Italy vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1427
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$713
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1249
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.7
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1682
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$39003
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
22
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
77
45
🏙️ Population
58.9M
146M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1427) is 85% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Italy ranked 36th vs 127th 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 36th and 94th 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
$15.8
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.13
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.29%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4184
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2409
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.39
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.18
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$511
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10713
$6824

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K