A timelessly beautiful European country has been named as a cheap place for Irish people to live abroad.
Italy has become renowned for its stunning landscapes and architecture, and the tourist destination is also considerably cheaper to live in than other European countries.
A study by YourOverseasHome analysed the cost of living in the most popular European expat destinations- United Kingdom, Spain, France, Portugal, Greece, Germany, and Italy.
Italy was found to be the cheapest of the seven destinations for groceries, household items, electricity, and is even the cheapest for hiring an in-house cleaner.
Italians enjoy tasty foods such as fresh bread, fruit, vegetables, fish and meat for less, with a basket full of regular grocery staples costing about €62. Moreover, Italians typically pay about €1.20 for their morning coffee, while the U.K average coffee price is €3.60
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However, the survey indicated Italy was not the cheapest of the seven for all expenses. Healthcare, for exmaple is more expensive in Italia, with a packet of paracetomol costing €2.93, compared with just 33 cents in the U.K. Spain was also found to be the cheapest of the seven countries for eating out.
The most popular countries to live abroad, rated from most to least expensive:
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Spain
- France
- Portugal
- Greece
- Italy
Last year Internations, the largest online expat community , ranked Valencia, Spain as the number one city in the world for expats to live in, followed by Dubai and Mexico City. The rankings are based on expats' quality of life, ease of settling in, personal finances and ease of working aborad. Other European cities ranked highly on the list were Lisbon, Madrid and Basel.
