Even in 2025 Milan is the most expensive city in Italy. Catanzaro is the capital of savings in the food sector

John

By John

Milan will also be confirmed as the Italian city with the highest cost of living in 2025. The cheapest is Naples but, if you look only at food spending, Catanzaro holds the record for savings, while in Bolzano people spend the most on food and drinks. The ranking emerges from a Codacons study based on data from the Mimit Price Observatory. Examining a basket made up of fruit and vegetables, food and services such as the dentist, styling, dry cleaning or dog grooming, it emerges that in Milan, a total of almost 600 euros is spent on the purchase of the various items, 62% more than the expenditure in Naples for the same basket. Aosta follows with a total receipt of 586 euros, and in third place Bolzano with 574 euros. Among the 18 large cities monitored, Naples, with around 369 euros, is the cheapest, followed by Palermo with 408 euros and Catanzaro with 424 euros. In terms of food expenditure alone, for the purchase of 28 products ranging from fruit and vegetables to meat, from salmon to bread, pasta, oil, among others, Catanzaro, with a cost of around 165 euros, is the most convenient city, followed by Naples (168 euros) and Bari (172 euros). To stock pantries and refrigerators, the most expensive city is Bolzano, with around 220 euros (33.3% more than Catanzaro).