Comments on: The mystery of average Italian salaries http://www.peggyinitaly.com/2008/05/the-mystery-of-average-italian-salaries/ A journal of an American mama living abroad. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:05:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Peggy http://www.peggyinitaly.com/2008/05/the-mystery-of-average-italian-salaries/#comment-12 Peggy Fri, 30 May 2008 16:50:49 +0000 http://www.peggyinitaly.com/?p=10#comment-12 Hi Emanuele, Thanks for your valuable info. Unfortunately, we are one of those families making less the 1900 euros a month here in Italy. Another "unfortunately," we are not considering moving to Ireland, my friends are. We are already in Italy and it has been tough, especially after the Euro introduction. I hope things are better for you in beautiful Roma. Ciao! Peggy Hi Emanuele,
Thanks for your valuable info. Unfortunately, we are one of those families making less the 1900 euros a month here in Italy. Another “unfortunately,” we are not considering moving to Ireland, my friends are. We are already in Italy and it has been tough, especially after the Euro introduction. I hope things are better for you in beautiful Roma.
Ciao!
Peggy

]]> By: Emanuele http://www.peggyinitaly.com/2008/05/the-mystery-of-average-italian-salaries/#comment-11 Emanuele Thu, 29 May 2008 20:00:41 +0000 http://www.peggyinitaly.com/?p=10#comment-11 Dear Peggy, Italian salaries at at the worst level since 30 years or so. A worker without qualification gets 800 euro per month, the first salary of an engineer is 1200 euro. Consider that a rent in Milan or Rome for one room (not an apartment) is around 400 euro, and an 80 sqm apt in a village (not in a city) may cost 700 euro/month. At the moment 50% Italian families do not have 1900 euro per month, 30% of them cannot face an unexpected expense of 600 euro and 54% of them cannot put money aside. Poverty level is 30% below 18 years old (see ISTAT). People do not have the money to get married and as a result of this we have the lowest fertility rate in Europe. The average apartment in Rome costs 4000 euro/sqm, in Milan 4800 eur/sqm. With a salary here you need a 35-year-mortgage to buy a small apartment. Are you still sure you wanna come to Italy? Good Luck in Ireland! Emanuele (Rome) Dear Peggy,

Italian salaries at at the worst level since 30 years or so. A worker without qualification gets 800 euro per month, the first salary of an engineer is 1200 euro. Consider that a rent in Milan or Rome for one room (not an apartment) is around 400 euro, and an 80 sqm apt in a village (not in a city) may cost 700 euro/month.
At the moment 50% Italian families do not have 1900 euro per month, 30% of them cannot face an unexpected expense of 600 euro and 54% of them cannot put money aside. Poverty level is 30% below 18 years old (see ISTAT). People do not have the money to get married and as a result of this we have the lowest fertility rate in Europe.
The average apartment in Rome costs 4000 euro/sqm, in Milan 4800 eur/sqm. With a salary here you need a 35-year-mortgage to buy a small apartment.
Are you still sure you wanna come to Italy?

Good Luck in Ireland!

Emanuele (Rome)

]]> By: Laura http://www.peggyinitaly.com/2008/05/the-mystery-of-average-italian-salaries/#comment-10 Laura Sat, 17 May 2008 14:00:33 +0000 http://www.peggyinitaly.com/?p=10#comment-10 The average salary of people who pay taxes... The average salary of people who pay taxes…

]]> By: Luca http://www.peggyinitaly.com/2008/05/the-mystery-of-average-italian-salaries/#comment-9 Luca Thu, 15 May 2008 18:38:42 +0000 http://www.peggyinitaly.com/?p=10#comment-9 I think that the average salary in Italy is 1000 euros. They call us "the 1000 euro generation" :) I think that the average salary in Italy is 1000 euros. They call us “the 1000 euro generation” :)

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