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Italy
Italy's house price growth since 2015 is 119.2, the 2nd lowest of 29. And its government debt is 137.10 %, ranked 119th of 124.
Of 28 fields published for Italy, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
69 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$5,481 PPP/mo
The average employee in Italy earns about $5,481 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$53,864 PPP
Money's value
61.20 %
100 saved in Italy in 2000 buys what 61 buys today — 39 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
28.63 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Italy, about $29 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$5,481 PPP/mo
The average employee in Italy earns about $5,481 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$38,444 PPP
The average job in Italy pays about $38,444 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
3.49 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 3.49 % works out to roughly €1,500 a month.
House price growth
3.76 %
Real house prices in Italy rose 3.8 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
House price growth since 2015
119.2
House prices in Italy are about 19 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
1.53 %
At 1.5 % a year, prices double in about 47 years if it holds.
Electricity price
€0.333/kWh
ranked 30th of 33
Tax wedge
45.76 %
ranked 32nd of 36
Debt per person
$33,471
ranked 109th of 123
Where Italy sits, field by field
Each dot is Italy’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- House price growth since 2015119.22 of 29
- Government debt137.10 %119 of 124
- Electricity price€0.333/kWh30 of 33
- Tax wedge45.76 %32 of 36
- Debt per person$33,471109 of 123
- GDP growth0.54 %112 of 127
- Median salary$4,844 PPP/mo11 of 78
- Average monthly salary$5,481 PPP/mo13 of 92
- Money's value61.20 %17 of 116
- Lending rate4.89 %13 of 67
- Price level69 % of US prices101 of 125
- GDP per capita$43,30926 of 127
- Inflation rate1.53 %26 of 123
- Petrol€2.02/l21 of 27
- Tax on pay28.63 %27 of 37
- Public holidays13 days35 of 104
- Take-home pay$38,444 PPP25 of 37
- Retirement age (men)64.8 years18 of 49
- Average annual salary$53,864 PPP24 of 37
- Unemployment rate6.39 %79 of 124
- House price growth3.76 %34 of 54
- Corporate tax24.00 %58 of 96
- Median income$36,387 PPP19 of 42
- Top income tax47.23 %21 of 37
- Mortgage rates3.49 %12 of 25
- Retirement age (women)63.8 years23 of 49
- Real policy rate0.72 %25 of 53
- Currency-0.71 %36 of 71
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
France
avg gap 14.2 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 24.00 % (Italy) vs 15.00 %
Finland
avg gap 15.9 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: electricity — €0.333/kWh (Italy) vs €0.191/kWh
Belgium
avg gap 16.3 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: average salary — $53,864 PPP (Italy) vs $80,009 PPP
Greece
avg gap 16.8 pp · 25 shared fields
Most separates them: tax wedge — 45.76 % (Italy) vs 39.34 %
| Money's value | 61.20 % | ranked 17th of 116 | |
| Lending rate | 4.89 % | ranked 13th of 67 | |
| Price level | 69 % of US prices | ranked 101st of 125 | |
| GDP per capita | $43,309 | ranked 26th of 127 | |
| Inflation rate | 1.53 % | ranked 26th of 123 | |
| Petrol | €2.02/l | ranked 21st of 27 | |
| Tax on pay | 28.63 % | ranked 27th of 37 | |
| Public holidays | 13 days | ranked 35th of 104 | |
| Take-home pay | $38,444 PPP | ranked 25th of 37 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 64.8 years | ranked 18th of 49 | |
| Average annual salary | $53,864 PPP | ranked 24th of 37 | |
| Unemployment rate | 6.39 % | ranked 79th of 124 | |
| House price growth | 3.76 % | ranked 34th of 54 | |
| Corporate tax | 24.00 % | ranked 58th of 96 | |
| Median income | $36,387 PPP | ranked 19th of 42 | |
| Top income tax | 47.23 % | ranked 21st of 37 | |
| Mortgage rates | 3.49 % | ranked 12th of 25 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 63.8 years | ranked 23rd of 49 | |
| Real policy rate | 0.72 % | ranked 25th of 53 | |
| Currency | -0.71 % | ranked 36th of 71 |
✓ 28 fields published for Italy, every one dated and sourced · 7 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Italy: deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, rent, minimum wage, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 28 figures
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q1
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2025-S2
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 1992
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Lending rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2023
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-08-31
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-07
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
What changed
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.72 → -0.71 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 77.2855315218802 → 137.1 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.24 → -0.72 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.6 → -0.24 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.45 → -0.6 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.9 → -0.45 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 2.003 → 2.017 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Mortgage rate (new loans) | 3.54 → 3.49 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.52 → -0.9 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.44 → -0.52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.41 → -0.44 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.21 → -0.41 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.56 → -0.21 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.12 → 0.56 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.27 → 0.12 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.988 → 2.003 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.62 → -0.27 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.64 → 0.62 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.37 → 0.64 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.02 → 0.37 |