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Living in Bernalda

In Bernalda, rent averages €4.10 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.1% (2023).

The foreign population count was 1,239 at the start of 2026. Bernalda covers 126.2 km², with a population density of 94.4 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population11,906people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)1,496EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent4.1EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate11.07%country median 6.0% — 84% aboveOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime2,669incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

Higher unemployment than 81% of Italian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it.

Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Bernalda?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in ItalyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bernalda.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bernalda?

Average net cold rent is 4.1 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 4.1 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bernalda recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesBernalda highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bernalda highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00
Rome€17.15
Naples€9.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliadbox fixed fibre3Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB11.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliad GIGA mobile tariff2Official · national market
Dwellings8,347 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Main residence dwellings5,151 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.1 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Is Bernalda a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–59%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Student51%strong on education, weak on work · range 41–61%
Family50%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 39–61%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 246 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.1 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025-S2

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bernalda?

The unemployment rate is about 11.1 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 11.07 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)12
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Bernalda is 11.1%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment3,911 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,496 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it20Official
Unemployment rate11.07 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)12Official

What does a salary buy in Bernalda?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €1,496 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.outside the model's range
Rent, 60 m²€4.10/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €246
Internet€30 · official · iliadbox fixed fibre · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€12 · official · iliad GIGA mobile tariff · 2026-09-30− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish—
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bernalda Salary needed to live in Bernalda

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bernalda. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service

Italian public employment services / regional employment centres

Job SearchTraining
Search jobs
Open the Italy service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bernalda. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools3 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)15Official
Schools15 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)15Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Italian L2 laboratories and support for foreign pupils (DPR 394/1999 art 45 route). How to enrol a child (istruzione.it).

A country-wide rule for Italy; Bernalda's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

Safety

How safe is Bernalda?

Police recorded about 2,669 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov21

Recorded crime across major citiesBernalda highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bernalda highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Florence11,422
Milan10,343
Bologna9,973
Turin9,170
Venice9,092
Catania7,485
Rome7,475
Verona6,667
Naples6,521
Genoa5,692
Palermo5,384
Bari4,616
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,669 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov21Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportTAR3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport62 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bernalda. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

CPIA public Italian-language and orientation courses for foreign adults — State Language Course

Italian public adult-education system — Centri Provinciali per l'Istruzione degli Adulti

For foreign adults, people seeking Italian language and culture courses.

ItalianCEFR A2In PersonCost varies
Open official information

L.O.R.R. — Language, Orientation, Recognition and Networks with CPIA — Job-related language course

Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies / FAMI 2021-2027 programme

For third-country nationals, vulnerable migrants, unaccompanied minors.

ItalianIn Person, Online
Open official information
Open the full Italy section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bernalda.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.49 · Feb 14.08 · Mar 16.2 · Apr 19.27 · May 23.96 · Jun 28.97 · Jul 32.11 · Aug 32.16 · Sep 27.63 · Oct 22.92 · Nov 18.37 · Dec 14.39 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 5.12 · Feb 5.16 · Mar 7.25 · Apr 9.92 · May 14.21 · Jun 18.41 · Jul 20.94 · Aug 21.35 · Sep 17.62 · Oct 13.89 · Nov 10.05 · Dec 6.37 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average temperature by monthJan 9 · Feb 9.4 · Mar 11.64 · Apr 14.53 · May 19.08 · Jun 23.71 · Jul 26.53 · Aug 26.67 · Sep 22.55 · Oct 18.26 · Nov 14.04 · Dec 10.12 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 50.01 · Feb 35.16 · Mar 46.24 · Apr 40.49 · May 29.07 · Jun 21.54 · Jul 23.05 · Aug 16.92 · Sep 51.16 · Oct 59.26 · Nov 80.76 · Dec 56.77 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official

Similar climate. In Italy: Cagliari ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Castellón de la Plana (Spain) ±1.1 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.2 °C, Aix-en-Provence (France) ±1.4 °C, Marseille (France) ±1.4 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bernalda?

The published population was 11,906 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202510

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents671.7 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico11Official
City area126.2 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.17Official
Foreign residents1,239 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.16Official
Population density94.44 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.18Official
Female residents5,866 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official
Male residents6,040 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official
Population11,906 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202510Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 0.9% between 2018 and 2025, from 12,011 to 11,906.

International community in Bernalda

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)11,906100.0%
Italia10,55888.7%
Albania2622.2%
Romania2422.0%
Germania1371.2%
Algeria1351.1%
Tunisia860.7%
Marocco590.5%
Mali440.4%
Sudan370.3%
Show 60 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Gambia310.3%
Svizzera270.2%
Senegal210.2%
Ucraina190.2%
Polonia180.2%
Georgia170.1%
Brasile160.1%
India150.1%
Argentina140.1%
Bangladesh130.1%
Federazione russa120.1%
Regno Unito100.1%
Nigeria100.1%
Bulgaria90.1%
Cina80.1%
Eritrea70.1%
Egitto60.1%
Francia50.0%
Burkina Faso50.0%
Guinea50.0%
Canada50.0%
Colombia50.0%
Australia50.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Costa d'Avorio40.0%
Grecia30.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Belgio20.0%
Paesi Bassi20.0%
Spagna20.0%
Lituania20.0%
Moldova20.0%
Slovacchia20.0%
Bielorussia20.0%
Filippine20.0%
Ciad20.0%
Libia20.0%
Repubblica Dominicana20.0%
Stati Uniti d'America20.0%
Lussemburgo10.0%
Ungheria10.0%
Lettonia10.0%
Croazia10.0%
Montenegro10.0%
Myanmar/Birmania10.0%
Israele10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Thailandia10.0%
Armenia10.0%
Camerun10.0%
Etiopia10.0%
Guinea-Bissau10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Messico10.0%
Cile10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
Venezuela10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Citizenship

Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)11,906100.0%
Italia10,74190.2%
Romania2972.5%
Albania2372.0%
Algeria1361.1%
Tunisia930.8%
Marocco570.5%
Sudan510.4%
Mali440.4%
Gambia290.2%
Show 44 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Senegal220.2%
Ucraina190.2%
Georgia170.1%
Polonia130.1%
Cina130.1%
Bangladesh120.1%
India120.1%
Nigeria120.1%
Bulgaria70.1%
Germania70.1%
Brasile70.1%
Federazione russa60.1%
Burkina Faso60.1%
Eritrea60.1%
Egitto50.0%
Guinea50.0%
Regno Unito40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Costa d'Avorio40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Ghana30.0%
Spagna20.0%
Lettonia20.0%
Lituania20.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina20.0%
Repubblica ceca20.0%
Ciad20.0%
Gabon20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Repubblica Dominicana20.0%
Stati Uniti d'America20.0%
Francia10.0%
Ungheria10.0%
Slovacchia10.0%
Montenegro10.0%
Myanmar/Birmania10.0%
Filippine10.0%
Israele10.0%
Thailandia10.0%
Camerun10.0%
Guinea-Bissau10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Libia10.0%
Messico10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Non-citizens, share of residents9.78 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Households5,486 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official

Alternatives for people set on Bernalda

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Montalbano Jonico as a Bernalda alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €1.50/m² Montalbano Jonico vs €4.10/m² Bernalda−63%
  • Residents: 6,555 Montalbano Jonico vs 11,906 Bernalda−45%
  • Unemployment: 10.3% Montalbano Jonico vs 11.1% Bernalda−7%
  • Nearest airport: 75.0 km Montalbano Jonico vs 62.0 km Bernalda+21%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,496 Montalbano Jonico vs €1,496 Bernaldasame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,669 Montalbano Jonico vs 2,669 Bernaldasame level
Full comparisonMore about Montalbano Jonico

Gallarate as a Bernalda alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 866 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 52,902 Gallarate vs 11,906 Bernalda+344%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,253 Gallarate vs €1,496 Bernalda+51%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,778 Gallarate vs 2,669 Bernalda+42%
  • Unemployment: 6.6% Gallarate vs 11.1% Bernalda−41%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Gallarate vs 62.0 km Bernalda−90%
  • Rent: €4.55/m² Gallarate vs €4.10/m² Bernalda+11%
Full comparisonMore about Gallarate

Cities near Bernalda

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Italy

Other cities in Italy to compare with Bernalda, nearest in population first.

All Italy cities
Ponte San Pietro11,906 residentsEraclea11,901 residentsMonte San Giovanni Campano11,900 residentsSan Giorgio Bigarello11,891 residentsUgento11,891 residentsBibbiena11,930 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bernalda?

The published population was 11,906 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Bernalda?

Average net cold rent is 4.1 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 287 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

How safe is Bernalda?

Police recorded about 2,669 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov.

What is the unemployment rate in Bernalda?

The unemployment rate is about 11.1 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Bernalda?

The median gross salary is 1,496 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

How many foreign residents live in Bernalda?

1,239 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total..

Is Bernalda a good place to live?

Bernalda may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Bernalda?

Ginosa, Pisticci, Montescaglioso, Montalbano Jonico, Scanzano Jonico are near Bernalda. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Bernalda?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,906 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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