Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 49.2% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Italy, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Italy
|
South Carolina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.29
|
$19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.20
|
$11.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.27
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.09
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 45.0% more for groceries
Italy
|
South Carolina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.86
|
$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.16
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.05
|
$3.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.08
|
$3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.53
|
$4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.91
|
$2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.16
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.69
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.63
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Italy
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.63
|
$3.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.57
|
$49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,398.16
|
$31,719.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.68
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 96.0% more for housing
Italy
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.00
|
$63.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€597.29
|
$1,418.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€456.48
|
$1,353.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€143.74
|
$142.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Italy
|
South Carolina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€469.49
|
$1,435.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,693.17
|
$22,437.28
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
South Carolina
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.49
|
$4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.51
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.57
|
$7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.39
|
$33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.60
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Italy
|
South Carolina
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€69.38
|
$43.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€30.78
|
$42.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€76.00
|
$84.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€104.43
|
$113.36
|
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