Cost of living comparison
Italy is 12.4% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.73
|
$16.15
€15.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.55
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
|
$6.83
€6.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$5.53
€5.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.80
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
|
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.17
|
$38.81
€37.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,002.46
|
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
|
$19.13
€18.34
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.08
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,504.92
|
$656.19
€629.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,288.94
|
$511.91
€490.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.29
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$958.46
|
$508.72
€487.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,600.99
|
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
|
$5.01
€4.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.94
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.06
|
$52.12
€49.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.13
|
$9.39
€9.00
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Georgia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.93
|
$115.43
€110.67
|
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