The 100 Best places to live in Italy

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Italy is the 36th most expensive and the 36th most liveable country.

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Italy Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
31
💵 GDP per capita
$39003
29
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$57652
30
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
12
☠️ Homicide rate
0.5
19
🚧 Road traffic mortality
5.3
35
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
63
🏙️ Population
58.9M
24
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
124
😷 Air quality
Moderate
92
✈️ Airport proximity index
90
22
💰 Cost of living
$1427
162
💳 After-tax salary
$1682
40
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.2
51
🎓 Higher education index
92
18

Below is the list of 148 best cities & 20 states to live and work in Italy for singles and families ranked by quality & cost of living.

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Best cities to live in Italy

Best states

Rank State Quality of life Cost of living
1 Lazio
83
$1649
2 Lombardy
81
$1745
3 Piedmont
79
$1346
4 Campania
77
$1327
5 Veneto
77
$1457
6 Tuscany
77
$1419
7 Emilia-Romagna
75
$1410
8 Umbria
73
$1093
9 Liguria
73
$1445
10 Molise
73
$955
11 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
73
$1354
12 Sicily
71
$1109
13 Apulia
69
$1202
14 Abruzzo
69
$1234
15 Trentino-South Tyrol
67
$1444
16 Sardinia
64
$1318
17 Basilicata
63
$1183
18 Calabria
62
$1124
19 Marche
59
$1236
20 Aosta Valley
56
$1474

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