Cost of living comparison
Italy is 20.1% cheaper than Pittsburgh.
- Restaurants
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pay 13.3% less in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 31.9% less in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 15.4% more in Italy
- Housing
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pay 47.9% less in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 59.5% less in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 19.7% less in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 16.2% more in Italy
The cost of clothing and transportation in Italy are more expensive than in Pittsburgh. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Pittsburgh, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Pittsburgh
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.15
€13.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.06
€8.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.55
€2.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
|
$1.22
€1.04
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Pittsburgh
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.74
|
$2.04
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
|
$6.83
€5.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
|
$5.53
€4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
|
$3.41
€2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.52
|
$5.05
€4.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$0.97
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.85
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.21
|
$1.04
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$1.31
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
|
$0.76
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.71
€0.61
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
Pittsburgh
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$7.22
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.50
|
$38.81
€33.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,500.00
|
$28,223.13
€24,144.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.60
|
$19.13
€16.37
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Pittsburgh
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
$28.87
€24.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,817.27
|
$656.19
€561.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,159.00
|
$511.91
€437.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.47
|
$150.39
€128.66
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Pittsburgh
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,282.50
|
$508.72
€435.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,000.00
|
$9,465.55
€8,097.77
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Pittsburgh
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.70
|
$5.01
€4.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$1.69
€1.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.63
|
$6.20
€5.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.00
|
$52.12
€44.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$9.39
€8.03
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Pittsburgh
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.83
|
$78.41
€67.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.20
|
$33.87
€28.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.33
|
$86.07
€73.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.17
|
$115.43
€98.75
|
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