Bologna
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
A university city in the industrial north, cheaper than Milan with strong engineering and food manufacturing.
- Population
- 390,000
- Climate
- temperate
- Typical download speed
- 170 Mbit/s
- One-bed, city centre
- €750 – €1,200
- One-bed, outside centre
- €600 – €900
- Monthly budget, one adult
- €1,500 – €2,300
Indicative
Getting around
Bus network and a compact walkable centre.
What people work in here
- Engineering
- Food manufacturing
- Higher education
Cost of living
We do not hold a Bologna cost series, so this is the Italy country-wide estimate. Use the rent figures above for the local picture.
| Category | Monthly range |
|---|---|
| Housing | €600 – €1,300 |
| Food | €270 – €450 |
| Utilities | €140 – €260 |
| Internet | €25 – €45 |
| Transport | €35 – €100 |
| Healthcare | €40 – €150 |
| Everything else | €180 – €420 |
| Total | €1,290 – €2,725 |
| Suggested monthly buffer | €3,270 |
Modelled from a baseline for one adult and scaled, not sampled from households. Figures are shown as ranges because that is the honest shape of the data.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimate. The north-south gap in Italy is large: the same budget goes considerably further in the south.
Immigration
Immigration is decided nationally, not by city. Which routes are open to you, what they require and how long they take are all on the Italy guide.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimates, not survey data.