Living Costs in Abruzzo, Italy
As always, expenses depend on your lifestyle. Is your idea of dining out a village pizzeria with a wood-fired oven or a fancy fish restaurant in Pescara? Are you happy with local wine by the liter, or can’t you imagine life without imported beer? Do you plan to have weekends away in Rome? But to give you an idea, the Abruzzo Monthly Budget includes some basic costs.
Abruzzo Monthly Budget
Apartment Rental
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Rent
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US$650
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HOA fees
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US$0
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Property taxes
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US$0
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Transportation (Occasional bus and taxi fares)
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US$25
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Gas (Used for cooking)
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US$33
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Electricity (Average value, assuming seasonal variations)
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US$120
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Telephone (Control line)
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US$21
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Internet
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US$34
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Cable TV
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US$37
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Household help, fulltime
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US$0
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Food (Groceries)
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US$400
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Entertainment (Eating out, movies, bars, etc.)
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US$250
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Homeowner's insurance
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US$11
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TOTAL
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US$1,581
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Apartment Ownership
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Rent
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US$0
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HOA fees
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US$0
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Property taxes
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US$19
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Transportation (Occasional bus and taxi fares)
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US$25
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Gas (Used for cooking)
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US$33
|
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Electricity (Average value, assuming seasonal variations)
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US$120
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Telephone (Control line)
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US$21
|
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Internet
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US$34
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Cable TV
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US$37
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Household help, fulltime
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US$0
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Food (Groceries)
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US$400
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Entertainment (Eating out, movies, bars, etc.)
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US$250
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Homeowner's insurance
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US$29
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TOTAL
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US$968
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Abruzzo shopping basket
The best place to buy fruit and vegetable is at local markets. In the Abruzzo, Conad is one of the main supermarket chains. Here are some recent prices:
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Mineral water:
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US$0.25/ liter
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Pepsi cola:
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US$0.9/4 liter
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Budweiser 6x33cl:
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US$4.41
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Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wine from
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US$3.83 bottle
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Chianti from
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US$4.26 bottle
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Local roasting beef:
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US$20.40/kilogram
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Whole fresh chicken:
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US$3.50/kilogram
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Chicken breasts:
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US$6.75/kilogram
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Loin pork chops:
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US$8.12/kilogram
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Lamb chops:
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US$20.78/kilogram
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Fresh fish – sea bream:
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US$19.89/kilogram
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Sword fish:
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US$33.15/kilogram
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Shrimp:
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US$25.87/kilogram
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Mussels:
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US$2.54/kilogram
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Potatoes:
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US$0.71/kilogram
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Chicory:
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US$1.43/kilogram
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Tomatoes:
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US$2.01/kilogram
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Eggplants:
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US$2.53/kilogram
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Carrots:
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US$2.01/kilogram
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Onions:
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US$1.14/kilogram
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Oranges:
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US$2.53/kilogram
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Apples:
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US$1.92/kilogram
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Bananas:
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US$2.31/kilogram
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Pears:
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US$2.57/kilogram
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Emmental cheese:
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US$6.37/kilogram
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Pecorino cheese:
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US$14.17/kilogram
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Buffalo mozzarella:
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US$17.68/kilogram
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Milk:
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US$1.80/liter
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Butter:
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US$8.06/kilogram
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Large eggs:
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US$2.98/dozen
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Whole fresh bread:
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US$3.07/kilogram
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Sliced white bread- 400grams:
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US$0.69
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Kellogg’s corn flakes - 375 grams:
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US$3.48
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Nescafe – 100 grams:
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US$4.64
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Filter coffee from
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US$7.15/kilogram
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Lipton’s tea - 50 bags:
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US$3.03
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White rice from
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US$1.61/kilogram
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Marlboro red cigarettes:
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US$5.33
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By Roseanna Keats
