Milan is confirmed as the Italian city where life costs the most, Naples the cheapest, while Bari the first, curiously, in the ranking of the most expensive ones to go to the hairdresser: this is what emerges from the Codacons survey on the cost of living in Italy , reported by Adn Kronos. In particular, in the Apulian capital, according to the association, going to the hairdresser costs on average, for a woman, 26.48 euros compared to 11.80 in Naples.
The other data trace an overall cross-section of the economy in Italy, comparing prices and tariffs of a basket of goods and services ranging from meat to fruit and vegetables, passing through dentists, hairdressers and bars. As for the food sector, in Milan you need to spend on average 47% more to eat than in Naples: for the purchase of a basket consisting of fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, bread, etc. under the Madonna they spend an average of 99.24 euros, against 67.58 in Naples – analyzes the Codacons – The Neapolitan city, however, is the one with the highest waste rate in Italy (507.96 euros), the 148% more than in Trento, where you pay just 205 euros for the Tari. The situation is reversed at the bar: Trento boasts the saltiest coffee (on average 1.24 euros for espresso), followed by Trieste (1.14 euros) and Bologna (1.13 euros), against an average of 0.82 euro per cup in Catanzaro.
In case of dental problems, it is better to reside in Palermo: here you spend about 66 euros for a filling, compared to 174 euros in Aosta. A private visit to the gynecologist costs less in the south (80 euros in Naples, 95 euros in Catanzaro), compared to 155 euros in Trento and Milan. “The cost of living is extremely diversified across the country, with southern cities being on average cheaper than in Northern Italy” explains President Carlo Rienzi. “Prices and tariffs that appear to be constantly evolving: the increases in electricity and gas bills are in fact causing cascading increases in retail prices in recent weeks, due to the higher costs for businesses and activities that are inevitably passed on to consumers through price increases “.
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