Cost of living comparison
Italy is 7.5% more expensive than Valencia.
- Restaurants
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pay 2.8% more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 20.6% more in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 18.8% more in Italy
- Housing
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pay 10.1% less in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 0.2% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 16.7% more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 3.5% more in Italy
The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and childcare in Italy are more expensive than in Valencia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Valencia, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
|
Valencia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€11.92
|
$16.15
€13.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$10.06
€8.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.77
|
$2.55
€2.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.34
|
$1.22
€1.04
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
|
Valencia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.01
|
$2.04
€1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
€4.48
|
$6.83
€5.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.54
|
$5.53
€4.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.37
|
$3.41
€2.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.11
|
$5.05
€4.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.94
|
$0.97
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.85
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.72
|
$1.04
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.91
|
$1.31
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.66
|
$0.76
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.71
€0.61
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
|
Valencia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.43
|
$7.22
€6.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€27.51
|
$38.81
€33.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€27,506.80
|
$28,223.13
€24,144.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
€10.72
|
$19.13
€16.37
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
|
Valencia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
€24.41
|
$28.87
€24.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,146.06
€980.45
|
$656.19
€561.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.49
€744.70
|
$511.91
€437.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.62
€90.35
|
$150.39
€128.66
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
|
Valencia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$514.00
€439.73
|
$508.72
€435.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,331.48
€7,983.08
|
$9,465.55
€8,097.77
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Valencia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.75
|
$5.01
€4.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
€1.83
|
$1.69
€1.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.04
|
$6.20
€5.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.00
€32.51
|
$52.12
€44.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€7.56
|
$9.39
€8.03
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
|
Valencia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.61
€72.39
|
$78.41
€67.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.00
€24.81
|
$33.87
€28.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.81
€74.27
|
$86.07
€73.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.77
€93.91
|
$115.43
€98.75
|
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