Cost of Living in Italy

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1493
$3660
🛋️ Without rent
$746
$2329
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$747
$1331
🍽️ Food
$500
$1326
🚐 Transport
$98.1
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
💸 GDP per capita
$38373
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
🏙️ Population
58.9M

The cost of living in Italy is $1493, which is 1.36 times more expensive than the world average. Italy ranked 35th out of 197 countries by cost of living and the 33rd best country to live in.

The average salary after taxes in Italy is $1757, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months.

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Prices in Italy

We calculate prices for Italy as a population-weighted mean of 148 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
 Cappuccino
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10528

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Cost of living

Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank State Cost of living
1 Lombardy
$1840
2 Lazio
$1685
3 Veneto
$1547
4 Trentino-South Tyrol
$1541
5 Liguria
$1490
6 Emilia-Romagna
$1488
7 Tuscany
$1475
8 Piedmont
$1416
9 Campania
$1395
10 Sardinia
$1387
11 Aosta Valley
$1364
12 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
$1351
13 Marche
$1309
14 Basilicata
$1294
15 Apulia
$1278
16 Calabria
$1239
17 Abruzzo
$1231
18 Molise
$1212
19 Sicily
$1174
20 Umbria
$1131

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