Living in Brescia

In Brescia, rent averages €7.40 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.7% (2023).

The city had 105,953 dwellings in 2023. The city covers 90.67 km², with a population density of 2,220.5 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population199,853people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)2,118EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent7.4EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate5.74%country median 6.0% — 5% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime3,527incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean20.33µg/m³country median 14.0 — 45% aboveOfficial source · Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant

Less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and dirtier air than 89% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Brescia.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Brescia?

Average net cold rent is 7.4 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): 7.4 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€650

Utilities, 85 m² flat€190

Fitness club€40

Transport pass€39

Internet, 60 Mbps€27

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesBrescia highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Rome€17.15

Naples€9.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	39.52 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Brescia (Wayback capture 20241211105749)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.07 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Brescia (Wayback capture 20241211105749)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	650 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Brescia (Wayback capture 20241211105749)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.76 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Brescia (Wayback capture 20241211105749)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	39 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Brescia (Wayback capture 20241211105749)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	190.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Brescia (Wayback capture 20241211105749)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	105,953 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹³Official
Main residence dwellings	92,284 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.4 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Brescia 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–76%

Student67%strong on education, weak on work · range 58–76%

Family67%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 57–77%

Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 444 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.4 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 Brescia?

The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 5.74 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Brescia is 5.7%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Brescia 5.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	86,788 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,118 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²³Official
Unemployment rate	5.74 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2011–2023

5.2%

7.2%

9.2%

11.2%

5.7%2011201920212023

Unemployment rate fell 24.5% between 2011 and 2023, from 7.6% to 5.7%.

What does a salary buy in Brescia?

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

Left over each month€984of €1,697 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left over

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.	€1,697
Rent, 60 m²€7.40/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €444
Public transport pass€39 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €39
Utilities, 85 m²€190 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €190
Internet€27 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €27
Mobile plan€13 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €13
Left over	€984

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Brescia Salary needed to live in Brescia

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brescia. 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

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

Family and education

The city had 217 schools in August 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	217 schools	31 Aug 2025	MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie¹⁶Official
Primary schools	51 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁷Official
Schools	216 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁷Official

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; Brescia's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,395 beds per 100,000	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²²Official
Hospitals	8 count	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²²Official
Pharmacies	58 count	15 Sept 2026	Farmacie⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Brescia when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,395 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Brescia?

Police recorded about 3,527 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 - prov²⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesBrescia highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,527 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VBS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	15 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Brescia. 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 Brescia.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 20.3 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual NO₂ was 30 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual PM10 was 32 µg/m³ in 2022.

Is the air quality good in Brescia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 20.3 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 20.33 µg/m³ · Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁵

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

6°-1°

9°0°

15°3°

19°8°

24°12°

28°17°

30°19°

30°18°

25°14°

19°10°

12°5°

7°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

112

102

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.520.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1032WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂30WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in ItalyAnnual PM2.5 in Brescia is 20.3 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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118

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121

131

113

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2628–29

Brescia 20.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	30 µg/m³country median 15.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	32 µg/m³country median 22.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	20.33 µg/m³country median 14.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁵Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.44 · Feb 9.36 · Mar 14.76 · Apr 18.84 · May 23.84 · Jun 27.98 · Jul 30.49 · Aug 30.19 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 18.59 · Nov 11.83 · Dec 6.77 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BresciaGhedi_16088.csv²⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.24 · Feb -0.47 · Mar 3.47 · Apr 7.58 · May 12.42 · Jun 16.76 · Jul 18.66 · Aug 18.35 · Sep 14.18 · Oct 9.66 · Nov 4.69 · Dec -0.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BresciaGhedi_16088.csv²⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.28 · Feb 4.16 · Mar 9.02 · Apr 13.15 · May 18.12 · Jun 22.44 · Jul 24.59 · Aug 24.18 · Sep 19.42 · Oct 13.84 · Nov 8.09 · Dec 2.96 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BresciaGhedi_16088.csv²⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 51.19 · Feb 48.55 · Mar 49.97 · Apr 75.67 · May 89.36 · Jun 76.24 · Jul 66.41 · Aug 74.89 · Sep 91.23 · Oct 112.2 · Nov 102.5 · Dec 67.48 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BresciaGhedi_16088.csv²⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024

19.5

23.6

27.7

31.9

22.0201320162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 29.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 31.0 to 22.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Brescia?

The published population was 199,853 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.4%
Foreign residents19.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	629.3 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat³Official
City area	90.67 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.¹⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	19.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁴Official
Foreign residents	39,130 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.¹⁸Official
Population density	2,221 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁰Official
Female residents	103,214 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Male residents	96,639 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Population	199,853 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹²Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

193,099

195,517

197,935

200,353

199,85320142016201820222025

Population rose 3.2% between 2014 and 2025, from 193,599 to 199,853.

Foreign residents over time13 published observations, 2014–2026

34,941

36,441

37,940

39,440

39,130201420162018202220242026

Foreign residents rose 11.0% between 2014 and 2026, from 35,251 to 39,130.

International community in Brescia

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 group	People	Share
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)	199,853	100.0%
Italia	153,868	77.0%
Pakistan	4,416	2.2%
Moldova	4,395	2.2%
Ucraina	3,535	1.8%
India	3,319	1.7%
Egitto	3,314	1.7%
Albania	2,976	1.5%
Romania	2,372	1.2%
Cina	1,862	0.9%

Show 151 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Marocco	1,638	0.8%
Sri Lanka	1,618	0.8%
Filippine	1,532	0.8%
Bangladesh	1,362	0.7%
Senegal	1,263	0.6%
Brasile	950	0.5%
Ghana	812	0.4%
Nigeria	718	0.4%
Tunisia	647	0.3%
Perù	537	0.3%
Federazione russa	511	0.3%
Svizzera	381	0.2%
Costa d'Avorio	308	0.2%
Francia	306	0.2%
Algeria	299	0.1%
Etiopia	295	0.1%
Argentina	295	0.1%
Germania	289	0.1%
Colombia	289	0.1%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	246	0.1%
Libia	239	0.1%
Polonia	235	0.1%
Cuba	218	0.1%
Serbia	214	0.1%
Camerun	203	0.1%
El Salvador	171	0.1%
Regno Unito	166	0.1%
Venezuela	164	0.1%
Repubblica Dominicana	159	0.1%
Spagna	154	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	143	0.1%
Macedonia del Nord	130	0.1%
Iran	129	0.1%
Kosovo	127	0.1%
Croazia	118	0.1%
Libano	113	0.1%
Guinea	111	0.1%
Ecuador	111	0.1%
Bulgaria	107	0.1%
Turchia	101	0.1%
Gambia	96	0.0%
Belgio	86	0.0%
Siria	86	0.0%
Thailandia	84	0.0%
Mali	84	0.0%
Grecia	75	0.0%
Somalia	74	0.0%
Cile	73	0.0%
Afghanistan	72	0.0%
Bolivia	68	0.0%
Bielorussia	62	0.0%
Ungheria	56	0.0%
Eritrea	56	0.0%
Burkina Faso	52	0.0%
Togo	49	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	46	0.0%
Benin	46	0.0%
Messico	45	0.0%
Vietnam	42	0.0%
Kazakhstan	41	0.0%
Uruguay	40	0.0%
Canada	36	0.0%
Svezia	34	0.0%
Giappone	33	0.0%
Iraq	33	0.0%
Israele	33	0.0%
Lituania	32	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	29	0.0%
Paraguay	29	0.0%
Australia	29	0.0%
Portogallo	26	0.0%
Giordania	26	0.0%
Angola	26	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	25	0.0%
Slovacchia	24	0.0%
Kenya	24	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	22	0.0%
Georgia	21	0.0%
Slovenia	20	0.0%
Palestina	20	0.0%
Ruanda	20	0.0%
Austria	19	0.0%
Congo	19	0.0%
Sudan	19	0.0%
Estonia	18	0.0%
Irlanda	17	0.0%
Lettonia	17	0.0%
Uzbekistan	17	0.0%
Burundi	17	0.0%
Cambogia	16	0.0%
Sudafrica	16	0.0%
Sierra Leone	15	0.0%
Panama	15	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	14	0.0%
Guatemala	14	0.0%
Haiti	14	0.0%
Danimarca	13	0.0%
Corea del Sud	13	0.0%
Liberia	12	0.0%
Montenegro	11	0.0%
Maurizio	11	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Kuwait	9	0.0%
Yemen	9	0.0%
Armenia	9	0.0%
Ciad	9	0.0%
Niger	9	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	8	0.0%
Azerbaigian	8	0.0%
Mauritania	8	0.0%
Uganda	8	0.0%
Nicaragua	8	0.0%
Kirghizistan	7	0.0%
Zimbabwe	7	0.0%
Costa Rica	6	0.0%
Finlandia	5	0.0%
Capo Verde	5	0.0%
Tanzania	5	0.0%
Monaco	4	0.0%
San Marino	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Tagikistan	4	0.0%
Mozambico	4	0.0%
Seychelles	4	0.0%
Lussemburgo	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Taiwan	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Malawi	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Islanda	2	0.0%
Bhutan	2	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	2	0.0%
Singapore	2	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	2	0.0%
Gabon	2	0.0%
Guinea Equatoriale	2	0.0%
Namibia	2	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	2	0.0%
Malta	1	0.0%
Norvegia	1	0.0%
Cipro	1	0.0%
Laos	1	0.0%
Maldive	1	0.0%
Oman	1	0.0%
Dominica	1	0.0%
Giamaica	1	0.0%
Trinidad e Tobago	1	0.0%
Figi	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)	199,853	100.0%
Italia	161,625	80.9%
Romania	4,672	2.3%
Pakistan	3,791	1.9%
Ucraina	3,307	1.7%
Egitto	2,950	1.5%
India	2,780	1.4%
Cina	2,483	1.2%
Albania	1,937	1.0%
Sri Lanka	1,904	1.0%

Show 137 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Moldova	1,764	0.9%
Filippine	1,680	0.8%
Marocco	1,235	0.6%
Senegal	1,162	0.6%
Bangladesh	1,075	0.5%
Nigeria	860	0.4%
Ghana	575	0.3%
Tunisia	564	0.3%
Perù	368	0.2%
Brasile	349	0.2%
Serbia	324	0.2%
Costa d'Avorio	224	0.1%
Federazione russa	217	0.1%
Camerun	214	0.1%
Algeria	213	0.1%
Colombia	169	0.1%
Polonia	153	0.1%
El Salvador	146	0.1%
Spagna	142	0.1%
Cuba	121	0.1%
Croazia	116	0.1%
Bulgaria	114	0.1%
Iran	108	0.1%
Guinea	105	0.1%
Francia	96	0.0%
Gambia	93	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	85	0.0%
Siria	81	0.0%
Turchia	81	0.0%
Mali	76	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	76	0.0%
Etiopia	73	0.0%
Afghanistan	69	0.0%
Libano	68	0.0%
Kosovo	66	0.0%
Venezuela	65	0.0%
Germania	63	0.0%
Regno Unito	62	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	56	0.0%
Ecuador	56	0.0%
Thailandia	47	0.0%
Argentina	47	0.0%
Bolivia	47	0.0%
Portogallo	45	0.0%
Grecia	44	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	41	0.0%
Somalia	41	0.0%
Bielorussia	40	0.0%
Burkina Faso	39	0.0%
Togo	37	0.0%
Cile	30	0.0%
Iraq	27	0.0%
Messico	27	0.0%
Ungheria	26	0.0%
Angola	26	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	24	0.0%
Giappone	24	0.0%
Benin	24	0.0%
Giordania	23	0.0%
Israele	23	0.0%
Lituania	22	0.0%
Estonia	21	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	21	0.0%
Vietnam	18	0.0%
Eritrea	18	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	17	0.0%
Congo	17	0.0%
Sudan	17	0.0%
Palestina	15	0.0%
Kenya	15	0.0%
Belgio	13	0.0%
Irlanda	13	0.0%
Cambogia	13	0.0%
Kazakhstan	13	0.0%
Georgia	13	0.0%
Niger	13	0.0%
Paraguay	13	0.0%
Azerbaigian	12	0.0%
Burundi	12	0.0%
Slovacchia	11	0.0%
Libia	11	0.0%
Sierra Leone	11	0.0%
Canada	11	0.0%
Austria	10	0.0%
Indonesia	10	0.0%
Svezia	9	0.0%
Svizzera	9	0.0%
Lettonia	9	0.0%
Uzbekistan	9	0.0%
Kirghizistan	8	0.0%
Liberia	8	0.0%
Uganda	8	0.0%
Dominica	8	0.0%
Danimarca	7	0.0%
Corea del Sud	7	0.0%
Ruanda	7	0.0%
Guatemala	7	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.0%
Capo Verde	6	0.0%
Haiti	6	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	5	0.0%
Finlandia	4	0.0%
Yemen	4	0.0%
Ciad	4	0.0%
Mauritania	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Islanda	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Maurizio	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Bhutan	2	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	2	0.0%
Mongolia	2	0.0%
Tagikistan	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Sudafrica	2	0.0%
Tanzania	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
Honduras	2	0.0%
Apolide	2	0.0%
Norvegia	1	0.0%
San Marino	1	0.0%
Cipro	1	0.0%
Maldive	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Oman	1	0.0%
Singapore	1	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	1	0.0%
Madagascar	1	0.0%
Mozambico	1	0.0%
Sud Sudan	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Figi	1	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	22.22 %	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹³Official
Non-citizens, share of residents	19.13 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Households	97,803 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Brescia

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.

Cremona as a Brescia alternative in the same region

48 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Nearest airport: 40.0 km Cremona vs 15.0 km Brescia+167%
Rent: €6.00/m² Cremona vs €7.40/m² Brescia−19%
Residents: 70,922 Cremona vs 199,853 Brescia−65%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,885 Cremona vs 3,527 Brescia−18%
Foreign residents: 15.5% Cremona vs 19.1% Brescia−19%
Annual PM2.5: 23.5 µg/m³ Cremona vs 20.3 µg/m³ Brescia+16%
Unemployment: 5.5% Cremona vs 5.7% Brescia−5%

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Parma as a Brescia alternative in the same country

82 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 713.7 Parma vs 1,395.0 Brescia−49%
Nearest airport: 4.0 km Parma vs 15.0 km Brescia−73%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,214 Parma vs 3,527 Brescia+19%
Median gross pay, region: €2,396 Parma vs €2,118 Brescia+13%
Rent: €7.00/m² Parma vs €7.40/m² Brescia−5%
Unemployment: 5.2% Parma vs 5.7% Brescia−9%
Foreign residents: 17.1% Parma vs 19.1% Brescia−10%

Full comparison More about Parma

Cities near Brescia

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities

Parma198,693 residents Trieste198,388 residents Prato197,057 residents Padua207,412 residents Taranto186,011 residents Modena184,074 residents

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Brescia in rankings

#3 of 30 in Most international cities in Italy #15 of 30 in Largest cities in Italy

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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 Brescia?

The published population was 199,853 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Brescia?

Average net cold rent is 7.4 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 518 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Brescia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 20.3 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant.

How safe is Brescia?

Police recorded about 3,527 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 Brescia?

The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Brescia?

The median gross salary is 2,118 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Brescia a good place to live?

Brescia 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 Brescia?

Roncadelle, Concesio, Botticino, Castel Mella, Nave are near Brescia. 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 Brescia?

The official country of birth distribution records 199,853 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Brescia, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 944969785fdc85e6dda41fdb6a131f2b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/brescia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_brescia-italy-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_f880053d9492,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Brescia, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {944969785fdc85e6dda41fdb6a131f2b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/brescia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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