How expensive would it be to live in Italy?

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MARCO.S

hi

this is a nice question, we could write a book on this one! :D

ok then:

Q: im planning on moving to italy in about a year.
i heard its very expensive, but is there some towns that are cheaper?
A: of course it depends WHERE you want to go, the area i mean.. It's obvious that if you want to live in a small little town it is cheaper instead to live in the city.. Cities like Milan, Florence, Rome can be very expensive.. In order to save money you should find an house/apartment in a town close to the city and the life.. But keep in mind that it must be very well served with public transportations (at least buses) or you probably need a car (but it's also very hard to find free parking space in the city, or you have to spend an entire monthly paycheck to pay the parking space). Also consider that, if you move into a town, maybe there would be nothing, the total depression, and less opportunity to find a job.

Q: i also want to live in a very nice area too, but what is the price rage on things??
A: again, you should specify an area where you would like to move.. Can you provide more info about?

Q: and whats the differents of usa and italy, money wise??
A: if you work for somebody, your wage expectations could be very disappointing.. The wages in Italy are really low and the cost of the life is high.. When the euro came in, almost everything changed and there's almost no control on prices.. Everything risen.. If you can make to open a business by yourself, prepare your pocket and start to pay a huge amount of taxes (it can be up to 48% to the government).

Q: OH! and i also want to no is there much english in italy??
i speak a little italian but i want to no is it hard langage wise
A: What you heard is true, there's not a lot of english in Italy.

I know that everything can look like under a "black lightspot" but in Italy, if you want to find a decent job, you don't need skills, you need acquaintances, know somebody in order to get into a company and get a position... Or, if you're not picky, you can find one of those factory jobs that all immigrants are willing to do, unerpaid.

Italy is amazing as a tourist, it's beautiful for the traditions, the places, the food and the charm.. But thinking about moving there it's kinda tough but not impossible..

I wish you the best anyway.

Bye

Trinity

It's very expensive in some ways and less expensive in some ways. The housing market is higher than the U.S. (in general), but the food is cheaper...I thought so anyway. Of course, the smaller the town is the lower the cost of living is going to be...so I suggest you don't move to Rome or Florence. Also, though, the smaller the town is the less there are that speak English. You need to know your stuff in the smaller towns. In a place like Rome (or Milan or Venice or...well, you get the idea), knowing very little will be fine...though, it's best to try to learn anyway. I went to Rome, Florence and Venice when I was 14 without knowing anymore than "Hello", "Thanks" and "Help!" and I got by okay. The American dollar is in bad shape currently. Find an online currency converter...you'll find that, for example, 4,000 USD is only equal to 3,166 euros.

It's also very hard to get a visa if you haven't already got a job. And, in Italy, it's very hard to get a job (so I've read/been told) unless you already know somebody.

Good luck though! I hope you get to go. Italy is absolutely beautiful and most of the people are just as beautiful (on the inside as well as out) as their country. Fabulous place!

brulicious

It's expensive...not for the super rich but expensive enough. All the town are around the same price except if you have apartments near the beach or in the big cities it's really expensive.

1 euro is as of lately around $1.35 ...so you will need more money cause the dollar is down.

English isn't spoken that much in other cities. In Milan and Rome yes there's lots of americans and so alot more italians speak english. But where I live (Pescara) not so much out of the blue you'll find a tourist visiting the region.

Like the other answer above, it's VERY hard to get a job here. Italians find it hard to get a job and if you don't really know the language you will get it twice as hard.

Before coming get to know the language more because unless you are going to a touristy area (where it is more expensive), english is less spoken in other parts.

lion of judah

quick tip

in the north- above Rome- more work, better standard of living, better working conditions but higher cost of living.

in the south - south of Rome - less work, lower standard of living, terrible working conditions (if you can find work), but cheaper to live.

Rome is a city on it's own and like most capital cities it's expensive to live and not overly typical of the country.

I live in southern Italy,on the campania-basilicata border....

work is nonexistent and if you do find work it will probably be in nero. it is hard enough for italians to find work at the minute so you can imagine what chance a foreign worker who can't speak italian has... near enough zero..

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well.. i'm an italian girl and I live in Venice.. I live in a flat and, flat + food = around 600â‚¬ a month...

â€ Vampireâ€

you should go in small villages, where houses are cheaper.
if you decide to go in cities like milan or rome it will be really expensive

unfortunately not many italians can speak english fluently, so probably you'll better study something of italian

good luck

Megan

You're planning on moving. Do you have a visa? Citizenship? You're going to need some sort of visa if you plan on working legally there and using state benefits... which is important.

Of course there are big cities that are more expensive than other places, it all depends on where you go. But if you speak little Italian than you're going to have to go to a big city because inexpensive places aren't going to have a lot of English. I live in a small city in the south every summer, 45,000, and I don't think I could get by with just English. There are a good amount of people who do know English, a lot of Italians are learning because it has become important for tourism and other business's, but it's still not a lot. I would suggest you take classes in Italian now. Food is inexpensive mostly, unless you go to large cities like Rome. I think for my area the cost of living is pretty low, but the job market is very bad.

You're going to need a job there, obviously, do you have anything set up? Planned? Jobs in Italy are very hard to come by, especially depending on the area you go to, and if you don't speak Italian... what do you plan on doing over there? Also if you do have a job it'll be tricky getting paid the right amount, on time, ect, ect. Italians don't often stick to the laws they have.

I would suggest reading Italian Neighbors by Tim Parks, it gives you a little insight into the laws, society, how everything is subjective and people sort of around rules. It's also very funny.

I think if you're going to move to Italy you're going to need:
1. A job in Italy prior to moving there
2. Lessons in Italian
3. Money saved

Italy is lovely, in my opinion. And I plan on moving there in a few years, but I already have much of my planned life set up there, so it'll be easy for me. If it's what you really want to do I say go for it. It's important to do what you want in life. You can always move back to your current country if things don't work out.

Chris

I don't know why you want to move to Italy, because I want to escape from it. It is a country just for rich people. We have a lot of problems with the foreign people, because we are not used to live with them.
I live in a little town in the centre between Rimini and Perugia, and I want to escape because we are in a big recession and there's no job. The country is beautiful but we don't have people who speak english. Anyway if you want to live here you should earn about 3500 â‚¬ per month, and they are enough to survive.

Good luck!!

If you have any suggestions to move to USA, let me know!!

â™¥Pumaâ™¥

My mom is from Tropine, Italy. It's on the island of Sicily. She remembers as a girl how expensive it really was. But the way of life was beautiful.

Mary Ann

Large cities like Rome or Milan are considered to be more expensive. Also, touristic places (Cinque terre, ski town in the mountains) are very expensive. Compared to the US, you'll find electronic stuff and clothes much more expensive. For other things it's more or less the same. In large cities there are a lot of English-speakers and communities created by them, so you'll be fine.

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