Italy vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1624
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3873
$3691
🏠 One person rent
$819
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1503
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1952
$2076
💸 GDP per capita
$40385
$35327
😃 Human freedom index
8.28
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
55
🌐 English speaking %
28.2%
39%
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
59M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1624) is 0.2% less expensive than in Spain ($1627). Italy ranked 35th vs 34th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 33rd and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Spain

We calculate prices for Italy and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 148 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$1251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4759
$4946
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2544
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.92
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.9
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.97
$6.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11665
$10763

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Cities Comparison in Italy vs Spain

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2109
3.51M
Barcelona
$2129
1.73M
Valencia
$1812
841K
Tenerife
$1739
955K
Zaragoza
$1436
693K
Seville
$1343
689K
Malaga
$1705
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2017
435K
Bilbao
$1790
351K
Alicante
$1513
366K
Valladolid
$1415
303K
Las Palmas
$1508
382K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
261K
Cordoba
$1291
323K
Vigo
$1439
294K
San Sebastian
$1778
190K
A Coruna
$1410
252K
Terrassa
$1367
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
290K
Gijon
$1508
270K
Sabadell
$1623
225K
Badalona
$2084
232K
Burgos
$1242
177K
Pamplona
$1622
209K
Granada
$1350
234K
Cartagena
$1195
221K
Elche
$1268
246K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
212K
Marbella
$2004
160K
Albacete
$1303
175K