Cost of living comparison
Italy is 13.3% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Italy instead of Spain, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.20
|
$16.15
€15.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.78
|
$10.06
€9.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.03
|
$2.55
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.24
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.06
|
$6.83
€6.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.96
|
$5.53
€5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.53
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.20
|
$5.05
€4.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$1.31
€1.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
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pay 10.4% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.08
|
$7.22
€6.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.62
|
$38.81
€36.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,035.74
|
$28,223.13
€26,874.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.87
|
$19.13
€18.22
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.35
|
$28.87
€27.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€830.66
|
$656.19
€624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€659.05
|
$511.91
€487.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.00
|
$150.39
€143.20
|
|
pay 30.2% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€367.52
|
$508.72
€484.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,000.77
|
$9,465.55
€9,013.09
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.71
|
$5.01
€4.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$1.69
€1.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.39
|
$6.20
€5.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.82
|
$52.12
€49.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.22
|
$9.39
€8.94
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.26
|
$78.41
€74.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.58
|
$33.87
€32.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.23
|
$86.07
€81.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.02
|
$115.43
€109.91
|
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