Italy vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

Italy Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3244
$4182
🏠 One person rent
$644
$1073
🏘️ Family rent
$1125
$1782
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$452
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1675
$3303
💸 GDP per capita
$35657
$57768
😃 Human freedom index
8.02
8.55
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
81.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
80
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
60.3M
17.3M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1320) is 26% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($1780). Italy ranked 36th vs 19th for the Netherlands in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Italy compared to 1.9 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 31st and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Italy and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 148 and 70 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Italy Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.08
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$5.11
 Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$1058
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$1781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
2.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4217
$5161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2368
$3690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.39
$6.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.17
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.31
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$1599
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9827
$7444

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1617
2.87M
Milan
$1826
1.37M
Naples
$1215
966K
Turin
$1246
871K
Palermo
$1074
668K
Genoa
$1318
580K
Bologna
$1406
393K
Florence
$1481
381K
Bari
$1240
323K
Venice
$1433
255K
Verona
$1374
257K
Modena
$1434
185K
Trieste
$1387
204K
Catania
$1084
312K
Messina
$1044
234K
Padua
$1327
210K
Parma
$1313
196K
Brescia
$1498
197K
Ravenna
$1357
159K
Reggio Emilia
$1201
172K
Livorno
$1195
158K
Monza
$1319
124K
Taranto
$1008
198K
Forli
$1383
118K
Rimini
$1352
149K
Prato
$1429
193K
Syracuse
$1016
121K
Cagliari
$1309
154K
Ferrara
$1121
132K
Perugia
$1058
166K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2311
860K
Rotterdam
$1799
592K
The Hague
$1739
548K
Utrecht
$1887
359K
Eindhoven
$1678
236K
Breda
$1797
183K
Almere
$1790
215K
Nijmegen
$1735
177K
Tilburg
$1755
222K
Enschede
$1640
160K
Groningen
$1613
203K
Haarlem
$2226
163K
Zwolle
$1492
130K
Arnhem
$1650
164K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
144K
Apeldoorn
$1972
139K
Leiden
$1921
124K
Maastricht
$1837
120K
Hilversum
$1877
91.2K
Venlo
$1553
102K
Emmen
$1418
107K
Delft
$1578
104K
Heerlen
$1540
86.9K
Zutphen
$1584
47.4K
Purmerend
$1622
81.5K
Deventer
$1452
101K
Roosendaal
$1663
77K
Leeuwarden
$1423
92.1K
Roermond
$1560
57.3K
Assen
$1590
67.6K