Italy vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1493
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3660
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$747
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$1331
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$38373
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
60
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
22%
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
58.9M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1493) is 0.9% more expensive than in Spain ($1480). Italy ranked 35th vs 36th 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 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
$16.2
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4368
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2528
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.2
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10528
$8656

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K