Cost of living comparison
Italy is 23.6% more expensive than Samoa overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 19.9% less in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 85.5% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.8% less in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 29.4% more in Italy
The cost of groceries and clothing in Italy are more expensive than in Samoa. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Italy. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$16.15
€14.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$10.06
€8.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.55
€2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.22
€1.07
|
|
pay 85.5% more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$2.04
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.83
€6.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$5.53
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.41
€3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.05
€4.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
€1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
€0.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.22
€6.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.81
€34.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,223.13
€24,848.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.13
€16.84
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.87
€25.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$656.19
€577.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$511.91
€450.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$150.39
€132.41
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.72
€447.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,465.55
€8,333.82
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$5.01
€4.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.69
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.20
€5.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.12
€45.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.39
€8.27
|
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pay 29.4% more for clothing
|
Samoa
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$78.41
€69.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$33.87
€29.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$86.07
€75.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$115.43
€101.63
|
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