Italy vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1427
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$4920
🏠 One person rent
$713
$1260
🏘️ Family rent
$1249
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1682
$3408
💸 GDP per capita
$39003
$64572
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
78
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
58.9M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1427) is 31% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2065). Italy ranked 36th vs 13th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 36th and 10th 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
$15.8
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.13
$5.86
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1023
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.29%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4184
$5559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2409
$4324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.39
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.18
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$511
$1877
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10713
$9801

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2791
921K
Rotterdam
$2359
664K
The Hague
$2199
548K
Utrecht
$2251
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
244K
Groningen
$1745
238K
Tilburg
$1862
228K
Arnhem
$1613
164K
Almere
$1937
215K
Breda
$1739
188K
Nijmegen
$1999
177K
Haarlem
$2291
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
159K
Leiden
$2081
124K
Enschede
$1864
160K
Apeldoorn
$1893
139K
Maastricht
$1920
120K
Venlo
$1700
102K
Zwolle
$1764
130K
Delft
$1861
109K
Hilversum
$2049
91.2K
Purmerend
$1944
81.5K
Emmen
$1574
107K
Zutphen
$1701
47.4K
Leeuwarden
$1952
93.8K
Deventer
$1851
101K
Heerlen
$1468
86.9K
Zeist
$2180
65K
Roosendaal
$1890
77K
Scheveningen
$2049
61.1K