Living in Como

In Como, rent averages €9.00 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.9% (2023).

Como covers 37.12 km², with a population density of 2,237 people per km² at the start of 2026. The city had 48,754 dwellings in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population83,135people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)2,097EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent9EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate7.92%country median 6.0% — 31% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime3,086incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean21µg/m³country median 14.0 — 50% aboveOfficial source · Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant

Higher unemployment than 63% of Italian cities that publish it, 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 Como?

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 Como.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Como?

Average net cold rent is 9 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): 9 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 citiesComo 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 fibre⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliad GIGA mobile tariff⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	48,754 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹⁴Official
Main residence dwellings	39,146 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Como 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–63%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%

Student66%strong on education, weak on work · range 56–76%

Family66%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 55–77%

Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 540 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9 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 Como?

The unemployment rate is about 7.9 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 7.92 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Como is 7.9%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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

Como 7.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	34,363 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,097 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁵Official
Unemployment rate	7.92 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2011–2023

6.7%

9.6%

12.5%

15.4%

7.9%2011201920212023

Unemployment rate rose 7.8% between 2011 and 2023, from 7.3% to 7.9%.

What does a salary buy in Como?

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

Left over each month€1,103of €1,685 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.	€1,685
Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €540
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	€1,103

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Como. 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 Como. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

The city had 119 schools in August 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	119 schools	31 Aug 2025	MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie¹⁷Official
Primary schools	28 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁸Official
Schools	118 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁸Official

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; Como's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Como?

Police recorded about 3,086 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 - prov²⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesComo 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	3,086 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁶Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	107 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²³Official
Nearest airport	MXP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	34 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 21 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual NO₂ was 35 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual PM10 was 29 µg/m³ in 2022.

Is the air quality good in Como?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 21 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 pollutant²⁷

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

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

PM2.521WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1029WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂35WHO 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 Como is 21.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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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

Como 21.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	35 µg/m³country median 15.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	29 µg/m³country median 22.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	21 µg/m³country median 14.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.95 · Feb 16.52 · Mar 17.67 · Apr 22.28 · May 26 · Jun 34.51 · Jul 27.91 · Aug 29.97 · Sep 27.25 · Oct 21.75 · Nov 19.82 · Dec 10.84 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -16.23 · Feb -22.57 · Mar -13.08 · Apr -5.56 · May -0.4 · Jun 0.96 · Jul 6.01 · Aug 4.7 · Sep 0.03 · Oct -4.59 · Nov -11.27 · Dec -19.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.96 · Feb -0.47 · Mar 3.82 · Apr 8.2 · May 12.53 · Jun 17 · Jul 18.99 · Aug 18.47 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.57 · Nov 4.31 · Dec -0.65 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁹Official

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

14.0

18.7

23.3

28.0

15.0201320162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 28.6% between 2013 and 2024, from 21.0 to 15.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Como?

The published population was 83,135 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.6%
Foreign residents15.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	638.5 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat³Official
City area	37.12 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²¹Official
Foreign-resident share	14.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁴Official
Foreign residents	12,780 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.²⁰Official
Population density	2,237 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²²Official
Female residents	42,725 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Male residents	40,410 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Population	83,135 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹³Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

82,907

84,007

85,107

86,207

83,13520142016201820222025

Population fell 2.0% between 2014 and 2025, from 84,834 to 83,135.

Foreign residents over time14 published observations, 2013–2026

10,391

11,246

12,102

12,957

12,780201320192026

Foreign residents rose 20.9% between 2013 and 2026, from 10,568 to 12,780.

International community in Como

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)	83,135	100.0%
Italia	67,177	80.8%
Filippine	1,141	1.4%
Albania	915	1.1%
Ucraina	849	1.0%
Romania	784	0.9%
Sri Lanka	748	0.9%
El Salvador	745	0.9%
Svizzera	689	0.8%
Turchia	641	0.8%

Show 145 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Bangladesh	489	0.6%
Pakistan	471	0.6%
Tunisia	464	0.6%
Marocco	451	0.5%
Cina	414	0.5%
Federazione russa	400	0.5%
Perù	363	0.4%
Nigeria	361	0.4%
Egitto	350	0.4%
Moldova	340	0.4%
Ecuador	335	0.4%
Germania	319	0.4%
Brasile	307	0.4%
Ghana	260	0.3%
Argentina	254	0.3%
Regno Unito	210	0.3%
Francia	195	0.2%
Repubblica Dominicana	177	0.2%
Stati Uniti d'America	151	0.2%
Spagna	122	0.1%
Gambia	117	0.1%
Kosovo	115	0.1%
Polonia	113	0.1%
India	109	0.1%
Venezuela	105	0.1%
Senegal	104	0.1%
Cuba	99	0.1%
Colombia	98	0.1%
Iran	88	0.1%
Afghanistan	79	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	78	0.1%
Algeria	75	0.1%
Bulgaria	68	0.1%
Libano	67	0.1%
Mali	65	0.1%
Burkina Faso	59	0.1%
Libia	58	0.1%
Paesi Bassi	57	0.1%
Etiopia	56	0.1%
Belgio	55	0.1%
Serbia	53	0.1%
Guinea	52	0.1%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	47	0.1%
Messico	43	0.1%
Camerun	39	0.0%
Lettonia	36	0.0%
Australia	34	0.0%
Portogallo	33	0.0%
Grecia	32	0.0%
Ungheria	32	0.0%
Kazakhstan	32	0.0%
Iraq	31	0.0%
Somalia	31	0.0%
Austria	30	0.0%
Thailandia	30	0.0%
Togo	30	0.0%
Cile	30	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	29	0.0%
Canada	29	0.0%
Irlanda	27	0.0%
Svezia	27	0.0%
Georgia	27	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	25	0.0%
Maurizio	25	0.0%
Bielorussia	24	0.0%
Croazia	23	0.0%
Slovacchia	21	0.0%
Giappone	21	0.0%
Guatemala	21	0.0%
Siria	20	0.0%
Sudafrica	20	0.0%
Bolivia	20	0.0%
Lituania	17	0.0%
Eritrea	17	0.0%
Uzbekistan	15	0.0%
Danimarca	14	0.0%
Indonesia	13	0.0%
Uruguay	13	0.0%
Corea del Sud	12	0.0%
Israele	12	0.0%
Vietnam	12	0.0%
Sierra Leone	12	0.0%
Kirghizistan	11	0.0%
Angola	11	0.0%
Benin	11	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	10	0.0%
Honduras	10	0.0%
Finlandia	8	0.0%
Slovenia	8	0.0%
Kenya	8	0.0%
Uganda	8	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	8	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	7	0.0%
Liberia	7	0.0%
Norvegia	6	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Costa Rica	6	0.0%
Malta	5	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	5	0.0%
Cipro	5	0.0%
Nepal	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Nicaragua	5	0.0%
Paraguay	5	0.0%
Giordania	4	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	3	0.0%
Laos	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Kuwait	2	0.0%
Qatar	2	0.0%
Azerbaigian	2	0.0%
Tagikistan	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Gabon	2	0.0%
Madagascar	2	0.0%
Seychelles	2	0.0%
Tanzania	2	0.0%
Zimbabwe	2	0.0%
Giamaica	2	0.0%
Panama	2	0.0%
Lussemburgo	1	0.0%
Monaco	1	0.0%
San Marino	1	0.0%
Montenegro	1	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	1	0.0%
Cambogia	1	0.0%
Corea del Nord	1	0.0%
Palestina	1	0.0%
Singapore	1	0.0%
Yemen	1	0.0%
Turkmenistan	1	0.0%
Capo Verde	1	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	1	0.0%
Malawi	1	0.0%
Niger	1	0.0%
Ruanda	1	0.0%
Zambia	1	0.0%
Suriname	1	0.0%
Papua Nuova Guinea	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

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)	83,135	100.0%
Italia	70,812	85.2%
Filippine	1,049	1.3%
Romania	934	1.1%
Sri Lanka	837	1.0%
El Salvador	758	0.9%
Ucraina	756	0.9%
Albania	577	0.7%
Cina	489	0.6%
Bangladesh	487	0.6%

Show 126 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Pakistan	476	0.6%
Turchia	469	0.6%
Nigeria	450	0.5%
Tunisia	425	0.5%
Perù	287	0.3%
Marocco	276	0.3%
Federazione russa	270	0.3%
Egitto	265	0.3%
Ecuador	236	0.3%
Ghana	190	0.2%
Germania	147	0.2%
Regno Unito	140	0.2%
Spagna	125	0.2%
Gambia	125	0.2%
Francia	118	0.1%
Kosovo	109	0.1%
Moldova	106	0.1%
Senegal	99	0.1%
Svizzera	92	0.1%
Repubblica Dominicana	92	0.1%
Brasile	86	0.1%
India	85	0.1%
Afghanistan	80	0.1%
Polonia	75	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	74	0.1%
Mali	69	0.1%
Iran	62	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	62	0.1%
Bulgaria	59	0.1%
Venezuela	57	0.1%
Algeria	51	0.1%
Guinea	51	0.1%
Cuba	51	0.1%
Burkina Faso	50	0.1%
Paesi Bassi	49	0.1%
Portogallo	48	0.1%
Iraq	41	0.0%
Camerun	40	0.0%
Irlanda	39	0.0%
Colombia	38	0.0%
Ungheria	36	0.0%
Argentina	36	0.0%
Libano	34	0.0%
Lettonia	30	0.0%
Serbia	30	0.0%
Somalia	27	0.0%
Belgio	24	0.0%
Grecia	24	0.0%
Togo	24	0.0%
Messico	24	0.0%
Croazia	20	0.0%
Giappone	20	0.0%
Bielorussia	19	0.0%
Austria	17	0.0%
Svezia	17	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	17	0.0%
Australia	16	0.0%
Slovacchia	15	0.0%
Etiopia	15	0.0%
Thailandia	14	0.0%
Georgia	14	0.0%
Uzbekistan	13	0.0%
Lituania	12	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	12	0.0%
Maurizio	12	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	11	0.0%
Kazakhstan	11	0.0%
Indonesia	10	0.0%
Benin	10	0.0%
Sierra Leone	10	0.0%
Israele	9	0.0%
Bolivia	9	0.0%
Danimarca	8	0.0%
Siria	8	0.0%
Angola	8	0.0%
Corea del Sud	7	0.0%
Eritrea	7	0.0%
Honduras	7	0.0%
Finlandia	6	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Kirghizistan	6	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	6	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	6	0.0%
Cile	6	0.0%
Norvegia	5	0.0%
Congo	5	0.0%
Liberia	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Guatemala	5	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Libia	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Dominica	4	0.0%
Cipro	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Seychelles	3	0.0%
Sudafrica	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Slovenia	2	0.0%
Azerbaigian	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Uganda	2	0.0%
Islanda	1	0.0%
Montenegro	1	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	1	0.0%
Palestina	1	0.0%
Giordania	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Vietnam	1	0.0%
Turkmenistan	1	0.0%
Capo Verde	1	0.0%
Gabon	1	0.0%
Niger	1	0.0%
Ruanda	1	0.0%
Zambia	1	0.0%
Sud Sudan	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Uruguay	1	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	1	0.0%
Papua Nuova Guinea	1	0.0%
Apolide	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	18.53 %	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹⁴Official
Non-citizens, share of residents	14.82 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official
Households	40,487 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Como

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.

Novara as a Como alternative in the same region

54 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €4.78/m² Novara vs €9.00/m² Como−47%
Unemployment: 6.4% Novara vs 7.9% Como−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,554 Novara vs 3,086 Como+15%
Nearest airport: 22.0 km Novara vs 34.0 km Como−35%
Annual PM2.5: 18.0 µg/m³ Novara vs 21.0 µg/m³ Como−14%
Residents: 102,231 Novara vs 83,135 Como+23%
Median gross pay, region: €2,184 Novara vs €2,097 Como+4%

Full comparison More about Novara

Alessandria as a Como alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 106 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Rent: €3.80/m² Alessandria vs €9.00/m² Como−58%
Nearest airport: 58.0 km Alessandria vs 34.0 km Como+71%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,597 Alessandria vs 3,086 Como+17%
Foreign residents: 17.3% Alessandria vs 14.8% Como+17%
Unemployment: 7.7% Alessandria vs 7.9% Como−3%
Residents: 92,522 Alessandria vs 83,135 Como+11%
Annual PM2.5: 20.0 µg/m³ Alessandria vs 21.0 µg/m³ Como−5%

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Como in rankings

#23 of 30 in Most international cities in Italy

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How many people live in Como?

The published population was 83,135 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Como?

Average net cold rent is 9 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 630 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Como?

How safe is Como?

Police recorded about 3,086 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 Como?

The unemployment rate is about 7.9 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Como?

The median gross salary is 2,097 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Como a good place to live?

Como 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 Como?

San Fermo della Battaglia, Cernobbio, Lipomo, Montano Lucino, Tavernerio are near Como. 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 Como?

The official country of birth distribution records 83,135 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). Como, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 26b737662e33890151ad6018e2a299df]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/como/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Como, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {26b737662e33890151ad6018e2a299df},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/como/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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