Is Italy a good place to live for remote workers?

Italy scores 75/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 153.5 Mbps, safety 97, healthcare 82, air quality 81, english 52) — rank 48 of 167. Healthcare strong; broadband and bureaucracy lag; Po Valley air quality is poor.

How fast is the internet in Italy?

Median fixed broadband is around 153.5 Mbps. Healthcare strong; broadband and bureaucracy lag; Po Valley air quality is poor.

What does $3,000/month get you in Italy?

Single-person essentials run about $1,513/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.0× essentials).

Livability · rank 48/167

Is 🇮🇹 Italy (Rome) a good place to live?

Quality score 75/100 against essentials of $1,513/month. Healthcare strong; broadband and bureaucracy lag; Po Valley air quality is poor.

The five metrics

Internet 61 153.5 Mbps median broadband, 89.2% online

Safety 97 0.6 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 82 UHC service coverage 82/100 (2023)

Air quality 81 PM2.5 13.7 µg/m³ (2023)

English 52 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 0.62 · corruption control 0.55 · stability 0.31 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $31.46 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $10.51/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,513)	Verdict
$2,000	1.3×	comfortable
$3,000	2.0×	very comfortable
$5,000	3.3×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇫🇷 France — quality 84.8, essentials $1,716/mo
🇩🇲 Dominica — quality 53.8, essentials $1,089/mo
🇨🇦 Canada — quality 94.2, essentials $1,925/mo
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia — quality 52.6, essentials $1,076/mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Italy a good place to live for remote workers?: Italy scores 75/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 153.5 Mbps, safety 97, healthcare 82, air quality 81, english 52) — rank 48 of 167. Healthcare strong; broadband and bureaucracy lag; Po Valley air quality is poor.
How fast is the internet in Italy?: Median fixed broadband is around 153.5 Mbps. Healthcare strong; broadband and bureaucracy lag; Po Valley air quality is poor.
What does $3,000/month get you in Italy?: Single-person essentials run about $1,513/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.0× essentials).