Italy vs South Africa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy South Africa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1624
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3873
$2517
🏠 One person rent
$819
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1952
$395
💸 GDP per capita
$40385
$6267
😃 Human freedom index
8.28
7.07
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
41
🌐 English speaking %
28.2%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
82
38
🏙️ Population
59M
64M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1624) is 46% more expensive than in South Africa ($1116). Italy ranked 35th vs 79th for South Africa 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 0.4 months in South Africa. Ranked 33rd and 135th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs South Africa

We calculate prices for Italy and South Africa as a population-weighted mean of 148 and 36 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 South Africa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4759
$1300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2544
$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.92
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.9
$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$9.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.97
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11665
$5552

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K

In South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$1204
4.8M
Cape Town
$1386
3.78M
Soweto
$1031
1.27M
Pretoria
$1015
742K
Pietermaritzburg
$725
619K
Durban
$938
595K
Rustenburg
$994
550K
Randburg
$912
337K
Port Elizabeth
$1020
312K
East London
$773
267K
Bloemfontein
$742
256K
Centurion
$997
237K
Kimberley
$904
225K
Sandton
$1104
222K
Klerksdorp
$860
187K
Kroonstad
$872
169K
Benoni
$851
159K
George
$877
157K
Potchefstroom
$789
149K
Upington
$796
121K
Springs
$784
122K
Paarl
$1421
112K
Uitenhage
$968
104K
Vereeniging
$742
99.8K
Vanderbijlpark
$867
95.8K
Worcester
$763
97.1K
Mthatha
$953
96.1K
Middelburg
$875
87.3K
Komani
$1033
68.9K
Makhanda
$863
67.3K