.12
€50.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.66
|
$9.39
€9.05
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
|
France
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€86.36
|
$78.41
€75.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.38
|
$33.87
€32.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€88.19
|
$86.07
€82.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€122.27
|
$115.43
€111.22
|
|
Change currency:
Help us improve these prices
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Italy or France. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.