Cost of living comparison
Texas is 45.9% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Texas instead of Italy, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Texas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.48
|
$17.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
$9.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.44
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.88
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
Italy
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.55
|
$6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.30
|
$3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$3.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$5.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
Italy
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$2.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.21
|
$63.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
$32,552.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.34
|
$19.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Italy
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
$72.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.13
|
$1,374.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€490.81
|
$1,217.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
$166.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Italy
|
Texas
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€487.75
|
$1,230.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
$19,254.84
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.80
|
$5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
$8.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.97
|
$38.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.00
|
$12.81
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Texas
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
$51.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$38.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
$87.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.67
|
$120.01
|
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