Europe

Cost of living in Italy

Capital: RomeItalian, German, French, CatalanUpdated October 2026

69%of US price level

Is Italy expensive?

Prices in Italy are about 69% of US price levels (World Bank PPP). The most affordable place we cover is Abruzzo, at about $1,690–2,480 a month for a comfortable life.

Cost of living in Italy, by place

One person, rent included. SoloSquare estimates in US$.

Place	Month, comfortable	1-bed rent, center	Local meal	Value
Abruzzo	$1,690–2,480	$394–675	$7.9–13.5	57/100
Calabria	$1,690–2,590	$394–731	$7.9–13.5	49/100
Palermo	$1,800–2,590	$563–1,010	$5.6–11.3	46/100
Catania	$1,800–2,590	$563–1,010	$5.6–11.3	45/100
Lecce	$1,800–2,590	$563–956	$6.8–12.4	53/100
Matera	$1,800–2,700	$563–956	$7.9–13.5	50/100
Syracuse	$1,800–2,700	$563–1,010	$6.8–12.4	43/100
Sicily	$1,910–2,810	$675–1,240	$5.6–13.5	38/100
Lucca	$1,910–2,810	$675–1,130	$9.0–14.6	47/100
Cagliari	$1,910–2,810	$675–1,130	$7.9–13.5	39/100
Pisa	$2,030–2,810	$731–1,240	$7.9–14.6	37/100
Bari	$2,030–2,930	$731–1,240	$6.8–13.5	36/100
Naples	$2,140–3,040	$900–1,580	$5.6–13.5	22/100
Verona	$2,140–3,040	$844–1,410	$9.0–15.8	28/100
Siena	$2,140–3,040	$844–1,350	$9.0–15.8	38/100
Genoa	$2,140–3,040	$675–1,240	$6.8–13.5	31/100
Bergamo	$2,140–3,040	$731–1,240	$9.0–14.6	34/100
Umbria	$2,140–3,040	$563–956	$7.9–14.6	32/100
Turin	$2,140–3,150	$844–1,460	$9.0–15.8	28/100
Puglia	$2,140–3,150	$675–1,240	$9.0–15.8	31/100
Rimini	$2,250–3,260	$675–1,240	$9.0–15.8	26/100
Sardinia	$2,250–3,380	$675–1,130	$9.0–15.8	34/100
Taormina	$2,250–3,380	$788–1,460	$9.0–15.8	26/100
Bologna	$2,360–3,380	$1,010–1,690	$9.0–15.8	23/100
Florence	$2,480–3,600	$1,130–1,910	$9.0–15.8	20/100
Lake Maggiore	$2,590–3,710	$788–1,350	$10.1–16.9	25/100
Venice	$2,700–3,830	$1,240–2,140	$9.0–16.9	18/100
Lake Como	$2,700–3,940	$1,010–1,690	$10.1–18.0	19/100
Tuscany	$2,700–3,940	$1,010–1,800	$9.0–16.9	16/100
Sorrento	$2,700–3,940	$900–1,460	$11.3–18.0	16/100
Lake Garda	$2,700–3,940	$900–1,580	$10.1–16.9	14/100
Rome	$2,810–3,940	$1,350–2,250	$9.0–16.9	14/100
Milan	$3,150–4,500	$1,580–2,700	$10.1–18.0	8/100
Cinque Terre	$3,380–5,060	—	$11–20	9/100
Dolomites	$3,380–5,060	$1,010–2,030	$11.3–18.0	5/100
Amalfi Coast	$3,940–5,630	—	$11–20	6/100
Positano	$5,060–7,310	—	$14–23	2/100
Capri	$5,060–7,880	—	$14–23	1/100

Cost of living by place

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