Cost of living comparison
Italy is 19.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Italy instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.68
|
$16.15
€15.27
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.27
|
$10.06
€9.51
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.75
|
$2.55
€2.41
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.23
|
$1.22
€1.15
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pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.20
|
$2.04
€1.93
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.42
|
$6.83
€6.46
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.65
|
$5.53
€5.23
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.96
|
$3.41
€3.22
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.91
|
$5.05
€4.77
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.96
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.99
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.11
|
$1.31
€1.24
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.76
€0.72
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.71
€0.67
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pay 16.5% less for transportation
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United Kingdom
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.55
|
$7.22
€6.83
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£77.13
|
$38.81
€36.69
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,350.96
|
$28,223.13
€26,680.96
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.47
|
$19.13
€18.08
|
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pay 39.5% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£30.94
|
$28.87
€27.29
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£976.47
|
$656.19
€620.33
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£801.57
|
$511.91
€483.94
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£179.98
|
$150.39
€142.17
|
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pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,175.90
|
$508.72
€480.92
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,627.88
|
$9,465.55
€8,948.33
|
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pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.42
|
$5.01
€4.74
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.24
|
$1.69
€1.60
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.72
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.58
|
$52.12
€49.27
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.13
|
$9.39
€8.88
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pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£61.58
|
$78.41
€74.13
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.51
|
$33.87
€32.02
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£70.95
|
$86.07
€81.36
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£75.95
|
$115.43
€109.12
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