Cassandra Tresl

“She said at the time, the family was paying $2,000 per month to rent their apartment — a bargain by New York standards.”

“Instead, the family bought a house in Italy’s Abruzzo region in 2022 for roughly 11,500 euros, or about $13,000 — moving there permanently in 2023, according to Tresl.”

“She said the family spent another 15,000 euros, or about $17,000, renovating and decorating the home, with the largest expense being roughly $3,000 to redo plumbing for the entire house.”

“They ended up in an unnamed town of about 1,300, Tresl writes on her blog.”

“full-time preschool for their daughter costs just $70 a month — a fraction of what friends with kids of similar ages pay in big US cities. Electricity averages about $170 a month and water is around …”

“The family also owns a second property that Tresl said they purchased for just $20,000 before investing another $17,000 in renovations. Her husband manages it as a rental property, which she estimate…”

“They spend about $140 a week on groceries for the household, which includes two cats and two dogs.”

“It’s about three hours east of Rome.”