In southern Italy the prices are lower by about 16,5% compared to northern Italy. He says a survey Louis and John Cannari Iuzzolino, economists of the Bank of Italy, who report their study in a report titled "Differences in the level of consumer prices between North and South".
Considering only the prices of food, clothing and furniture prices are not that different (only 3% of difference). If one considers, however, the cost of rent then the difference is significant. In some cases you may even get to pay, for a similar apartment, but instead hundreds of miles away, also 60% plus.
Economists estimate the cost of energy "is slightly higher in the South than the North Central (2,2 percent); the services sector is rather lower 15 percent. Including these components in the calculation of the cost of living we arrive at an estimate of the gap between North and South Center of the order of 20 percent ".
"If we assume that the prices of services identified by the Ministry of Economic Development are representative only of certain components of expenditure on services (Health, repairs, other goods and services, items that absorb 16 percent of spending) and that the remaining products there are regional differences (all the items to which assumes uniformity of price in the area in this case is equal to 22 percent of spending), The overall cost of living is equal to 89,3 in the South and in 107,8 the Centre and North; in the southern regions of the price level is 17 percent lower than in North Center. Incorporating the highest burden in the South found for the insurance premiums of means of transport, this value falls 16,5 percent ".
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Via: Corriere.it