Italy vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3844
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$819
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1942
$2016
💸 GDP per capita
$40226
$35297
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
56
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
80
81
🏙️ Population
59M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1616) is 2% more expensive than in Spain ($1583). Italy ranked 32nd vs 35th 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 34th and 29th 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
$17.8
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$3.85
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1563
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1218
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$4581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2702
$3115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$71.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$567
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$9657

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In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2015
3.42M
Barcelona
$2087
1.7M
Valencia
$1703
826K
Tenerife
$1705
955K
Seville
$1393
687K
Zaragoza
$1457
687K
Murcia
$1305
673K
Malaga
$1617
592K
Palma de Mallorca
$1930
432K
Bilbao
$1660
348K
Alicante
$1461
359K
Valladolid
$1367
301K
Las Palmas
$1484
380K
Cordoba
$1233
323K
Vigo
$1302
294K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
258K
Terrassa
$1590
229K
Gijon
$1389
269K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
280K
San Sebastian
$1673
189K
Sabadell
$1637
222K
Badalona
$2170
227K
Granada
$1334
233K
A Coruna
$1352
249K
Oviedo
$1300
187K
Pamplona
$1585
208K
Elche
$1277
243K
Cartagena
$1206
220K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1567
211K
Burgos
$1343
177K