It is expensive school in Italy. From the monitoring carried out by the ONF – National Federconsumatori Observatory, the costs of school materials recorded an average increase of + 4.3% compared to 2021. Overall, the expenditure for school supplies (plus “spare parts”) will amount this year to about 571 , 60 euros for each pupil. The costs of the books are confirmed on the rise: for each student on average 481.04 euros will be spent for the compulsory texts +2 dictionaries. The variation compared to 2021 is + 2% A first high school boy will spend 683.46 euros for textbooks + 4 dictionaries (+ 2% compared to last year) + 571.60 euros for school supplies and spare parts , for a total of 1,255.06 euros. Between computers, webcams, microphone, antivirus, basic programs, a family spends from 369.88 euros to 3.756.98 euros (considering the annual costs for antivirus and programs).