Italy vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1624
$1758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3873
$3963
🏠 One person rent
$819
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1952
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$40385
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
8.28
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
80
🌐 English speaking %
28.2%
89%
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
82
94
🏙️ Population
59M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1624) is 8% less expensive than in Sweden ($1758). Italy ranked 35th vs 27th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 33rd and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Italy and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 148 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$7.66
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$967
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$720
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$1734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$1314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4759
$6105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2544
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.92
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.9
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.97
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11665
$8198

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K