Living in Catania

In Catania, rent averages €4.35 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 16.7% (2023).

At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 15,572. The city covers 182.8 km², with a population density of 1,624.5 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1941 sources

Population298,054people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,575EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent4.35EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate16.71%country median 6.0% — 177% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime7,485incidents per 100,000country median 7,480 — about the sameOfficial source · esploradati.istat.it

PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³country median 14.0 — 7% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 61% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Catania.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Catania?

Average net cold rent is 4.35 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): 4.35 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesCatania highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Rome€17.15

Naples€9.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliadbox fixed fibre¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliad GIGA mobile tariff¹⁰Official · national market
Dwellings	169,004 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹³Official
Main residence dwellings	129,444 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁴Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.35 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Catania 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–61%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–71%

Student65%strong on education, weak on work · range 57–73%

Family59%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 51–67%

Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 261 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.35 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 Catania?

The unemployment rate is about 16.7 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 16.71 % · Eurostat⁴

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Catania is 16.7%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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1,023

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338

189

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Catania 16.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Ministero del Lavoro — CPI finder²²Official
People in employment	90,681 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,575 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it³⁰Official
Unemployment rate	16.71 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat⁴Official

Unemployment rate over time9 published observations, 1991–2023

15.4%

21.9%

28.3%

34.8%

16.7%19912011201920212023

Unemployment rate fell 50.1% between 1991 and 2023, from 33.5% to 16.7%.

What does a salary buy in Catania?

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

Left over each month€1,068of €1,371 take-home

Rent
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.	€1,371
Rent, 60 m²€4.35/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €261
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	€1,068

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Public employment offices in Catania

Ministero del Lavoro lists 1 public employment office in Catania (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

Office count verified

Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service

Italian public employment services / regional employment centres

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The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	94 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)²³Official
Schools	352 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)²³Official

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; Catania's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,028 beds per 100,000	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁹Official
Hospitals	20 count	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁹Official
Pharmacies	101 count	15 Sept 2026	Farmacie⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Catania 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 residents1,028 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Catania?

Police recorded about 7,485 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: esploradati.istat.it²

Recorded crime across major citiesCatania 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
Burglaries per 100,000 residents	142.4 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	IT-Istat-DCCV_DELITTIPS_8-2024²¹Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,485 incidents per 100,000country median 7,480 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	esploradati.istat.it²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	47 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²⁷Official
Nearest airport	CTA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	3 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Catania.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Catania?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

223

178

189

161

265

258

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

172

183

235

266

318

382

369

360

278

212

172

182

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.513WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂15.6WHO 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 Catania is 13.0 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

114

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172

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

Catania 13.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	15.6 µg/m³country median 15.0	31 Dec 2012	Eurostat⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	13 µg/m³country median 14.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 222.5 · Feb 177.6 · Mar 189.4 · Apr 0 · May 0 · Jun 0 · Jul 0 · Aug 0 · Sep 161.5 · Oct 265.5 · Nov 258.4 · Dec 0 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI³¹Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 172.1 · Feb 183.4 · Mar 235.3 · Apr 266.1 · May 318.4 · Jun 381.6 · Jul 368.9 · Aug 359.9 · Sep 278.1 · Oct 211.7 · Nov 172.2 · Dec 182.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI³²Official

Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2018–2024

11.8

12.6

13.4

14.2

13.02018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 rose 8.3% between 2018 and 2024, from 12.0 to 13.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Catania?

The published population was 298,054 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁸

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 15,572 is not 3.9% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	795.8 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁶Official
City area	182.8 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	3.9 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁷Official
Foreign residents	15,572 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.²⁴Official
Population density	1,624 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁶Official
Female residents	154,330 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹²Official
Male residents	143,724 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹²Official
Population	298,054 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁸Official

Population over time10 published observations, 2016–2025

284,608

340,956

397,304

453,652

298,05420162018202020222025

Population fell 5.2% between 2016 and 2025, from 314,555 to 298,054.

Foreign residents over time13 published observations, 2014–2026

11,054

13,300

15,547

17,793

15,572201420162018202220242026

Foreign residents rose 35.2% between 2014 and 2026, from 11,519 to 15,572.

International community in Catania

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)	298,054	100.0%
Italia	280,325	94.1%
Sri Lanka	2,090	0.7%
Romania	1,856	0.6%
Bangladesh	1,665	0.6%
Maurizio	1,262	0.4%
Senegal	865	0.3%
Germania	824	0.3%
Cina	634	0.2%
Nigeria	575	0.2%

Show 138 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Marocco	491	0.2%
Tunisia	466	0.2%
Colombia	369	0.1%
India	353	0.1%
Libia	342	0.1%
Ucraina	338	0.1%
Polonia	307	0.1%
Francia	306	0.1%
Filippine	271	0.1%
Svizzera	267	0.1%
Federazione russa	241	0.1%
Gambia	236	0.1%
Egitto	229	0.1%
Repubblica Dominicana	202	0.1%
Bulgaria	191	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	187	0.1%
Brasile	182	0.1%
Venezuela	178	0.1%
Argentina	176	0.1%
Pakistan	175	0.1%
Mali	168	0.1%
Regno Unito	140	0.0%
Belgio	134	0.0%
Iran	109	0.0%
Albania	106	0.0%
Spagna	95	0.0%
Guinea	94	0.0%
Costa d'Avorio	92	0.0%
Malta	91	0.0%
Eritrea	82	0.0%
Cuba	76	0.0%
Australia	68	0.0%
Etiopia	64	0.0%
Ghana	54	0.0%
Ungheria	51	0.0%
Grecia	46	0.0%
Somalia	45	0.0%
Afghanistan	39	0.0%
Burkina Faso	35	0.0%
Bielorussia	31	0.0%
Algeria	31	0.0%
Croazia	30	0.0%
Perù	30	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	27	0.0%
Serbia	27	0.0%
Canada	25	0.0%
Ecuador	25	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	24	0.0%
Svezia	24	0.0%
Thailandia	24	0.0%
Madagascar	23	0.0%
Moldova	19	0.0%
Siria	18	0.0%
Austria	17	0.0%
Slovacchia	17	0.0%
Iraq	17	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	17	0.0%
Messico	17	0.0%
Portogallo	16	0.0%
Mauritania	16	0.0%
Kosovo	15	0.0%
Kazakhstan	15	0.0%
Lettonia	14	0.0%
Turchia	13	0.0%
Finlandia	12	0.0%
Lituania	12	0.0%
Benin	12	0.0%
Sierra Leone	12	0.0%
Camerun	11	0.0%
Capo Verde	11	0.0%
Congo	11	0.0%
Sudafrica	11	0.0%
Giappone	10	0.0%
Libano	10	0.0%
Georgia	10	0.0%
Sudan	10	0.0%
Togo	10	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	9	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	9	0.0%
Bolivia	9	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	8	0.0%
Honduras	8	0.0%
Cile	8	0.0%
Giordania	7	0.0%
Vietnam	7	0.0%
Palestina	6	0.0%
Israele	6	0.0%
Burundi	6	0.0%
Irlanda	5	0.0%
Tanzania	5	0.0%
El Salvador	5	0.0%
Uruguay	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Guatemala	4	0.0%
Danimarca	3	0.0%
Norvegia	3	0.0%
Corea del Sud	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Mozambico	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Monaco	2	0.0%
Cambogia	2	0.0%
Armenia	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Kenya	2	0.0%
Niger	2	0.0%
Zambia	2	0.0%
Sud Sudan	2	0.0%
Nicaragua	2	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	2	0.0%
Lussemburgo	1	0.0%
Montenegro	1	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	1	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	1	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	1	0.0%
Kuwait	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Oman	1	0.0%
Qatar	1	0.0%
Singapore	1	0.0%
Turkmenistan	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Gabon	1	0.0%
Namibia	1	0.0%
Seychelles	1	0.0%
Zimbabwe	1	0.0%
Costa Rica	1	0.0%
Giamaica	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Paraguay	1	0.0%
Trinidad e Tobago	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

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)	298,054	100.0%
Italia	283,146	95.0%
Sri Lanka	2,453	0.8%
Romania	1,962	0.7%
Bangladesh	1,762	0.6%
Senegal	987	0.3%
Maurizio	914	0.3%
Cina	871	0.3%
Nigeria	721	0.2%
Marocco	453	0.2%

Show 116 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Tunisia	379	0.1%
India	333	0.1%
Filippine	276	0.1%
Ucraina	271	0.1%
Gambia	242	0.1%
Polonia	235	0.1%
Colombia	229	0.1%
Egitto	199	0.1%
Bulgaria	194	0.1%
Pakistan	178	0.1%
Mali	175	0.1%
Repubblica Dominicana	151	0.1%
Federazione russa	150	0.1%
Guinea	97	0.0%
Albania	94	0.0%
Costa d'Avorio	90	0.0%
Iran	89	0.0%
Francia	88	0.0%
Spagna	76	0.0%
Brasile	76	0.0%
Germania	74	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	69	0.0%
Ghana	53	0.0%
Venezuela	50	0.0%
Serbia	48	0.0%
Cuba	48	0.0%
Regno Unito	47	0.0%
Somalia	41	0.0%
Eritrea	40	0.0%
Afghanistan	37	0.0%
Burkina Faso	34	0.0%
Algeria	26	0.0%
Bielorussia	22	0.0%
Libia	22	0.0%
Argentina	21	0.0%
Grecia	18	0.0%
Madagascar	18	0.0%
Portogallo	16	0.0%
Ungheria	15	0.0%
Perù	15	0.0%
Malta	14	0.0%
Svizzera	14	0.0%
Iraq	14	0.0%
Thailandia	14	0.0%
Etiopia	14	0.0%
Mauritania	14	0.0%
Kosovo	12	0.0%
Sudan	12	0.0%
Slovacchia	11	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	11	0.0%
Benin	11	0.0%
Camerun	11	0.0%
Sierra Leone	11	0.0%
Ecuador	11	0.0%
Lituania	10	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	10	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	9	0.0%
Giappone	9	0.0%
Congo	9	0.0%
Belgio	8	0.0%
Irlanda	8	0.0%
Svezia	8	0.0%
Moldova	8	0.0%
Palestina	8	0.0%
Siria	8	0.0%
Kazakhstan	8	0.0%
Capo Verde	8	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	8	0.0%
Messico	8	0.0%
Bolivia	8	0.0%
Finlandia	7	0.0%
Libano	7	0.0%
Turchia	7	0.0%
Togo	7	0.0%
Austria	6	0.0%
Lettonia	6	0.0%
Israele	6	0.0%
Georgia	5	0.0%
Tanzania	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Honduras	5	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Giordania	4	0.0%
Vietnam	4	0.0%
Danimarca	3	0.0%
Croazia	3	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Mozambico	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Sudafrica	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
Apolide	3	0.0%
Norvegia	2	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	2	0.0%
Montenegro	2	0.0%
Indonesia	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	2	0.0%
Ciad	2	0.0%
Dominica	2	0.0%
Guatemala	2	0.0%
Uruguay	2	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	1	0.0%
Corea del Sud	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Singapore	1	0.0%
Kenya	1	0.0%
Liberia	1	0.0%
Sud Sudan	1	0.0%
Costa Rica	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Cile	1	0.0%
Paraguay	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 source¹⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Non-citizens, share of residents	5 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁶Official
Households	134,283 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Catania

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.

Misterbianco as a Catania alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €2.98/m² Misterbianco vs €4.35/m² Catania−32%
Nearest airport: 8.0 km Misterbianco vs 3.0 km Catania+167%
Residents: 48,713 Misterbianco vs 298,054 Catania−84%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Misterbianco vs 7,485 Cataniano percentage
Median gross pay, region: €1,575 Misterbianco vs €1,575 Cataniasame level
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Misterbianco vs 13.0 µg/m³ Cataniasame level

Full comparison More about Misterbianco

Reggio Emilia as a Catania alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 883 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 30.0 km Reggio Emilia vs 3.0 km Catania+900%
Foreign residents: 16.7% Reggio Emilia vs 3.9% Catania+328%
Rent: €6.38/m² Reggio Emilia vs €4.35/m² Catania+47%
Unemployment: 5.9% Reggio Emilia vs 16.7% Catania−65%
Median gross pay, region: €2,314 Reggio Emilia vs €1,575 Catania+47%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 628.0 Reggio Emilia vs 1,027.7 Catania−39%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,925 Reggio Emilia vs 7,485 Cataniano percentage

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Cities near Catania

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Alternative cities in Italy

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All Italy cities

Bari315,831 residents Verona255,039 residents Venice249,490 residents Florence361,705 residents Bologna390,151 residents Messina217,033 residents

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Catania in rankings

#7 of 12 in Safest cities in Italy by recorded crime #10 of 30 in Largest cities in Italy #17 of 30 in Cities with the most published annual sunshine

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Common questions

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How many people live in Catania?

The published population was 298,054 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Catania?

Average net cold rent is 4.35 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 305 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Catania?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Catania?

Police recorded about 7,485 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: esploradati.istat.it.

What is the unemployment rate in Catania?

The unemployment rate is about 16.7 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Catania?

The median gross salary is 1,575 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Catania a good place to live?

Catania 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 Catania?

San Gregorio di Catania, Misterbianco, Aci Castello, Tremestieri Etneo, Mascalucia are near Catania. 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 Catania?

The official country of birth distribution records 298,054 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). Catania, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c6116f1f33ffa073797c8a4861f3e12e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/catania/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_catania-italy-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_7b110aa366e4,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Catania, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c6116f1f33ffa073797c8a4861f3e12e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/catania/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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