🇪🇸 Spain
86
Cost of Living Index in Spain
Learn more Last update: Oct 2026
Cost of Living Comparison Between Italy and London
For one person, living is cheaper in Italy: $1,838 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $27,000 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.
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🙂 Solo nomad: Italy is 30.8% cheaper than London without rent, and 55% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Italy is 27.2% cheaper than London without rent, and 50.3% cheaper with rent.
🍽 Eating Out
Italy
London
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.52 €18.31
$26.62 £20.11
-22.92%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$79.8 €71.2
$108 £81.3
-25.87%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.30 €10.08
$10.39 £7.85
8.76%
Cappuccino
$2.04 €1.82
$5.79 £4.38
-64.77%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.98 €2.66
$3.01 £2.27
-1.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.35 €1.21
$2.15 £1.63
-37.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.56 €4.97
$9.35 £7.06
-40.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.50 €4.91
$7.84 £5.93
-29.85%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Italy
London
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.64 €1.46
$1.79 £1.35
-8.38%
White Bread (500g)
$2.31 €2.06
$2.06 £1.56
12.14%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.93 €2.61
$2.31 £1.74
26.84%
Eggs
$4.10 €3.66
$5.05 £3.82
-18.81%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$17.49 €15.61
$12.57 £9.50
39.14%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$12.66 €11.29
$10.66 £8.05
18.76%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$20.70 €18.47
$17.13 £12.94
20.84%
Apples (1kg)
$2.53 €2.26
$3.03 £2.29
-16.50%
Banana (1kg)
$2.17 €1.94
$1.41 £1.07
53.90%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.61 €2.33
$3.05 £2.31
-14.43%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.28 €2.93
$3.38 £2.56
-2.96%
Potato (1kg)
$1.95 €1.74
$1.67 £1.26
16.77%
Onion (1kg)
$1.84 €1.64
$1.73 £1.31
6.36%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.57 €1.40
$1.41 £1.07
11.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 €0.45
$1.79 £1.35
-71.51%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.83 €6.09
$23.22 £17.55
-70.59%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.95 €7.10
$12.99 £9.82
-38.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.75 €1.56
$3.18 £2.40
-44.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.44 €2.18
$4.41 £3.33
-44.67%
🚌 Getting Around
Italy
London
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.88 €1.68
$3.87 £2.93
-51.42%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$42.69 €38.09
$250 £189
-82.93%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.77 €5.15
$5.71 £4.31
1.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.72 €1.54
$3.33 £2.51
-48.35%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.10 €30.43
$57.9 £43.76
-41.12%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.11 €1.88
$2.04 £1.54
3.43%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.1K €33.1K
$37.5K £28.4K
-1.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.0K €32.1K
$40.9K £30.9K
-12.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Italy
London
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$223 €199
$376 £284
-40.83%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.53 €10.29
$17.88 £13.51
-35.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.07 €27.73
$40.01 £30.24
-22.34%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Italy
London
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.0 €48.18
$61.2 £46.22
-11.72%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$23.70 €21.15
$21.07 £15.93
12.48%
Cinema Ticket
$10.81 €9.64
$17.95 £13.57
-39.78%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Italy
London
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$551 €492
$2,865 £2,165
-80.77%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.6K €10.4K
$35.3K £26.7K
-67.13%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Italy
London
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.3 €81.5
$116 £87.7
-21.28%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.49 €34.35
$54.1 £40.87
-28.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 €93.0
$127 £95.7
-17.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$130 €116
$159 £120
-18.67%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Italy
London
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$797 €711
$2,853 £2,156
-72.07%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 €557
$2,301 £1,739
-72.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,406 €1,255
$5,201 £3,931
-72.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,053 €940
$3,723 £2,813
-71.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,680 €3,284
$19.0K £14.4K
-80.64%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,261 €2,018
$7,881 £5,955
-71.31%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Italy
London
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,925 €1,718
$4,818 £3,641
-60.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.56
4.65
-23.44%
CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.
Last update for Italy: October 6, 2026
Last update for London: October 4, 2026
Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Share of the monthly basket for a family of three, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Italy $624 34.3%
London $2.3K 56.5% 269% $1.7K
Groceries & Markets
Italy $349 19.2%
London $349 8.6% 0% $0
Eating Out
Italy $279 15.3%
London $397 9.7% 42.4% $118
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Italy $265 14.6%
London $434 10.7% 63.7% $169
Clothing & Footwear
Italy $164 9%
London $205 5% 25.4% $42
Sport & Entertainment
Italy $76 4.2%
London $97 2.4% 28.4% $21
Getting Around
Italy $65 3.6%
London $288 7.1% 346% $223
Accommodation & Living
Italy $1.1K 27.8%
London $3.7K 49.1% 254% $2.7K
Groceries & Markets
Italy $827 21.8%
London $802 10.6% 3.1% $26
Eating Out
Italy $966 25.5%
London $1.3K 17.8% 39.2% $379
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Italy $277 7.3%
London $452 6% 63.3% $175
Clothing & Footwear
Italy $364 9.6%
London $456 6% 25.4% $92
Sport & Entertainment
Italy $175 4.6%
London $215 2.8% 23% $40
Getting Around
Italy $133 3.5%
London $584 7.7% 339% $451
Good to know
🇮🇹 Italy
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58,850,717
8,908,083 Capital
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