By Marco De La Pierre

Some example of Cost of Living in Florence, Italy? 30) A good breakfast in a standard bar: 3/5€ per person 6) A double student bedroom in the center: 550/1000€ per month 26) An Italian daily newspaper: 1€/1,50€ 27) A second hand Vespa: 500€/1000€ 31) A good bottle of wine (at the supermarket) : 7/10€ 33) A bus ride: 1.20€ 29) A second hand Cinquecento: 2000/15000€ 40) 1 kg of good Italian Prosciutto (Ham): 35/40€ 41) A month of subscription in a gym: 50/60€ 34) A pint of beer in a bar/pub: 4/7€ 21) A condom: around 1€ 12) A good dinner for 2 pax (in the restaurant!): 60/90€ 25) A train ticket Florence-Venice with Eurostar: 20/27€ 37) A Cinema Show: 5/7€ 44) the cost of an apartment in the center 4000€/6000€ (per sq meter)

Cost of Living in Florence - 2009

The official inflation rate in Florence (and in Italy) in 2009 is around 1,1% ...

The fact is that, after the introduction of the Euro (the 1st of January 2002) , the practice of rounding up the euro to the value of ITL 2,000, rather than to the correct conversion rate of ITL 1,936.27 has given rise - according to the president of Istat (Italian Institute of Statistics) - to the unexpected (and unwanted) effect that, in Italy, perceived inflation in the last years can be estimated at around 6%...!

This process has brought to a rise in prices particularly strong in cities like Florence, Venise, Rome, Milan, Bologna...
Here we have listed the prices of some of the most usual things that you can buy during your stay here so you can better compare the cost of living of Florence with the cost of living in your hometown...

1) A night in an Hostel: 15/25€
2) A night in B&B (double bedroom): 50/120€
3) A night in a one star Hotel in Florence city center: 18/30€ per person
4) The rent of a cosy studio in the city center (40/60 sq meters): 700/1300€
5) The rent of a nice single room in the city center: 400/700 € per month all inclusive
6) The rent of a nice double room in the city center: 550/1000€ per month all inclusive
7) A private lesson of Italian Language in a private school: 25/40€ per hour
8) An intensive private course of Italian in a private school: 1000/1200€ per 40 hours
9) A standard Italian course in a private school: 450/700€ per 4 weeks (20hrs per week)
10) A good dinner for 2 pax (and you buy everything at the supermarket!): 10/18€
11) A standard dinner for 2 pax (and you buy everything at the supermarket!): 5/10€
12) A good dinner for 2 pax (in the restaurant!): 60/90€
13) A standard dinner for 2 pax (in the restaurant!): 50/60€
14) A good dinner for 2 pax (in a Pizzeria): 40/55€
15) A "basic" dinner for 2 pax (in a Pizzeria): 20/40€
16) A pizza slice in the city center: 2/4€
17) A 10 minute taxi ride : 10/15€! (a flight Pisa-London with Ryanair? 0,99 cents...)
18) A Sandwich on the road in the city center: 2,50/5€
19) A pack of Marlboro (don't do that guys!): 4,50€
20) A pack of Italian sigarettes (don't do that guys!): 3/4€
21) A condom (yes, do that guys!): around 1€
22) A train ticket Florence-Milan with Eurostar: 45€/64€ more info on trenitalia.com
23) A train ticket Florence-Rome with Eurostar: 39€/56€ more info on trenitalia.com
24) A train ticket Florence-Napoli with Eurostar: 63€/92 more info on trenitalia.com
25) A train ticket Florence-Venice with Eurostar: 35€/54€ more info on trenitalia.com
25) A train ticket Florence-Pisa: 6€/9€ more info on trenitalia.com
26) A daily newspaper: 1€/1,50€
27) A second hand Vespa: 500/1000€
28) A second hand bycicle: 30/100€
29) A second hand Cinquecento: 2000/15000€
30) A good breakfast in a standard bar: 3/5€ per person
31) A good bottle of wine (at the supermarket) : 7/10€
32) An excellent bottle of wine (at the supermarket) : 15/100€
33) A bus ticket: 1,20€
34) A pint of beer in a bar/pub: 4/7€
35) A drink in a bar: 5/10€
36) A drink in a disco: 8/15€
37) A Cinema Show: 5/7€
38) A disco club ticket: 10/35€
39) A good mobile phone (we suggest you to buy it and not to rent it!) : 90/150€
40) 1 kg of good Italian Prosciutto (Ham): 35/40€
41) A month of subscription in a gym: 50/60€
42) An International newspaper: 1,5/3€
43) A good ice cream in the city center: 2,50€/5€
44) the cost of an apartment in the center 4000€/6000€ (per sq meter)
45) the cost of an apartment in the outskirts of the city around 4000€ (per sq meter)

Would you like to know the prices of other special things in Florence?
Please send your request to the studentsVille staff (info@studentsville.it), we'll answer to you soon with the last updated prices in Florence!
See you soon in Florence guys&girls!;)