Cost of Living in Italy - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Italy
Address: IT

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $956 (excluding rent), and $1,823 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $2,436 (excluding rent), and $3,846 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.32 €14.91

$11.54 €9.94

$28.86 €24.85

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$81.9 €70.5

$58.5 €50.4

$117 €101

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.46 €9.86

$10.32 €8.88

$13.75 €11.84

Cappuccino

$1.97 €1.70

$1.41 €1.22

$2.94 €2.53

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 €2.56

$2.14 €1.84

$4.09 €3.52

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.32 €1.13

$1.08 €0.93

$2.27 €1.96

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.95 €5.12

$3.56 €3.07

$7.72 €6.65

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.34 €4.60

$3.56 €3.06

$8.30 €7.15

Milk (1 liter)

$1.65 €1.42

$1.15 €0.99

$2.29 €1.97

White Bread (500g)

$2.33 €2.01

$1.21 €1.04

$4.00 €3.45

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.04 €2.61

$1.77 €1.53

$4.72 €4.06

Eggs

$4.12 €3.55

$2.37 €2.04

$6.26 €5.39

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.82 €14.48

$9.42 €8.11

$29.42 €25.33

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.53 €10.79

$6.99 €6.02

$17.49 €15.05

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.66 €17.79

$11.75 €10.11

$29.37 €25.29

Apples (1kg)

$2.60 €2.23

$1.19 €1.02

$3.56 €3.06

Banana (1kg)

$2.21 €1.91

$1.35 €1.16

$3.52 €3.03

Oranges (1kg)

$2.64 €2.27

$1.15 €0.99

$4.58 €3.94

Tomato (1kg)

$3.34 €2.88

$1.17 €1.01

$5.86 €5.05

Potato (1kg)

$2.00 €1.72

$1.05 €0.90

$3.04 €2.62

Onion (1kg)

$1.83 €1.58

$1.15 €0.99

$2.98 €2.57

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.48 €1.27

$0.91 €0.78

$2.26 €1.94

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 €0.44

$0.28 €0.24

$1.14 €0.98

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.01 €6.03

$6.43 €5.54

$7.59 €6.54

Wine (Bottle)

$7.04 €6.06

$3.52 €3.03

$11.74 €10.11

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.75 €1.50

$1.13 €0.97

$2.82 €2.43

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.44 €2.10

$1.14 €0.98

$4.56 €3.93

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.92 €1.65

$1.57 €1.36

$2.59 €2.23

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$42.54 €36.62

$34.99 €30.12

$64.1 €55.2

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.65 €4.86

$4.52 €3.89

$11.29 €9.72

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.53 €1.32

$1.12 €0.96

$3.07 €2.64

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$35.15 €30.26

$25.77 €22.19

$58.6 €50.4

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.93 €1.67

$2.16 €1.86

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.6K €28.1K

$28.5K €24.6K

$34.9K €30.1K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$32.9K €28.3K

$28.5K €24.6K

$38.0K €32.7K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$219 €189

$138 €119

$352 €303

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.45 €11.58

$8.12 €6.99

$17.41 €14.99

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.84 €27.41

$27.93 €24.05

$40.89 €35.21

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.5 €49.46

$33.94 €29.22

$87.8 €75.6

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$26.02 €22.40

$16.51 €14.22

$37.75 €32.50

Cinema Ticket

$10.29 €8.86

$9.14 €7.87

$13.72 €11.81

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$576 €496

$348 €300

$929 €800

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.7K €9,222

$5,884 €5,066

$21.2K €18.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.3 €79.4

$46.82 €40.31

$140 €121

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.80 €35.13

$23.39 €20.14

$70.2 €60.4

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.7 €85.0

$57.2 €49.24

$137 €118

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 €112

$74.9 €64.5

$231 €199

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$869 €748

$570 €490

$1,621 €1,396

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$666 €574

$466 €401

$1,141 €983

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,508 €1,298

$931 €801

$3,193 €2,749

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,107 €953

$703 €606

$2,084 €1,795

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,008 €3,451

$2,354 €2,027

$10.9K €9,347

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,445 €2,105

$1,252 €1,078

$5,084 €4,378

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,986 €1,710

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.41

2.85

4.9

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update: January 19, 2026

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Abano Terme	19950	86	$825	$1,738	$2,304	$3,498	89.9	189.66
2	Acqualagna PU	-	96	$1,262	$1,909	$2,886	$3,949	-	-
3	Agrate Brianza	12708	89	$841	$1,761	$2,349	$3,639	88.42	154.26
4	Agrigento	55286	80	$792	$1,614	$1,989	$3,165	95.49	140.78
5	Alassio	10934	90	$975	$1,792	$2,529	$3,779	40.3	79.43
6	Alba	29910	75	$811	$1,507	$2,045	$3,241	58.54	91.02
7	Albenga	24213	80	$823	$1,592	$2,448	$3,374	325.59	92.27
8	Albignasego	25577	91	$846	$1,844	$2,369	$3,624	186.47	281.11
9	Alessandria	90987	86	$1,052	$1,714	$2,507	$3,280	20.43	90.34
10	Alghero	42085	85	$820	$1,709	$2,683	$3,657	328.34	108.12
11	Altamura	70396	83	$756	$1,669	$2,139	$3,341	19.92	95.88
12	Amalfi	5000	86	$805	$1,702	$2,377	$3,525	7.18	83.08
13	Anacapri	7000	86	$821	$1,726	$2,536	$3,495	263.8	93.58
14	Ancona	100861	85	$918	$1,703	$2,469	$3,354	17.94	166.65
15	Anzio	54211	77	$823	$1,518	$2,052	$3,295	26.6	235.07
16	Aosta	33149	99	$930	$1,991	$2,927	$3,729	196.5	117.63
17	Arezzo	99543	82	$961	$1,655	$2,362	$3,311	53.75	86.36
18	Arona	14310	86	$843	$1,742	$2,293	$3,570	29.92	117.21
19	Ascoli Piceno	45457	77	$860	$1,508	$2,228	$3,049	194.89	80.64
20	Asti	71276	85	$869	$1,688	$2,656	$2,980	31.08	93.81
21	Avellino	54847	69	$768	$1,383	$1,870	$2,711	40.82	184.26
22	Aversa	53047	87	$1,050	$1,724	$2,675	$3,538	193.55	227.43
23	Avezzano	42515	68	$860	$1,330	$2,126	$2,799	195.42	198.33
24	Badia Tedalda	1000	86	$1,037	$1,710	$2,334	$3,504	21.05	61.57
25	Bari	326344	89	$921	$1,777	$2,373	$3,520	195.95	309.35
26	Barletta	94814	69	$772	$1,361	$2,163	$3,107	13.01	219.48
27	Bassano del Grappa	43372	93	$976	$1,889	$2,516	$3,669	41.36	145.37
28	Belluno	35870	88	$889	$1,762	$2,367	$3,269	259.55	96.94
29	Benevento	60091	76	$782	$1,520	$2,285	$3,048	23.73	115.55
30	Bergamo	120569	94	$959	$1,884	$2,582	$3,766	56.66	257.21
31	Bertinoro	11059	86	$969	$1,708	$2,116	$3,531	15.09	75.43
32	Biella	45740	77	$1,014	$1,525	$2,437	$3,143	24.71	142.61
33	Bologna	386663	110	$1,107	$2,216	$2,852	$4,632	31.86	267.96
34	Bolzano-Bozen	105713	105	$1,082	$2,067	$2,780	$4,428	64.95	194.5
35	Bra	30224	85	$1,052	$1,682	$2,366	$3,458	237.19	86.4
36	Brescia	187567	92	$981	$1,834	$2,554	$3,779	134.32	282.89
37	Brindisi	88302	82	$848	$1,650	$2,678	$3,267	123.06	167.15
38	Bruneck	13618	87	$996	$1,739	$2,276	$3,769	36.1	95.11
39	Buccinasco	26711	89	$985	$1,789	$2,409	$3,654	107.06	399.07
40	Bucine	10164	86	$817	$1,740	$2,456	$3,384	17.67	105.5
41	Busto Arsizio	83094	99	$953	$1,946	$2,240	$3,944	32.28	265.99
42	Cagliari	154478	90	$980	$1,793	$2,632	$3,724	225.65	326.68
43	Campobasso	49431	59	$913	$1,172	$2,341	$2,940	130.78	179.87
44	Canosa di Puglia	29847	74	$727	$1,489	$2,075	$3,022	210.32	223.78
45	Cantù	35153	88	$1,009	$1,761	$2,209	$3,619	68.07	206.76
46	Capua	18820	80	$709	$1,611	$2,001	$3,240	89.54	131.24
47	Carbonia	30447	77	$826	$1,507	$2,152	$3,292	43.7	157.95
48	Carpegna	2000	86	$874	$1,687	$2,553	$3,509	30.57	99.75
49	Carpi	70699	72	$950	$1,445	$2,726	$3,612	68.39	152.07
50	Carrara	63133	83	$897	$1,644	$2,348	$3,468	54.91	164.72

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Cost of Living in Italy - Frequently Asked Questions

Cost of Living in Italy offers a nuanced balance. In smaller towns and rural areas, you can enjoy a pleasant pace and lower housing and everyday expenses, a slower rhythm, and easy access to markets and local services. In major cities like Rome, Milan, or festival hotspots, prices rise, especially for short-term rentals and dining near sights. For many, value comes from longer stays in regional hubs with strong transport links, ample coworking spaces, and vibrant neighborhoods. The overall impression is favorable if you curate your base and daily routines thoughtfully. Tip: map a few preferred towns and compare access to transit and groceries before committing.

Daily life hinges on choosing a base that fits your routine. Look for longer leases in university districts or traditional neighborhoods with good transit and kitchens. Italy living cost varies by city and neighborhood, so observe a few options before committing. For housing, start with reputable platforms and local networks, and be ready to negotiate terms. Food options range from fresh markets and affordable trattorie to cooking at home with seasonal produce. Transport works well with trains for intercity trips and bikes or buses for town travel. Coworking spaces and quiet cafés can anchor workdays, while errands flow more smoothly with a reliable local SIM and a weekly shopping rhythm. Tip: Build a weekly budget around transit, markets, and a mix of longer rentals to stay flexible.

Quality of life in Italy blends culture, climate, and pace. Frame your budget with a simple monthly plan: essential housing, meals, transit, and a cushion for one-off costs. Save by cooking at home, shopping at local markets, and choosing neighborhoods with slower traffic and foot access to amenities. Seasonality shapes crowds and prices, so consider shoulder seasons for travel and living and adapt work rhythms around festival periods. Neighborhood fit matters: look for areas with good transit, stable groceries, and a sense of community rather than just tourist appeal. Tip: explore neighborhoods during different times of day to feel the atmosphere before choosing your base.