Living in Lucca

In Lucca, rent averages €5.75 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 6.6% (2023).

The city covers 185.8 km², with a population density of 476.2 people per km² at the start of 2026. At the end of 2023, foreign-born residents accounted for 14% of the population. The city had 48,593 dwellings in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population89,002people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,922EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent5.75EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate6.6%country median 6.0% — 9% aboveOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

Recorded crime3,752incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean19µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — IT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station LU-CAPANNORI)

Less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and dirtier air than 78% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Lucca.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Lucca?

Average net cold rent is 5.75 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): 5.75 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€400

Utilities, 85 m² flat€237

Fitness club€60

Transport pass€31

Internet, 60 Mbps€27

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesLucca 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	60 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Lucca (Wayback capture 20250122124309)³⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.27 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Lucca (Wayback capture 20250122124309)³⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	400 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Lucca (Wayback capture 20250122124309)³⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.52 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Lucca (Wayback capture 20250122124309)³⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	31 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Lucca (Wayback capture 20250122124309)³⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	237.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Lucca (Wayback capture 20250122124309)³⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	48,593 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	40,184 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁴Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.75 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Lucca 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 employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–75%

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

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

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 345 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.75 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 Lucca?

The unemployment rate is about 6.6 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)¹¹

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Lucca is 6.6%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Lucca 6.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	38,274 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,922 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.6 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Lucca?

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

Left over each month€929of €1,582 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.	€1,582
Rent, 60 m²€5.75/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €345
Public transport pass€31 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €31
Utilities, 85 m²€237 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €237
Internet€27 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €27
Mobile plan€12 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €12
Left over	€929

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

The city had 100 schools in August 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	100 schools	31 Aug 2025	MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie¹⁴Official
Primary schools	28 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁵Official
Schools	102 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero 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; Lucca's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Lucca?

Police recorded 3,752 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 - prov²²

Recorded crime across major citiesLucca 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	3,752 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	65 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁹Official
Nearest airport	PSA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	20 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 16 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual PM10 was 26.5 µg/m³ in 2022.

Is the air quality good in Lucca?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 19 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — IT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station LU-CAPANNORI)²

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

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

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12°3°

13°3°

16°5°

18°8°

23°11°

27°15°

30°18°

26°15°

21°12°

16°8°

12°4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

129

131

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

139

160

195

207

261

278

319

297

227

175

140

138

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

PM2.519WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1026.5WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂16WHO 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 Lucca is 19.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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Lucca 19.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	16 µg/m³country median 15.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²³Official
PM10 — annual mean	26.5 µg/m³country median 22.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²³Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	19 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — IT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station LU-CAPANNORI)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 11.53 · Feb 12.62 · Mar 15.54 · Apr 18.46 · May 22.64 · Jun 26.98 · Jul 29.91 · Aug 30.29 · Sep 26.13 · Oct 21.27 · Nov 15.99 · Dec 12.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PisaSGiusto_16158.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.75 · Feb 2.81 · Mar 5.19 · Apr 7.8 · May 11.44 · Jun 15.29 · Jul 17.82 · Aug 18.45 · Sep 14.94 · Oct 11.69 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 3.87 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PisaSGiusto_16158.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.85 · Feb 7.43 · Mar 10.22 · Apr 13.02 · May 17.06 · Jun 21.19 · Jul 23.92 · Aug 24.18 · Sep 20.24 · Oct 16.1 · Nov 11.63 · Dec 7.69 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PisaSGiusto_16158.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67.36 · Feb 63.14 · Mar 60.01 · Apr 64.92 · May 61.65 · Jun 41.14 · Jul 31.87 · Aug 40.6 · Sep 100.3 · Oct 128.7 · Nov 131.1 · Dec 86.99 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PisaSGiusto_16158.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 139.2 · Feb 159.6 · Mar 195 · Apr 207.3 · May 260.7 · Jun 278.1 · Jul 319.3 · Aug 297 · Sep 226.8 · Oct 175.5 · Nov 139.8 · Dec 138 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PisaSGiusto_16158.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lucca?

The published population was 89,002 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.4%
Foreign residents11.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	706.4 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2023	IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico¹⁰Official
City area	185.8 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	10,305 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.¹⁶Official
Population density	476.2 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.¹⁸Official
Female residents	45,988 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)³Official
Male residents	43,014 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)³Official
Population	89,002 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025⁸Official

Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

88,393

88,746

89,098

89,451

89,0022018202020222025

Population rose 0.6% between 2018 and 2025, from 88,466 to 89,002.

International community in Lucca

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)	89,002	100.0%
Italia	76,224	85.6%
Romania	1,744	2.0%
Albania	1,499	1.7%
Sri Lanka	1,258	1.4%
Marocco	1,064	1.2%
Filippine	465	0.5%
Ucraina	442	0.5%
Brasile	392	0.4%
Stati Uniti d'America	382	0.4%

Show 132 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Regno Unito	323	0.4%
Germania	265	0.3%
Federazione russa	263	0.3%
Cina	249	0.3%
Francia	226	0.3%
Pakistan	216	0.2%
Polonia	205	0.2%
Argentina	205	0.2%
Perù	194	0.2%
Bangladesh	164	0.2%
Svizzera	152	0.2%
Nigeria	149	0.2%
Tunisia	135	0.2%
Moldova	126	0.1%
Senegal	105	0.1%
Egitto	94	0.1%
Bulgaria	87	0.1%
India	87	0.1%
Colombia	87	0.1%
Repubblica Dominicana	85	0.1%
Cuba	82	0.1%
Canada	80	0.1%
Spagna	77	0.1%
Venezuela	76	0.1%
Belgio	73	0.1%
Australia	72	0.1%
Cile	64	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	62	0.1%
Paesi Bassi	61	0.1%
Etiopia	60	0.1%
Messico	58	0.1%
Georgia	50	0.1%
Sudafrica	49	0.1%
Gambia	48	0.1%
Algeria	46	0.1%
Guinea	44	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	43	0.0%
Somalia	41	0.0%
Serbia	39	0.0%
Bielorussia	36	0.0%
Thailandia	35	0.0%
Burkina Faso	35	0.0%
Libia	35	0.0%
Ecuador	35	0.0%
Ungheria	33	0.0%
Grecia	32	0.0%
Iran	31	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	29	0.0%
Svezia	28	0.0%
Guatemala	27	0.0%
Mali	26	0.0%
Croazia	25	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	25	0.0%
Ghana	24	0.0%
Libano	23	0.0%
Irlanda	22	0.0%
Slovacchia	22	0.0%
Vietnam	20	0.0%
Kosovo	19	0.0%
Camerun	19	0.0%
Portogallo	18	0.0%
Indonesia	17	0.0%
Cambogia	16	0.0%
Israele	16	0.0%
Danimarca	15	0.0%
Uruguay	15	0.0%
Giappone	14	0.0%
Turchia	14	0.0%
Capo Verde	14	0.0%
Austria	13	0.0%
Siria	13	0.0%
Armenia	13	0.0%
Afghanistan	11	0.0%
Finlandia	10	0.0%
Ruanda	10	0.0%
Kazakhstan	9	0.0%
Nepal	8	0.0%
Kenya	8	0.0%
Madagascar	8	0.0%
Norvegia	7	0.0%
Slovenia	7	0.0%
Congo	7	0.0%
Gabon	7	0.0%
Eritrea	7	0.0%
Honduras	7	0.0%
Malta	6	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Lituania	6	0.0%
Burundi	6	0.0%
Bolivia	6	0.0%
Corea del Sud	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	5	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	5	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	5	0.0%
Lettonia	4	0.0%
Taiwan	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Haiti	4	0.0%
Lussemburgo	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Kirghizistan	3	0.0%
Maurizio	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Benin	2	0.0%
Mozambico	2	0.0%
Seychelles	2	0.0%
Tanzania	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
Islanda	1	0.0%
Liechtenstein	1	0.0%
Monaco	1	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	1	0.0%
Palestina	1	0.0%
Giordania	1	0.0%
Kuwait	1	0.0%
Laos	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Oman	1	0.0%
Azerbaigian	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	1	0.0%
Liberia	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Paraguay	1	0.0%
Suriname	1	0.0%
Trinidad e Tobago	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 source¹³

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)	89,002	100.0%
Italia	79,153	88.9%
Romania	1,711	1.9%
Sri Lanka	1,500	1.7%
Albania	1,103	1.2%
Marocco	978	1.1%
Filippine	431	0.5%
Ucraina	403	0.5%
Cina	327	0.4%
Pakistan	217	0.2%

Show 112 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Regno Unito	193	0.2%
Stati Uniti d'America	178	0.2%
Bangladesh	168	0.2%
Nigeria	168	0.2%
Polonia	153	0.2%
Federazione russa	132	0.1%
Perù	129	0.1%
Tunisia	126	0.1%
Brasile	115	0.1%
Germania	110	0.1%
Senegal	107	0.1%
Francia	92	0.1%
Egitto	79	0.1%
Bulgaria	61	0.1%
India	60	0.1%
Moldova	57	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	57	0.1%
Spagna	56	0.1%
Paesi Bassi	55	0.1%
Cuba	52	0.1%
Gambia	47	0.1%
Georgia	46	0.1%
Guinea	46	0.1%
Algeria	38	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	34	0.0%
Burkina Faso	32	0.0%
Serbia	31	0.0%
Belgio	28	0.0%
Mali	27	0.0%
Irlanda	25	0.0%
Svezia	25	0.0%
Bielorussia	25	0.0%
Argentina	25	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	23	0.0%
Colombia	23	0.0%
Ghana	22	0.0%
Messico	22	0.0%
Portogallo	21	0.0%
Ungheria	21	0.0%
Iran	21	0.0%
Venezuela	21	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	20	0.0%
Svizzera	19	0.0%
Cile	19	0.0%
Ecuador	19	0.0%
Camerun	18	0.0%
Canada	18	0.0%
Thailandia	16	0.0%
Danimarca	15	0.0%
Libano	13	0.0%
Somalia	13	0.0%
Croazia	12	0.0%
Indonesia	12	0.0%
Australia	12	0.0%
Afghanistan	11	0.0%
Giappone	11	0.0%
Grecia	10	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	10	0.0%
Kosovo	10	0.0%
Vietnam	10	0.0%
Austria	9	0.0%
Slovacchia	9	0.0%
Siria	9	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Turchia	6	0.0%
Capo Verde	6	0.0%
Congo	6	0.0%
Ruanda	6	0.0%
Lituania	5	0.0%
Israele	5	0.0%
Finlandia	4	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Sudafrica	4	0.0%
Eritrea	4	0.0%
Islanda	3	0.0%
Norvegia	3	0.0%
Corea del Sud	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Kirghizistan	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Etiopia	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Malta	2	0.0%
Lettonia	2	0.0%
Slovenia	2	0.0%
Kazakhstan	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Benin	2	0.0%
Libia	2	0.0%
Madagascar	2	0.0%
Guatemala	2	0.0%
Panama	2	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	2	0.0%
Lussemburgo	1	0.0%
Cambogia	1	0.0%
Palestina	1	0.0%
Giordania	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Liberia	1	0.0%
Mozambico	1	0.0%
Seychelles	1	0.0%
Tanzania	1	0.0%
Costa Rica	1	0.0%
El Salvador	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	14.04 %	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality⁹Official
Non-citizens, share of residents	11.07 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁶Official
Households	41,535 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Lucca

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.

Borgo a Mozzano as a Lucca alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €2.55/m² Borgo a Mozzano vs €5.75/m² Lucca−56%
Residents: 6,668 Borgo a Mozzano vs 89,002 Lucca−93%
Unemployment: 5.3% Borgo a Mozzano vs 6.6% Lucca−20%
Median gross pay, region: €1,922 Borgo a Mozzano vs €1,922 Luccasame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,752 Borgo a Mozzano vs 3,752 Luccasame level

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Busto Arsizio as a Lucca alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 236 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €4.70/m² Busto Arsizio vs €5.75/m² Lucca−18%
Median gross pay, region: €2,253 Busto Arsizio vs €1,922 Lucca+17%
Unemployment: 5.4% Busto Arsizio vs 6.6% Lucca−18%
Nearest airport: 10.0 km Busto Arsizio vs 20.0 km Lucca−50%
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Busto Arsizio vs 19.0 µg/m³ Lucca−21%
Residents: 84,005 Busto Arsizio vs 89,002 Lucca−6%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,778 Busto Arsizio vs 3,752 Luccasame level

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Cities near Lucca

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Alternative cities in Italy

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All Italy cities

Guidonia Montecelio89,011 residents Pistoia88,889 residents Pisa89,422 residents Barletta92,191 residents Treviso85,652 residents Alessandria92,522 residents

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How many people live in Lucca?

The published population was 89,002 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Lucca?

Average net cold rent is 5.75 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 403 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Lucca?

How safe is Lucca?

Police recorded 3,752 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 Lucca?

The unemployment rate is about 6.6 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Lucca?

The median gross salary is 1,922 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Lucca a good place to live?

Lucca 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 Lucca?

Capannori, Porcari, San Giuliano Terme, Vecchiano, Altopascio are near Lucca. 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 Lucca?

The official country of birth distribution records 89,002 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). Lucca, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8024cc0932ca42ff04a14a7ce7fee1bd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/lucca/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lucca-italy-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_20afe09aed4a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lucca, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8024cc0932ca42ff04a14a7ce7fee1bd},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/lucca/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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