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title: "Cost of Living in Italy vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Italy is about 31% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.686, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Italy, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/ppp/italy/"
json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=IT"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Purchasing Power Parity · Italy

# Cost of living in 🇮🇹 Italy vs the United States

Italy has a US-relative price level of **0.686** (US = 1.0) — about 31% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Italy

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $72,886 | $34,300 |
| $80,000 | $116,618 | $54,880 |
| $120,000 | $174,927 | $82,320 |
| $180,000 | $262,391 | $123,480 |
| $250,000 | $364,431 | $171,500 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=IT).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Italy's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.686 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.690 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.681 2025

OECD 0.690 2025

Penn World Table 0.691 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.729 2025

Big Mac Index 1.138 2026

Eurostat (observed prices) 0.658 2024

Eurostat (GDP) 0.661 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇰🇮 Kiribati](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/kiribati/) — price level 0.685
- [🇦🇩 Andorra](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/andorra/) — price level 0.681
- [🇪🇪 Estonia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/estonia/) — price level 0.678
- [🇼🇸 Samoa](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/samoa/) — price level 0.674
- [🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/antigua-and-barbuda/) — price level 0.707

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to Italy](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-italy/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs Italy](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-italy/)
- [How much you need to retire in Italy](https://geo-parity.com/fire/italy/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Italy compared to the United States?**: Italy has a price level of 0.686 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 31% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Italy?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $145,773 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Italy; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $68,600.
- **Where does the Italy cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=IT.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/italy/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=IT