Italy vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1493
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3660
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$747
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$1331
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$38373
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
82
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
89%
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
58.9M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1493) is 5% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Italy ranked 35th vs 31st 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 10th 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
$16.2
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4368
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2528
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10528
$4409

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K