Bolzano-Bozen
- Population
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- Prices for
- Sep 2026
One person needs about $1,968 a month in Bolzano-Bozen, rent included: 67% less than in New York. The average net salary is $2,513 a month.
Livability
Seven domain scores, weighted. 6 of them have data for Bolzano-Bozen; a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.
- Purchasing power25%70
- Safetycountry20%51
- Health carecountry15%57
- Climate10%No data
- Air qualitycountry10%52
- Connectivitycountry10%42
- Cost10%36
How each domain is scored
- Purchasing power, 25%
- What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
- Safety, 20%
- Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
- Health care, 15%
- Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
- Climate, 10%
- Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
- Air quality, 10%
- 30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
- Connectivity, 10%
- Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
- Cost, 10%
- Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
- Worldwide, among high-confidence cities
- #855
- Livability rank in Italy
- #92
- Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
- #2,187
What it costs
US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.
Prices
55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.
Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).
| Item | Bolzano-Bozen | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | |||
| Meal, inexpensive restaurant | $17.59 | $25.00 | −30% |
| Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses) | $60.58 | $140 | −57% |
| McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal) | $13.84 | $14.00 | −1% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught) | $5.77 | $8.00 | −28% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant) | $4.62 | $10.00 | −54% |
| Cappuccino (regular) | $2.66 | $6.37 | −58% |
| Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle) | $3.46 | $3.80 | −9% |
| Water (0.33 l bottle) | $2.31 | $2.89 | −20% |
| Markets | |||
| Milk (1 l) | $1.90 | $1.36 | +40% |
| Loaf of fresh white bread (500g) | $3.42 | $4.68 | −27% |
| Rice, white (1 kg) | $2.74 | $6.97 | −61% |
| Eggs (12) | $5.69 | $5.73 | −1% |
| Local cheese (1 kg) | $13.56 | $17.38 | −22% |
| Chicken fillets (1 kg) | $10.48 | $15.11 | −31% |
| Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat) | $17.31 | $17.77 | −3% |
| Apples (1 kg) | $2.21 | $6.11 | −64% |
| Bananas (1 kg) | $1.98 | $2.20 | −10% |
| Oranges (1 kg) | $2.72 | $5.77 | −53% |
| Tomato (1 kg) | $2.65 | $6.25 | −58% |
| Potato (1 kg) | $1.92 | $3.47 | −45% |
| Onion (1 kg) | $1.69 | $4.17 | −59% |
| Lettuce (1 head) | $1.27 | $2.72 | −53% |
| Water (1.5 l bottle) | $0.68 | $2.50 | −73% |
| Bottle of wine, mid-range | $8.66 | $20.00 | −57% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle) | $1.42 | $3.21 | −56% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle) | $3.46 | $3.96 | −13% |
| Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro) | $8.08 | $19.00 | −57% |
| Transport | |||
| One-way ticket, local transport | $2.31 | $3.00 | −23% |
| Monthly pass, regular price | $51.34 | $140 | −63% |
| Taxi start, normal tariff | $8.08 | $3.00 | +169% |
| Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff | $1.73 | $2.18 | −21% |
| Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff | — | $42.00 | — |
| Gasoline (1 l) | $2.11 | $1.10 | +92% |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car) | $37,420 | $35,458 | +6% |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car) | $36,343 | $25,309 | +44% |
| Utilities, per month | |||
| Basic utilities, 85m² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage) | — | — | — |
| Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data) | $11.73 | $73.50 | −84% |
| Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL) | $28.85 | $71.93 | −60% |
| Sports and leisure | |||
| Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult) | $69.23 | $126 | −45% |
| Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend) | $21.92 | $62.38 | −65% |
| Cinema, 1 seat, international release | $12.69 | $23.00 | −45% |
| Childcare | |||
| Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child) | $596 | $3,366 | −82% |
| International primary school (yearly, 1 child) | $6,922 | $60,589 | −89% |
| Clothing and shoes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar) | $119 | $72.80 | +64% |
| 1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M) | $46.15 | $53.22 | −13% |
| 1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range | $153 | $118 | +30% |
| 1 pair of men's leather business shoes | $169 | $125 | +35% |
| Rent, per month | |||
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre | $983 | $4,417 | −78% |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre | $887 | $3,033 | −71% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre | $1,701 | $9,242 | −82% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre | $1,565 | $5,461 | −71% |
| Buying an apartment | |||
| Price per square meter, apartment in city centre | $7,493 | $18,759 | −60% |
| Price per square meter, apartment outside centre | $4,956 | $6,523 | −24% |
| Salary and financing | |||
| Average monthly net salary, after tax | $2,513 | $5,178 | −51% |
| Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%) | 3.83% | 6.49% | −2.7 pts |
Three years of prices
Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.
Show the monthly values
| Month | Core basket index | Rent, 1 bedroom | Net salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | — | $983 | $2,513 |
| Aug 2026 | — | $989 | $2,514 |
| Jul 2026 | — | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | 67.4 | $1,013 | $2,503 |
| Apr 2026 | 66.4 | $965 | $2,422 |
| Mar 2026 | 67.4 | $945 | $2,395 |
| Dec 2025 | 69.0 | $943 | $2,473 |
| Nov 2025 | 70.9 | $936 | $2,358 |
| Sep 2025 | 68.5 | $946 | $2,366 |
| Aug 2025 | 68.2 | $942 | $2,398 |
| May 2025 | 65.8 | $911 | $2,277 |
| Apr 2025 | 71.8 | $990 | $2,364 |
| Mar 2025 | 67.0 | $911 | $2,187 |
| Feb 2025 | 63.9 | $898 | $2,110 |
| Jan 2025 | 62.4 | $885 | $2,105 |
| Dec 2024 | 59.9 | $911 | $2,161 |
| Nov 2024 | 58.1 | $887 | $2,215 |
| Oct 2024 | 59.4 | $906 | $2,229 |
| Sep 2024 | 63.8 | $952 | $2,273 |
| Aug 2024 | 63.9 | $937 | $2,272 |
| Jul 2024 | 62.2 | $938 | $2,216 |
| Jun 2024 | 62.1 | $956 | $2,185 |
| May 2024 | 62.5 | $956 | $2,230 |
| Apr 2024 | 55.2 | $953 | $2,265 |
| Mar 2024 | 54.7 | $966 | $2,270 |
| Feb 2024 | 53.6 | $960 | $1,131 |
| Jan 2024 | 54.4 | $1,032 | $2,282 |
| Dec 2023 | 54.9 | $988 | $2,276 |
| Nov 2023 | 59.2 | $916 | $2,305 |
| Oct 2023 | 57.3 | $885 | $2,192 |
Safety
Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.
Country-level: the livability score uses Italy's safety figure
No crime survey has been published for Bolzano-Bozen yet.
Quality of life
Numbeo's published indices for Bolzano-Bozen. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.
- Cost of living (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 66.2
- Rent (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 24.4
- Groceries (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 60.6
- Restaurants (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 73.3
Climate
Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.
No monthly climate normals for Bolzano-Bozen yet.
- Annual mean
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- Warmest month
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- Coldest month
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- Rain a year
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- HumidityRelative, annual mean
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- SunshineSolar energy per day
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- Clear-sky daysA year
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- Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 °C
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Air, internet and housing
The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.
Air
Country-level estimateNo air-quality readings for Bolzano-Bozen.
Internet
Italy median; city not listed- Upload
- 50Mbps, fixed
- Latency
- 13ms, fixed
- Mobile download
- 85Mbps
- Mobile latency
- 32ms
Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.
Housing
- Price to income
- 12.4Years of income, 90 m² flat
- Price to rent
- 35.6Years of rent, centre
- Rental yield
- 2.8%Gross, centre
- Mortgage rate
- 3.83%20-year fixed
- 80 m² in the centre
- 19.9Years of net salary
Numbeo property survey, 20 Sept 2026.
Cities like Bolzano-Bozen
In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.
About these numbers
What the figures on this page rest on.
- Confidence
- High confidence
- Contributors
- 31Numbeo price survey
- Latest prices
- Sep 20264 readings that month
- Months with prices
- 8 of 12Last 12 months
- Items priced
- 96%1 basket items from the country median
- Location
- Not matched to coordinates yet
- Index rebuilt
- 24 Sept 2026