Italy vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1423
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$710
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1265
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.6
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1686
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$34776
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
82.8
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
26
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
78
44
🏙️ Population
60.3M
147M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1423) is 118% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Italy ranked 36th vs 143rd for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 32nd and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Russia

We calculate prices for Italy and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 148 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$729
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4411
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2517
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.3
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.4
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.7
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$516
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10263
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K