Living in Prato

In Prato, rent averages €8.25 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.3% (2023).

Foreign-born residents accounted for 23.8% of the population at the end of 2023. In 2023, the city had 83,820 dwellings. The city covers 97.6 km², with a population density of 2,032 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2337 sources

Population197,057people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,682EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent8.25EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate5.32%country median 6.0% — 12% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime5,147incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³country median 14.0 — 7% aboveOfficial source · Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant

Lower unemployment than 62% of Italian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 92% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Prato.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Prato?

Average net cold rent is 8.25 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): 8.25 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€450

Utilities, 85 m² flat€227

Fitness club€50

Transport pass€35

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesPrato 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	50 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Prato (Wayback capture 20250130130342)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	28.17 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Prato (Wayback capture 20250130130342)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	450 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Prato (Wayback capture 20250130130342)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.31 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Prato (Wayback capture 20250130130342)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	35 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Prato (Wayback capture 20250130130342)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	227.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Prato (Wayback capture 20250130130342)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	83,820 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹³Official
Main residence dwellings	78,769 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.25 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Prato 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%

Student64%strong on education, weak on work · range 55–73%

Family65%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 55–75%

Retirement46%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 35–57%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 495 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.25 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 Prato?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 5.32 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Prato is 5.3%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Prato 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	90,367 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,682 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁵Official
Unemployment rate	5.32 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time8 published observations, 2001–2023

4.9%

7.0%

9.1%

11.2%

5.3%2001201820202023

Unemployment rate fell 8.0% between 2001 and 2023, from 5.8% to 5.3%.

What does a salary buy in Prato?

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

Left over each month€635of €1,433 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.	€1,433
Rent, 60 m²€8.25/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €495
Public transport pass€35 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €35
Utilities, 85 m²€227 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €227
Internet€28 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €28
Mobile plan€12 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €12
Left over	€635

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Prato. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Prato. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

The city had 160 schools in August 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	160 schools	31 Aug 2025	MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie¹⁶Official
Primary schools	44 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁷Official
Schools	162 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁷Official

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; Prato's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	336.5 beds per 100,000	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁴Official
Hospitals	2 count	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁴Official
Pharmacies	57 count	15 Sept 2026	Farmacie⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Prato 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 residents336.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Prato?

Police recorded about 5,147 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 citiesPrato 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	5,147 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁶Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	26 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²²Official
Nearest airport	FLR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²³Official
Distance to nearest airport	12 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 15 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual NO₂ was 24.5 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual PM10 was 23 µg/m³ in 2022.

Is the air quality good in Prato?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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

PM2.515WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1023WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂24.5WHO 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 Prato is 15.0 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

Prato 15.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	24.5 µg/m³country median 15.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	23 µg/m³country median 22.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	15 µg/m³country median 14.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.3 · Feb 18.3 · Mar 22.38 · Apr 25.94 · May 31.45 · Jun 36.84 · Jul 37.37 · Aug 38.9 · Sep 33.99 · Oct 27.67 · Nov 20.79 · Dec 14.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -11.96 · Feb -11.8 · Mar -12.22 · Apr -4.88 · May 0.85 · Jun 4.8 · Jul 9.31 · Aug 8.37 · Sep 4.14 · Oct -1.08 · Nov -4.58 · Dec -11.85 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.22 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 6.29 · Apr 10.22 · May 14.5 · Jun 19.71 · Jul 22.83 · Aug 22.45 · Sep 17.26 · Oct 12.62 · Nov 7.62 · Dec 3.4 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁸Official

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

13.5

15.8

18.2

20.5

15.0201320162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 25.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 20.0 to 15.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Prato?

The published population was 197,057 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport73%
Foreign residents27%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	617.4 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat³Official
City area	97.6 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	25.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁴Official
Foreign residents	53,148 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	2,032 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²¹Official
Female residents	99,963 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Male residents	97,094 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Population	197,057 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹²Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

190,169

194,194

198,218

202,243

197,05720142016201820222025

Population rose 3.0% between 2014 and 2025, from 191,268 to 197,057.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2016–2026

33,326

40,423

47,519

54,616

53,148201620182020202220242026

Foreign residents rose 52.8% between 2016 and 2026, from 34,794 to 53,148.

International community in Prato

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)	197,057	100.0%
Italia	149,179	75.7%
Cina	24,455	12.4%
Albania	5,425	2.8%
Pakistan	2,893	1.5%
Romania	2,712	1.4%
Marocco	1,688	0.9%
Bangladesh	883	0.4%
Georgia	658	0.3%
Nigeria	573	0.3%

Show 135 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Perù	572	0.3%
Ucraina	493	0.3%
Germania	476	0.2%
Senegal	457	0.2%
Filippine	449	0.2%
Brasile	384	0.2%
Svizzera	352	0.2%
Francia	338	0.2%
Federazione russa	292	0.1%
India	276	0.1%
Polonia	242	0.1%
Egitto	227	0.1%
Honduras	227	0.1%
Tunisia	221	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	210	0.1%
Regno Unito	179	0.1%
Sri Lanka	160	0.1%
Moldova	146	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	126	0.1%
Argentina	125	0.1%
Cuba	120	0.1%
Venezuela	116	0.1%
Spagna	112	0.1%
Colombia	107	0.1%
Repubblica Dominicana	90	0.0%
Etiopia	79	0.0%
Gambia	73	0.0%
Belgio	70	0.0%
El Salvador	69	0.0%
Bulgaria	68	0.0%
Grecia	68	0.0%
Libia	68	0.0%
Algeria	65	0.0%
Kosovo	62	0.0%
Ghana	62	0.0%
Guinea	61	0.0%
Ecuador	60	0.0%
Iran	52	0.0%
Thailandia	46	0.0%
Ungheria	45	0.0%
Cile	44	0.0%
Camerun	43	0.0%
Afghanistan	39	0.0%
Messico	39	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	37	0.0%
Serbia	37	0.0%
Giappone	37	0.0%
Australia	37	0.0%
Croazia	36	0.0%
Burkina Faso	36	0.0%
Eritrea	36	0.0%
Mali	33	0.0%
Somalia	33	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	30	0.0%
Slovacchia	27	0.0%
Turchia	27	0.0%
Vietnam	27	0.0%
Austria	26	0.0%
Bielorussia	25	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	23	0.0%
Capo Verde	22	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	21	0.0%
Maurizio	19	0.0%
Lituania	17	0.0%
Canada	17	0.0%
Portogallo	16	0.0%
Svezia	16	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	16	0.0%
Siria	16	0.0%
Guatemala	15	0.0%
Kazakhstan	14	0.0%
Uruguay	14	0.0%
Sudafrica	12	0.0%
Bolivia	12	0.0%
Slovenia	11	0.0%
Finlandia	9	0.0%
Estonia	9	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	9	0.0%
Sierra Leone	9	0.0%
Togo	9	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Irlanda	7	0.0%
Angola	7	0.0%
Danimarca	6	0.0%
Lussemburgo	6	0.0%
Norvegia	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Taiwan	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Corea del Sud	5	0.0%
Laos	5	0.0%
Libano	5	0.0%
Malaysia	5	0.0%
Liberia	5	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	4	0.0%
Cambogia	4	0.0%
Giordania	4	0.0%
Iraq	4	0.0%
Benin	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Niger	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Tanzania	4	0.0%
Costa Rica	4	0.0%
Paraguay	4	0.0%
Monaco	3	0.0%
Lettonia	3	0.0%
Israele	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	3	0.0%
Islanda	2	0.0%
Malta	2	0.0%
Cipro	2	0.0%
Palestina	2	0.0%
Kuwait	2	0.0%
Nepal	2	0.0%
Kirghizistan	2	0.0%
Turkmenistan	2	0.0%
Giamaica	2	0.0%
San Marino	1	0.0%
Mongolia	1	0.0%
Tagikistan	1	0.0%
Burundi	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Gabon	1	0.0%
Mozambico	1	0.0%
Zimbabwe	1	0.0%
Dominica	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Guyana	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 source¹⁵

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)	197,057	100.0%
Italia	146,366	74.3%
Cina	33,564	17.0%
Albania	3,489	1.8%
Romania	2,790	1.4%
Pakistan	2,644	1.3%
Marocco	1,275	0.6%
Bangladesh	795	0.4%
Georgia	664	0.3%
Nigeria	630	0.3%

Show 115 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Filippine	462	0.2%
Senegal	420	0.2%
Perù	419	0.2%
Ucraina	385	0.2%
Honduras	225	0.1%
India	202	0.1%
Egitto	178	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	168	0.1%
Polonia	164	0.1%
Sri Lanka	162	0.1%
Tunisia	143	0.1%
Brasile	142	0.1%
Federazione russa	96	0.0%
El Salvador	77	0.0%
Spagna	74	0.0%
Gambia	72	0.0%
Moldova	61	0.0%
Germania	59	0.0%
Ghana	59	0.0%
Guinea	55	0.0%
Francia	54	0.0%
Cuba	54	0.0%
Algeria	49	0.0%
Kosovo	47	0.0%
Camerun	43	0.0%
Afghanistan	42	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	42	0.0%
Colombia	41	0.0%
Bulgaria	39	0.0%
Mali	34	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	33	0.0%
Giappone	31	0.0%
Ecuador	30	0.0%
Regno Unito	29	0.0%
Burkina Faso	29	0.0%
Grecia	28	0.0%
Bielorussia	23	0.0%
Iran	23	0.0%
Venezuela	23	0.0%
Thailandia	21	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	19	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	18	0.0%
Lituania	17	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	17	0.0%
Argentina	17	0.0%
Austria	16	0.0%
Svizzera	16	0.0%
Croazia	16	0.0%
Serbia	16	0.0%
Eritrea	16	0.0%
Portogallo	15	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	15	0.0%
Slovacchia	12	0.0%
Turchia	12	0.0%
Somalia	12	0.0%
Guatemala	12	0.0%
Messico	12	0.0%
Belgio	11	0.0%
Etiopia	11	0.0%
Sierra Leone	11	0.0%
Ungheria	10	0.0%
Vietnam	10	0.0%
Kazakhstan	10	0.0%
Estonia	9	0.0%
Congo	8	0.0%
Svezia	7	0.0%
Indonesia	7	0.0%
Capo Verde	7	0.0%
Cile	7	0.0%
Danimarca	6	0.0%
Finlandia	6	0.0%
Irlanda	6	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	6	0.0%
Togo	6	0.0%
Corea del Sud	5	0.0%
Malaysia	5	0.0%
Siria	5	0.0%
Maurizio	5	0.0%
Niger	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Tanzania	4	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	4	0.0%
Lettonia	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Kirghizistan	3	0.0%
Taiwan	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%
Norvegia	2	0.0%
Montenegro	2	0.0%
Cipro	2	0.0%
Palestina	2	0.0%
Kenya	2	0.0%
Liberia	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
Giamaica	2	0.0%
Nicaragua	2	0.0%
Panama	2	0.0%
Bolivia	2	0.0%
Paraguay	2	0.0%
Apolide	2	0.0%
Malta	1	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	1	0.0%
Cambogia	1	0.0%
Giordania	1	0.0%
Israele	1	0.0%
Mongolia	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Sudafrica	1	0.0%
Sudan	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	23.75 %	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹³Official
Non-citizens, share of residents	25.72 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Households	82,266 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Prato

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.

Lucca as a Prato alternative in the same region

47 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Rent: €5.75/m² Lucca vs €8.25/m² Prato−30%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,752 Lucca vs 5,147 Prato−27%
Nearest airport: 20.0 km Lucca vs 12.0 km Prato+67%
Median gross pay, region: €1,922 Lucca vs €1,682 Prato+14%
Residents: 89,002 Lucca vs 197,057 Prato−55%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €237 Lucca vs €227 Prato+4%

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Parma as a Prato alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 119 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 713.7 Parma vs 336.5 Prato+112%
Median gross pay, region: €2,396 Parma vs €1,682 Prato+42%
Rent: €7.00/m² Parma vs €8.25/m² Prato−15%
Nearest airport: 4.0 km Parma vs 12.0 km Prato−67%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,214 Parma vs 5,147 Prato−18%
Foreign residents: 17.1% Parma vs 25.7% Prato−33%
Unemployment: 5.2% Parma vs 5.3% Pratosame level

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Cities near Prato

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Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities

Trieste198,388 residents Parma198,693 residents Brescia199,853 residents Padua207,412 residents Taranto186,011 residents Modena184,074 residents

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Prato in rankings

#1 of 30 in Most international cities in Italy #18 of 30 in Largest cities in Italy

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Common questions

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How many people live in Prato?

The published population was 197,057 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Prato?

Average net cold rent is 8.25 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 578 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Prato?

How safe is Prato?

Police recorded about 5,147 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 Prato?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Prato?

The median gross salary is 1,682 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Prato a good place to live?

Prato 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 Prato?

Montemurlo, Agliana, Poggio a Caiano, Montale, Carmignano are near Prato. 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 Prato?

The official country of birth distribution records 197,057 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). Prato, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f8bf8387ab4e18f3224b082535ee3c7a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/prato/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_prato-italy-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_e551303de775,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Prato, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f8bf8387ab4e18f3224b082535ee3c7a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/prato/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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