The 100 Best places to live in Italy

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Italy is the 35th most expensive and the 33rd most liveable country.

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Italy Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
8.28
34
💵 GDP per capita
$40385
29
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$62014
32
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
9
☠️ Homicide rate
0.6
20
🚧 Road traffic mortality
5.3
35
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
61
🏙️ Population
59M
25
🌐 English speaking %
28.2%
89
😷 Air quality
Moderate
78
✈️ Airport proximity index
92
18
💰 Cost of living
$1624
163
💳 After-tax salary
$1952
35
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.2
49
🎓 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
88
$1885
2 Lombardy
84
$2007
3 Piedmont
82
$1535
4 Campania
80
$1493
5 Veneto
79
$1679
6 Emilia-Romagna
79
$1585
7 Umbria
78
$1220
8 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
78
$1566
9 Liguria
78
$1593
10 Tuscany
77
$1647
11 Molise
77
$1048
12 Abruzzo
75
$1315
13 Aosta Valley
73
$1673
14 Apulia
73
$1418
15 Marche
71
$1411
16 Sardinia
68
$1509
17 Basilicata
68
$1305
18 Sicily
67
$1218
19 Calabria
64
$1258
20 Trentino-South Tyrol
63
$1593

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