Cost of living comparison
Italy is 20.3% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Italy instead of United States, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$16.15
€15.28
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$10.06
€9.52
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.55
€2.41
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.22
€1.15
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pay 20.6% less for groceries
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United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$2.04
€1.93
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$6.83
€6.46
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$5.53
€5.23
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$3.41
€3.22
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$5.05
€4.78
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.85
€0.80
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.76
€0.72
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.71
€0.67
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pay 14.1% more for transportation
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United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.22
€6.83
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$38.81
€36.71
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$28,223.13
€26,699.90
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$19.13
€18.10
|
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pay 45.0% less for housing
|
United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$28.87
€27.31
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$656.19
€620.77
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$511.91
€484.28
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$150.39
€142.27
|
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pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$508.72
€481.27
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$9,465.55
€8,954.68
|
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pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$5.01
€4.74
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$52.12
€49.31
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$9.39
€8.88
|
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pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$78.41
€74.18
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$33.87
€32.04
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$86.07
€81.42
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$115.43
€109.20
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