The 100 Best places to live in Italy

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Italy is the 32nd most expensive and the 34th most liveable country.

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Italy Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
31
💵 GDP per capita
$40226
29
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$60847
31
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
9
☠️ Homicide rate
0.5
19
🚧 Road traffic mortality
5.3
35
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
63
🏙️ Population
59M
25
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
124
😷 Air quality
Moderate
78
✈️ Airport proximity index
88
25
💰 Cost of living
$1616
166
💳 After-tax salary
$1942
37
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.2
46
🎓 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
86
$1920
2 Lombardy
84
$1993
3 Piedmont
82
$1480
4 Campania
81
$1508
5 Veneto
80
$1647
6 Tuscany
79
$1578
7 Emilia-Romagna
79
$1574
8 Liguria
79
$1604
9 Molise
77
$1084
10 Umbria
77
$1193
11 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
77
$1505
12 Sicily
75
$1247
13 Aosta Valley
75
$1662
14 Apulia
75
$1404
15 Sardinia
70
$1463
16 Abruzzo
68
$1266
17 Basilicata
68
$1313
18 Marche
67
$1393
19 Calabria
66
$1253
20 Trentino-South Tyrol
64
$1567

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