Cost of living comparison
Italy is 30.4% cheaper than Rhode Island.
- Restaurants
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pay 23.8% less in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 34.3% less in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 6.5% more in Italy
- Housing
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pay 50.8% less in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 79.6% less in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 40.2% less in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 9.5% more in Italy
The cost of clothing and transportation in Italy are more expensive than in Rhode Island. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Rhode Island, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Rhode Island
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.67
|
$16.15
€14.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.33
|
$10.06
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$2.55
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$1.22
€1.09
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Rhode Island
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.91
|
$2.04
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
|
$6.83
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
|
$5.53
€4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
|
$3.41
€3.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.23
|
$5.05
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.64
|
$1.04
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.71
€0.64
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Rhode Island
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$7.22
€6.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$38.81
€34.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,691.02
|
$28,223.13
€25,284.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.40
|
$19.13
€17.14
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Rhode Island
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.18
|
$28.87
€25.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,090.00
|
$656.19
€587.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,773.33
|
$511.91
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.70
|
$150.39
€134.73
|
|
pay 79.6% less for childcare
Rhode Island
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,051.19
|
$508.72
€455.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$59,000.00
|
$9,465.55
€8,480.10
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Rhode Island
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.67
|
$5.01
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$1.69
€1.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
|
$6.20
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.00
|
$52.12
€46.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.50
|
$9.39
€8.41
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Rhode Island
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.53
|
$78.41
€70.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.10
|
$33.87
€30.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.87
|
$86.07
€77.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.90
|
$115.43
€103.41
|
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