Cost of Living in Vatican City

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1153
$2700
🛋️ Without rent
$595
$1745
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$557
$954
🍽️ Food
$425
$1120
🚐 Transport
$54
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
😀 Quality of life
55
🏙️ Population
882

The average cost of living in Vatican City is $1153, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 4816th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 1 in the Vatican.

The median after-tax salary is $1442, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months. Ranked 6268th (TOP 67%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in the Vatican. With an estimated population of 882, Vatican City is the 1st largest city in the Vatican.

✈️ Closest airport 7 km Rome Urbe Airport
😷 Air quality Good 10.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 121 Sapienza University of Rome
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Prices in Vatican City

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
 Cappuccino
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9166

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