Cost of Living in Italy

Summary of cost of living in Italy:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 € 10.00-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 70.00 € 50.00-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 10.00 € 9.00-12.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 5.00 € 3.00-6.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.50 € 3.00-7.00
Cappuccino (regular) 1.68 € 1.20-2.50
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.55 € 1.90-3.50
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.17 € 0.99-2.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 5.40 € 3.79-7.57
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.86 € 0.91-3.18
Rice (white), (1 lb) 1.17 € 0.68-1.81
Eggs (regular) (12) 3.49 € 2.00-5.28
Local Cheese (1 lb) 6.50 € 3.63-11.34
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 4.88 € 2.72-6.80
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 7.95 € 4.54-11.34
Apples (1 lb) 0.99 € 0.45-1.36
Banana (1 lb) 0.85 € 0.52-1.36
Oranges (1 lb) 1.05 € 0.45-1.81
Tomato (1 lb) 1.30 € 0.45-2.27
Potato (1 lb) 0.78 € 0.41-1.22
Onion (1 lb) 0.73 € 0.45-1.25
Lettuce (1 head) 1.31 € 0.80-2.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.45 € 0.25-1.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 6.00 € 3.00-10.87
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.54 € 1.00-2.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.13 € 1.00-4.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 6.00 € 5.50-6.50
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 1.70 € 1.40-2.30
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 36.00 € 30.00-53.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 5.00 € 3.99-10.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 2.41 € 1.77-4.83
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 30.00 € 24.00-50.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.76 € 6.44-7.19
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 28,000.00 € 25,000.00-30,550.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 29,057.87 € 25,000.00-33,400.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 194.50 € 121.43-309.09
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 10.65 € 6.00-14.99
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 27.22 € 23.99-35.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 49.42 € 30.00-79.17
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 21.92 € 13.00-30.77
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 9.00 € 8.00-12.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 490.05 € 300.00-800.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 9,120.54 € 5,000.00-18,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 78.63 € 40.00-120.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 34.97 € 20.00-60.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 86.36 € 50.00-120.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 113.10 € 65.00-200.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 736.43 € 485.00-1,373.61
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 570.33 € 400.00-985.71
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,282.90 € 800.00-2,730.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 941.83 € 600.00-1,819.12
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 336.71 € 185.80-795.33
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 212.43 € 120.77-414.08
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 1,645.23 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 4.31 2.80-5.00

Prices in Italy

This country had 22917 entries in the past 12 months by 2290 different contributors.
Last update: 5 July 2025
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Sources and References
Distribution of Expenses Using Our Statistical Model:

By City in Italy

Rank
City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Milan 71.3 40.6 57.9 71.1 75.3 80.4
Bologna 68.4 27.5 50.6 71.5 71.1 82.6
Modena 65.4 22.7 46.8 70.3 69.5 85.0
Florence 64.9 29.1 49.3 63.0 73.6 83.7
Treviso 64.5 23.3 46.6 61.2 77.6 80.4
Genoa 63.1 19.8 44.2 66.6 65.2 93.7
Padova 62.4 24.0 45.6 62.7 65.0 87.9
Bergamo 62.1 22.8 44.9 63.3 69.3 98.7
Cagliari 61.4 20.0 43.3 61.3 71.9 85.4
Brescia 61.2 18.1 42.4 62.3 73.3 94.8
Turin 60.8 19.6 42.8 62.2 66.7 93.3
Trieste 60.0 19.4 42.3 63.3 61.4 91.2
Rome 59.1 32.9 47.6 59.2 60.6 89.5
Naples 58.8 24.7 43.9 57.9 58.8 78.0
Catania 49.8 13.0 33.7 46.6 58.3 117.8
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