Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.8% cheaper than West Virginia.
If you lived in Italy instead of West Virginia, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
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West Virginia
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.67
|
$16.15
€15.07
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
|
$10.06
€9.39
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
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pay 1.7% more for groceries
|
West Virginia
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
|
$6.83
€6.37
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$5.53
€5.16
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
|
$5.05
€4.71
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
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pay 23.6% more for transportation
|
West Virginia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$38.81
€36.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,806.12
|
$28,223.13
€26,331.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.04
|
$19.13
€17.85
|
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pay 36.5% less for housing
|
West Virginia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.10
|
$28.87
€26.94
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$966.47
|
$656.19
€612.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.25
|
$511.91
€477.60
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$181.51
|
$150.39
€140.31
|
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pay 25.8% less for childcare
|
West Virginia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.46
|
$508.72
€474.62
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,548.27
|
$9,465.55
€8,831.03
|
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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
West Virginia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.88
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.75
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.75
|
$52.12
€48.63
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$9.39
€8.76
|
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pay 17.7% more for clothing
|
West Virginia
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.18
|
$78.41
€73.16
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.61
|
$33.87
€31.60
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.59
|
$86.07
€80.30
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
|
$115.43
€107.69
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