Living in Iglesias

In Iglesias, unemployment is 14.6% (2023).

At the start of 2026, the city covered 208.2 km² and had a population density of 117.2 people per km². The foreign population count was 542 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population24,653people31 Dec 2024Official source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

Median gross salary (region)1,441EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent5.69EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Rapporto Immobiliare 2026 – Il settore residenziale

Unemployment rate14.59%country median 6.0% — 142% aboveOfficial source · www.istat.it

Recorded crime2,794incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean3µg/m³country median 14.0 — 79% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 96% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than any other Italian city that publishes it.

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

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 Iglesias.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesIglesias 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 fibre³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliad GIGA mobile tariff²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.69 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Rapporto Immobiliare 2026 – Il settore residenziale¹¹Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	520 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Rapporto Immobiliare 2026 – Il settore residenziale¹¹Official · regional context

Is Iglesias 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 safety · range 38–58%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Student57%strong on education, weak on work · range 47–67%

Family57%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 46–68%

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Iglesias?

The unemployment rate is about 14.6 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 14.59 % · www.istat.it¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Iglesias is 14.6%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Iglesias 14.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,441 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it¹²Official
Unemployment rate	14.59 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	www.istat.it¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Iglesias?

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

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€5.69/m² · official · Rapporto Immobiliare 2026 – Il settore residenziale · 2025-12-31	− €341
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 Iglesias Salary needed to live in Iglesias

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	7 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)⁵Official
Schools	35 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)⁵Official

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; Iglesias's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Iglesias?

Police recorded about 2,794 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 - prov¹³

Recorded crime across major citiesIglesias 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	2,794 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov¹³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	DCI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	38 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Iglesias?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency¹

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

PM2.53WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Iglesias is 3.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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Iglesias 3.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	3 µg/m³country median 14.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 20 · Feb 22.83 · Mar 28.37 · Apr 31.3 · May 35.48 · Jun 41.41 · Jul 42.52 · Aug 43.31 · Sep 39.59 · Oct 34.18 · Nov 26.48 · Dec 20.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -3.3 · Feb -2.36 · Mar -2.84 · Apr 1.02 · May 6.12 · Jun 9.49 · Jul 13.94 · Aug 13.55 · Sep 8.89 · Oct 5.16 · Nov -0.91 · Dec -1.95 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.9 · Feb 8.85 · Mar 11.23 · Apr 14.42 · May 18.32 · Jun 23.55 · Jul 26.52 · Aug 26.49 · Sep 22.29 · Oct 18.63 · Nov 13.8 · Dec 10.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

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Annual PM2.5 fell 83.3% between 2015 and 2024, from 18.0 to 3.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Iglesias?

The published population was 24,653 people in 2024. Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	208.2 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.⁸Official
Foreign residents	542 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.⁷Official
Population density	117.2 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.⁹Official
Population	24,653 people	31 Dec 2024	Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Iglesias

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.

Villacidro as an Iglesias alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 12,997 Villacidro vs 24,653 Iglesias−47%
Nearest airport: 23.0 km Villacidro vs 38.0 km Iglesias−39%
Unemployment: 14.0% Villacidro vs 14.6% Iglesias−4%
Rent: €5.69/m² Villacidro vs €5.69/m² Iglesiassame level
Median gross pay, region: €1,441 Villacidro vs €1,441 Iglesiassame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,794 Villacidro vs 2,794 Iglesiassame level

Full comparison More about Villacidro

Siena as an Iglesias alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 503 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 5.0% Siena vs 14.6% Iglesias−66%
Median gross pay, region: €2,013 Siena vs €1,441 Iglesias+40%
Rent: €7.60/m² Siena vs €5.69/m² Iglesiasno percentage
Nearest airport: 55.0 km Siena vs 38.0 km Iglesias+45%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,042 Siena vs 2,794 Iglesias+9%

Full comparison More about Siena

Cities near Iglesias

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities

Mirandola24,623 residents Noto24,612 residents Sora24,735 residents Magenta24,752 residents Niscemi24,770 residents Qualiano24,780 residents

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Iglesias in rankings

#25 of 30 in Cities meeting the WHO PM2.5 annual guideline

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Iglesias 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Iglesias?

The published population was 24,653 people in 2024. Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

Is the air quality good in Iglesias?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Iglesias?

Police recorded about 2,794 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 Iglesias?

The unemployment rate is about 14.6 % (2023). Source: www.istat.it.

What is the typical salary around Iglesias?

The median gross salary is 1,441 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Iglesias a good place to live?

Iglesias 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 Iglesias?

Carbonia, San Giovanni Suergiu, Gonnosfanadiga, Villacidro, Arbus are near Iglesias. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Iglesias, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4906da7933ee62aa56a2bc19fb650cfe]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/iglesias/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_iglesias-italy-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_36241122ee22,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Iglesias, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4906da7933ee62aa56a2bc19fb650cfe},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/iglesias/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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