The 100 Best places to live in Italy

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Italy is the 36th most expensive and the 32nd most liveable country.

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Italy Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
41
💵 GDP per capita
$34776
31
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$52804
31
❤️ Life expectancy
82.8
15
☠️ Homicide rate
0.5
13
🚧 Road traffic mortality
5.3
35
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
53
🏙️ Population
60.3M
23
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
87
😷 Air quality
Moderate
96
✈️ Airport proximity index
85
32
💰 Cost of living
$1423
162
💳 After-tax salary
$1686
38
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.2
56
🎓 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
$1633
2 Piedmont
80
$1324
3 Lombardy
80
$1778
4 Veneto
77
$1428
5 Campania
77
$1324
6 Umbria
74
$1052
7 Emilia-Romagna
74
$1422
8 Tuscany
72
$1437
9 Liguria
72
$1423
10 Sicily
71
$1116
11 Apulia
71
$1185
12 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
67
$1270
13 Abruzzo
66
$1089
14 Calabria
64
$1171
15 Marche
64
$1261
16 Sardinia
63
$1368
17 Trentino-South Tyrol
61
$1366
18 Aosta Valley
60
$1453
19 Molise
59
$1151
20 Basilicata
57
$1164

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