Italy vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1656
$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3941
$4115
🏠 One person rent
$842
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$1416
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1983
$3506
💸 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 %
13.6%
89%
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
81
94
🏙️ Population
59M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1656) is 10% less expensive than in Sweden ($1832). Italy ranked 32nd vs 24th 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 35th 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
$18.2
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$1014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$95.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4872
$6483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$92.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.8
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.6
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$582
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11511
$7091

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2082
2.75M
Milan
$2370
1.35M
Turin
$1652
842K
Naples
$1615
913K
Genoa
$1649
559K
Palermo
$1308
630K
Bologna
$1761
388K
Florence
$1851
361K
Catania
$1318
312K
Bari
$1646
315K
Verona
$1733
256K
Venice
$1611
250K
Prato
$1611
196K
Padua
$1855
206K
Parma
$1652
197K
Messina
$1235
219K
Brescia
$1844
196K
Modena
$1719
184K
Trieste
$1661
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1468
170K
Ravenna
$1415
156K
Taranto
$1336
188K
Bergamo
$1582
120K
Perugia
$1240
162K
Rimini
$1618
149K
Cagliari
$1672
148K
Foggia
$1367
145K
Monza
$1885
122K
Livorno
$1659
153K
Forli
$1609
116K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2524
985K
Gothenburg
$1864
675K
Malmo
$1907
339K
Uppsala
$1831
175K
Orebro
$1311
129K
Vasteras
$1603
132K
Helsingborg
$1590
116K
Solna
$2118
86.4K
Linkoping
$1631
117K
Taby
$1853
78.3K
Norrkoping
$1337
98.2K
Lund
$1701
98.3K
Eskilstuna
$1547
70.6K
Sollentuna
$2065
78K
Jonkoping
$1581
103K
Gavle
$1423
86.5K
Umea
$1449
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1914
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1516
74.1K
Karlstad
$1562
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1492
70.9K
Sigtuna
$1741
53.1K
Boras
$1612
75.6K
Skovde
$1656
58.2K
Halmstad
$1412
73K
Trollhattan
$1405
50.1K
Ostersund
$1596
54K
Uddevalla
$1588
56.9K
Lulea
$1642
49.6K
Tumba
$1827
46.9K