Italy vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1427
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$713
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$1249
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.7
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1682
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$39003
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
56
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
58.9M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1427) is 2% more expensive than in Spain ($1402). Italy ranked 36th vs 38th 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 36th and 30th 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
$15.8
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.13
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.29%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4184
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2409
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.39
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.18
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$511
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10713
$8661

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K