Living in Pavia

In Pavia, rent averages €6.95 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.1% (2023).

The city had 90 schools in August 2025. The city covers 63.31 km², with a population density of 1,134.3 people per km² at the start of 2026. The city had 46,541 dwellings in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population71,610people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,980EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent6.95EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate7.1%country median 6.0% — 18% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime4,102incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean19µg/m³country median 14.0 — 36% 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 78% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Pavia.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Pavia?

Average net cold rent is 6.95 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): 6.95 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€533

Utilities, 85 m² flat€190

Fitness club€42

Transport pass€30

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesPavia 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	42 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pavia (Wayback capture 20250130111018)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	23.99 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pavia (Wayback capture 20250130111018)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	533.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pavia (Wayback capture 20250130111018)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.45 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pavia (Wayback capture 20250130111018)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	30 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pavia (Wayback capture 20250130111018)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	190.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pavia (Wayback capture 20250130111018)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	46,541 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹²Official
Main residence dwellings	35,730 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.95 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Pavia 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–64%

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

Student65%strong on education, weak on work · range 55–75%

Family65%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 54–76%

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

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 417 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.95 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 Pavia?

The unemployment rate is 7.1 % (2023). Source: Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Pavia is 7.1%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Pavia 7.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	31,455 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,980 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁴Official
Unemployment rate	7.1 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2011–2023

4.0%

6.3%

8.6%

10.9%

7.1%2011201920212023

Unemployment rate rose 23.3% between 2011 and 2023, from 5.8% to 7.1%.

What does a salary buy in Pavia?

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

Left over each month€942of €1,616 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.	€1,616
Rent, 60 m²€6.95/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €417
Public transport pass€30 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €30
Utilities, 85 m²€190 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €190
Internet€24 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €24
Mobile plan€12 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €12
Left over	€942

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	90 schools	31 Aug 2025	MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie¹⁵Official
Primary schools	21 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁶Official
Schools	92 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁶Official

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; Pavia's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Pavia?

Police recorded about 4,102 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 - prov²⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesPavia 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	4,102 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	33 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²²Official
Nearest airport	LIN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²³Official
Distance to nearest airport	30 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 19 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual NO₂ was 26.5 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual PM10 was 31.5 µg/m³ in 2022.

Is the air quality good in Pavia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 19 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 pollutant²⁶

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

PM2.519WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1031.5WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂26.5WHO 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 Pavia 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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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

Pavia 19.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	26.5 µg/m³country median 15.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	31.5 µg/m³country median 22.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	19 µg/m³country median 14.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁶Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 21.01 · Feb 19.39 · Mar 23.85 · Apr 27.89 · May 31.84 · Jun 38.35 · Jul 37.22 · Aug 39.04 · Sep 33.09 · Oct 28.74 · Nov 21.36 · Dec 14.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -8.78 · Feb -12.05 · Mar -9.24 · Apr -2.36 · May 2.85 · Jun 6.2 · Jul 10.96 · Aug 10.27 · Sep 4.83 · Oct -0.34 · Nov -3.81 · Dec -10.6 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.47 · Feb 3.88 · Mar 7.92 · Apr 12.09 · May 16.41 · Jun 21.26 · Jul 24.19 · Aug 23.91 · Sep 18.93 · Oct 13.58 · Nov 7.87 · Dec 3.25 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official

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

18.4

21.1

23.9

26.6

19.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 17.4% between 2015 and 2024, from 23.0 to 19.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Pavia?

The published population was 71,610 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.1%
Foreign residents15.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	596.5 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat³Official
City area	63.31 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	15.4 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁴Official
Foreign residents	11,368 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.¹⁹Official
Population density	1,134 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²¹Official
Female residents	37,126 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁶Official
Male residents	34,484 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁶Official
Population	71,610 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹¹Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

70,189

71,114

72,039

72,964

71,61020142016201820222025

Population was 71,297 in 2014 and 71,610 in 2025.

Foreign residents over time13 published observations, 2014–2026

8,322

9,413

10,503

11,594

11,368201420162018202220242026

Foreign residents rose 33.0% between 2014 and 2026, from 8,548 to 11,368.

International community in Pavia

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)	71,610	100.0%
Italia	58,611	81.8%
Ucraina	1,292	1.8%
Egitto	1,059	1.5%
Romania	1,051	1.5%
Albania	855	1.2%
Repubblica Dominicana	663	0.9%
Iran	618	0.9%
Marocco	432	0.6%
Perù	428	0.6%

Show 139 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Tunisia	366	0.5%
Camerun	354	0.5%
Cina	353	0.5%
Moldova	345	0.5%
Senegal	323	0.5%
India	282	0.4%
Brasile	209	0.3%
Bangladesh	184	0.3%
Federazione russa	182	0.3%
Turchia	170	0.2%
Ecuador	167	0.2%
Germania	164	0.2%
Libano	153	0.2%
Venezuela	152	0.2%
Pakistan	143	0.2%
Sri Lanka	142	0.2%
Colombia	139	0.2%
Svizzera	126	0.2%
Francia	125	0.2%
Costa d'Avorio	120	0.2%
Grecia	119	0.2%
Nigeria	119	0.2%
Argentina	112	0.2%
El Salvador	105	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	103	0.1%
Regno Unito	99	0.1%
Filippine	86	0.1%
Cuba	84	0.1%
Spagna	83	0.1%
Polonia	81	0.1%
Israele	62	0.1%
Gambia	51	0.1%
Algeria	50	0.1%
Etiopia	50	0.1%
Ghana	48	0.1%
Bulgaria	45	0.1%
Mali	43	0.1%
Bolivia	38	0.1%
Libia	37	0.1%
Belgio	33	0.0%
Siria	32	0.0%
Sudan	30	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	30	0.0%
Cile	28	0.0%
Iraq	27	0.0%
Croazia	26	0.0%
Vietnam	26	0.0%
Messico	26	0.0%
Congo	25	0.0%
Togo	25	0.0%
Burkina Faso	24	0.0%
Serbia	22	0.0%
Giordania	21	0.0%
Thailandia	21	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	19	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	19	0.0%
Georgia	19	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	18	0.0%
Guinea	17	0.0%
Bielorussia	16	0.0%
Kosovo	16	0.0%
Canada	16	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	14	0.0%
Australia	14	0.0%
Austria	13	0.0%
Palestina	13	0.0%
Azerbaigian	13	0.0%
Uruguay	13	0.0%
Svezia	12	0.0%
Slovacchia	12	0.0%
Afghanistan	12	0.0%
Kenya	12	0.0%
Somalia	12	0.0%
Portogallo	11	0.0%
Ungheria	11	0.0%
Lituania	11	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	11	0.0%
Giappone	11	0.0%
Nepal	10	0.0%
Kazakhstan	10	0.0%
Benin	10	0.0%
Madagascar	10	0.0%
Eritrea	10	0.0%
Costa Rica	10	0.0%
Irlanda	9	0.0%
Kuwait	9	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	7	0.0%
Guatemala	7	0.0%
Corea del Sud	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Ruanda	6	0.0%
Sudafrica	6	0.0%
Zimbabwe	6	0.0%
Norvegia	5	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Yemen	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	5	0.0%
Niger	5	0.0%
Honduras	5	0.0%
Finlandia	4	0.0%
Kirghizistan	4	0.0%
Taiwan	4	0.0%
Turkmenistan	4	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Burundi	4	0.0%
Maurizio	4	0.0%
Mozambico	4	0.0%
Haiti	4	0.0%
Paraguay	4	0.0%
Danimarca	3	0.0%
Lettonia	3	0.0%
Cambogia	3	0.0%
Gabon	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Lussemburgo	2	0.0%
Malta	2	0.0%
Montenegro	2	0.0%
Mongolia	2	0.0%
Tagikistan	2	0.0%
Liberia	2	0.0%
Uganda	2	0.0%
Dominica	2	0.0%
Monaco	1	0.0%
Bahrein	1	0.0%
Cipro	1	0.0%
Laos	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Singapore	1	0.0%
Capo Verde	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	1	0.0%
Guinea Equatoriale	1	0.0%
Sierra Leone	1	0.0%
Giamaica	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Saint Vincent e Grenadine	1	0.0%

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

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)	71,610	100.0%
Italia	60,572	84.6%
Romania	1,403	2.0%
Ucraina	1,280	1.8%
Egitto	1,006	1.4%
Albania	627	0.9%
Iran	584	0.8%
Repubblica Dominicana	473	0.7%
Cina	439	0.6%
Perù	356	0.5%

Show 134 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Marocco	354	0.5%
Tunisia	336	0.5%
Camerun	309	0.4%
Senegal	276	0.4%
India	255	0.4%
Bangladesh	180	0.3%
Turchia	171	0.2%
Sri Lanka	165	0.2%
Pakistan	145	0.2%
Nigeria	144	0.2%
Moldova	138	0.2%
Libano	135	0.2%
Ecuador	115	0.2%
El Salvador	108	0.2%
Federazione russa	104	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	100	0.1%
Colombia	94	0.1%
Grecia	82	0.1%
Filippine	82	0.1%
Spagna	74	0.1%
Brasile	71	0.1%
Polonia	69	0.1%
Venezuela	68	0.1%
Regno Unito	53	0.1%
Gambia	53	0.1%
Ghana	53	0.1%
Germania	51	0.1%
Francia	49	0.1%
Mali	43	0.1%
Bulgaria	41	0.1%
Algeria	40	0.1%
Congo	38	0.1%
Cuba	37	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	36	0.1%
Israele	33	0.0%
Siria	32	0.0%
Sudan	31	0.0%
Iraq	25	0.0%
Burkina Faso	25	0.0%
Serbia	24	0.0%
Bolivia	24	0.0%
Portogallo	23	0.0%
Vietnam	21	0.0%
Argentina	21	0.0%
Etiopia	20	0.0%
Libia	20	0.0%
Guinea	18	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	16	0.0%
Giordania	16	0.0%
Georgia	16	0.0%
Palestina	15	0.0%
Messico	15	0.0%
Bielorussia	14	0.0%
Afghanistan	14	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	14	0.0%
Azerbaigian	13	0.0%
Svezia	12	0.0%
Ungheria	12	0.0%
Benin	12	0.0%
Togo	12	0.0%
Irlanda	11	0.0%
Lituania	11	0.0%
Croazia	11	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	11	0.0%
Kenya	11	0.0%
Kosovo	10	0.0%
Giappone	10	0.0%
Nepal	10	0.0%
Belgio	9	0.0%
Kazakhstan	9	0.0%
Cile	9	0.0%
Slovacchia	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Thailandia	8	0.0%
Eritrea	8	0.0%
Canada	8	0.0%
Australia	8	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	7	0.0%
Costa Rica	7	0.0%
Svizzera	6	0.0%
Ruanda	6	0.0%
Honduras	6	0.0%
Uruguay	6	0.0%
Corea del Sud	5	0.0%
Yemen	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Turkmenistan	4	0.0%
Finlandia	3	0.0%
Norvegia	3	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	3	0.0%
Kirghizistan	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Dominica	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Austria	2	0.0%
Lettonia	2	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	2	0.0%
Montenegro	2	0.0%
Cambogia	2	0.0%
Cipro	2	0.0%
Mongolia	2	0.0%
Uzbekistan	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Angola	2	0.0%
Burundi	2	0.0%
Liberia	2	0.0%
Madagascar	2	0.0%
Mozambico	2	0.0%
Niger	2	0.0%
Sudafrica	2	0.0%
Uganda	2	0.0%
Zambia	2	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	2	0.0%
Danimarca	1	0.0%
Lussemburgo	1	0.0%
Malta	1	0.0%
Slovenia	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Capo Verde	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Gabon	1	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	1	0.0%
Guinea Equatoriale	1	0.0%
Maurizio	1	0.0%
Sierra Leone	1	0.0%
Tanzania	1	0.0%
Sud Sudan	1	0.0%
Giamaica	1	0.0%
Saint Vincent e Grenadine	1	0.0%
Paraguay	1	0.0%
Apolide	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	17.19 %	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹²Official
Non-citizens, share of residents	15.41 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Households	37,993 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Pavia

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 Pavia alternative in the same region

51 km away, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €4.78/m² Novara vs €6.95/m² Pavia−31%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,554 Novara vs 4,102 Pavia−13%
Residents: 102,231 Novara vs 71,610 Pavia+43%
Median gross pay, region: €2,184 Novara vs €1,980 Pavia+10%
Unemployment: 6.4% Novara vs 7.1% Pavia−9%
Nearest airport: 22.0 km Novara vs 30.0 km Pavia−27%
Annual PM2.5: 18.0 µg/m³ Novara vs 19.0 µg/m³ Pavia−5%

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L'Aquila as a Pavia alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 463 km, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.

Rent: €2.55/m² L'Aquila vs €6.95/m² Pavia−63%
Nearest airport: 65.0 km L'Aquila vs 30.0 km Pavia+117%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,673 L'Aquila vs 4,102 Pavia−35%
Foreign residents: 9.8% L'Aquila vs 15.4% Pavia−36%
Median gross pay, region: €1,686 L'Aquila vs €1,980 Pavia−15%
Unemployment: 7.7% L'Aquila vs 7.1% Pavia+9%
Residents: 70,425 L'Aquila vs 71,610 Pavia−2%

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Cities near Pavia

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities

Cremona70,922 residents Gela70,451 residents Caserta72,793 residents L'Aquila70,425 residents Altamura70,163 residents Carpi73,297 residents

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Pavia in rankings

#18 of 30 in Most international cities in Italy

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How many people live in Pavia?

The published population was 71,610 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Pavia?

Average net cold rent is 6.95 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 487 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Pavia?

How safe is Pavia?

Police recorded about 4,102 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 Pavia?

The unemployment rate is 7.1 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Pavia?

The median gross salary is 1,980 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Pavia a good place to live?

Pavia 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 Pavia?

San Martino Siccomario, Cava Manara, Certosa di Pavia, Cura Carpignano, Belgioioso are near Pavia. 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 Pavia?

The official country of birth distribution records 71,610 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). Pavia, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 46d8dea103208df08d5e554f4aa5dd5b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/pavia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_pavia-italy-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_8644bcc1c266,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Pavia, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {46d8dea103208df08d5e554f4aa5dd5b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/pavia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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