Cost of living comparison
Arizona is 42.5% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Arizona instead of Italy, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Arizona
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.50
|
$19.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
$10.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.45
|
$2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$2.10
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Italy
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.56
|
$5.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.31
|
$3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.85
|
$5.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$3.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.25
|
$53.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
$31,537.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.36
|
$15.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Italy
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
$80.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.86
|
$1,573.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€491.37
|
$1,370.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
$175.39
|
|
pay 69.2% more for childcare
Italy
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€488.31
|
$1,069.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
$12,135.00
|
|
pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.81
|
$5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
$9.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€50.03
|
$36.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.01
|
$12.21
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Italy
|
Arizona
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
$52.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
$41.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
$86.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.80
|
$103.25
|
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