The 100 Best places to live in Italy

Italy is the 36th most expensive and the 31st most liveable country.

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Italy Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
8.02
38
💵 GDP per capita
$35657
29
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$45902
33
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
14
☠️ Homicide rate
0.5
12
🚧 Road traffic mortality
5.3
35
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
52
🏙️ Population
60.3M
23
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
87
😷 Air quality
Moderate
86
✈️ Airport proximity index
87
28
💰 Cost of living
$1320
162
💳 After-tax salary
$1675
37
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.3
48
🎓 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
$1539
2 Lombardy
80
$1581
3 Piedmont
78
$1200
4 Veneto
77
$1334
5 Campania
77
$1166
6 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
75
$1263
7 Tuscany
70
$1346
8 Emilia-Romagna
70
$1335
9 Liguria
70
$1295
10 Umbria
69
$1131
11 Sicily
69
$1064
12 Trentino-South Tyrol
69
$1308
13 Marche
64
$1190
14 Apulia
63
$1110
15 Molise
62
$1069
16 Sardinia
62
$1226
17 Abruzzo
61
$1116
18 Aosta Valley
58
$1479
19 Basilicata
58
$1189
20 Calabria
57
$1115

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