The Cost of Living in Italy

It is very difficult to say if it is more expensive to live inadvise you to see for your town and specialty.
Italy than in the USA for many factors which I will notEveryone has the right to see the public doctor or
get into right now. I can tell you how much I spend for"dottore della mutua". These visits are free or you pay
various things with a four person family (2 adults and 2only a minimal amount. If instead you prefer to see a
children), living in a small town in Tuscany.private doctor who takes appointments it costs about
Daycare is expensive for Italy standards in our small70 euros (pediatrician). Blood tests vary. Again if you
town but much cheaper than back home in the USA.do them through the public sector they are free or
We pay approximately 350 euros a month for 5 daysminimal. If you do them privately, they can cost
a week, half days and lunch & snack included.between 70 and 150 euros depending what exactly
Private preschool on the other hand is about 120 eurosyou are having done. Hospital stays are absolutely
a month 6 days a week, half days and lunch included.free.
Our child could stay until 4 pm with no increase in cost.The cost of gasoline is expensive. It costs about 1.290
A babysitter would cost about 7 euros per hour.per liter. I pay about 70 euros to fill up my tank which
Doctors and medical care in general can be expensivelasts me about 2 weeks time. I do very little driving and
if through the private sector. What is the differenceonly around the town. The gas bill for our home is
between private and public? If you go through theabout 850 euros every two months in the winter. Food
public sector, you have to schedule an appointmentcosts us around 100 euros a week. Electricity and
through the USLL and most often your appointmentwater bills cost 150 euros and 75 euros respectively
will be in months. You have to see the doctor theyevery two months.