See also: food prices Prices in restaurants entertainment costs Prices in supermarkets Prices at McDonald's Pizza prices KFC prices Burger King Prices
Cost of living and expenses in Italy
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Italy?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Italy, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Italy
(The last update: today)
Currency in Italy euro (EUR €). For 10 US dollars you can get 9.59 euros. For 100 US dollars you can get 95.9 euros. And the other way around: For 10 euros you can get 10.4 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Italy
What are the different prices in the cities in Italy? What are the prices and costs on the islands belonging to Italy? See here: Prices on islands and cities in Italy
Prices: Sardinia Sicily Ischia Elba Capri Mestre Bologna Brescia Cagliari Catania Florence Genoa Latina Livorno Messina
Prices and availability of products in shops and supermarkets in Italy: Bologna Florence Milan Naples Rome Turin Venice Verona
McDonald's prices in Italy: Bologna Florence Milan Naples Rome Turin Venice Verona
Pizza prices in Italy: Bologna Florence Milan Naples Rome Turin Venice Verona
KFC prices in Italy: Bologna Turin Venice Verona
Burger King prices in Italy: Bologna Florence Milan Naples Rome Turin Venice Verona
fees
$209 ($125 - $365)
1.4% more than in United States
internet
$29 ($26 - $37)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$81 ($42 - $125)
by half more than in United States
average earnings
$1.65K
64% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$800 ($522 - $1.49K)
by half less than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$996 ($678 - $1.96K)
by half less than in United States
The cost of living in Italy:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.8 (€1.7)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $37 (€35)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.9 (€1.8)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $26.1K (€25K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $800 (€767)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $598 (€574)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.43K (€1.37K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $996 (€955)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $209 (€200)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $29 (€28)
- numb_34 $13.2 (€12.7)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $81 (€78)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $35 (€33)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $88 (€84)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $117 (€112)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $28.2K (€27K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $547 (€524)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $4.24K (€4.06K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $9.62K (€9.22K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $2.59K (€2.48K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $1.65K (€1.58K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 4.8%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $5.2 (€5)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.6 (€1.5)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $30 (€29)
Price changes in previous years in Italy
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $3.22K(€3.08K), 2011: $4.73K(€4.53K), 2012: $4.57K(€4.38K), 2013: $5.14K(€4.93K), 2014: $4.24K(€4.07K), 2015: $4.9K(€4.69K), 2016: $5.04K(€4.83K), 2017: $4.22K(€4.04K), and 2018: $4.32K(€4.14K)
Have earnings increased in Italy?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $1.41K(€1.36K), 2011: $1.44K(€1.38K), 2012: $1.43K(€1.37K), 2013: $1.65K(€1.59K), 2014: $1.53K(€1.47K), 2015: $1.64K(€1.57K), 2016: $1.47K(€1.41K), 2017: $1.49K(€1.43K), and 2018: $1.45K(€1.39K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $133(€127), 2011: $142(€137), 2012: $156(€149), 2013: $177(€170), 2014: $146(€140), 2015: $149(€143), 2016: $151(€144), 2017: $145(€139), and 2018: $146(€140)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $24(€23), 2011: $26(€25), 2012: $27(€25), 2013: $26(€25), 2014: $27(€26), 2015: $28(€27), 2016: $28(€27), 2017: $28(€27), and 2018: $29(€28)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Italy in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $104(€100), 2011: $92(€88), 2012: $92(€89), 2013: $90(€86), 2014: $82(€79), 2015: $83(€79), 2016: $84(€80), 2017: $81(€78), and 2018: $81(€78)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bread
$2.1 ($1.1 - $3.7)
by half less than in United States
rice
$2.7 ($1.6 - $4.2)
by half less than in United States
fees
$209 ($125 - $365)
1.4% more than in United States
internet
$29 ($26 - $37)
by half less than in United States
coffee
$1.7 ($1 - $2.6)
68% is less expensive than in United States
cheap restaurant
$15.6 ($10.4 - $26)
22% is less expensive than in United States