Living in Syracuse

In Syracuse, rent averages €5.15 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 15.3% (2023).

Syracuse (Italian: Siracusa) is a city in Italy. The foreign population count was 6,411 at the start of 2026. The city covers 207.8 km², with a population density of 555.8 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population115,776people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,571EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent5.15EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate15.27%country median 6.0% — 153% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime3,896incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³country median 14.0 — 21% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 97% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 80% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Syracuse.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Siracusa?

Average net cold rent is 5.15 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): 5.15 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 citiesSyracuse 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 fibre⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliad GIGA mobile tariff⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	66,140 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	49,974 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹²Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.15 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Syracuse 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–62%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Student65%strong on education, weak on work · range 56–74%

Family62%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 52–72%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 309 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.15 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 Siracusa?

The unemployment rate is about 15.3 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 15.27 % · Eurostat³

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Syracuse is 15.3%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Syracuse 15.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	38,171 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,571 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁷Official
Unemployment rate	15.27 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat³Official

Unemployment rate over time8 published observations, 2001–2023

13.9%

18.2%

22.5%

26.8%

15.3%2001201820202023

Unemployment rate fell 35.8% between 2001 and 2023, from 23.8% to 15.3%.

What does a salary buy in Syracuse?

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

Left over each month€1,014of €1,365 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.	€1,365
Rent, 60 m²€5.15/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €309
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	€1,014

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	31 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁹Official
Schools	138 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁹Official

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; Syracuse's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	484.6 beds per 100,000	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁶Official
Hospitals	7 count	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁶Official
Pharmacies	37 count	15 Sept 2026	Farmacie⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Syracuse 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 residents484.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Siracusa?

Police recorded about 3,896 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 - prov²⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesSyracuse 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	3,896 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁸Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	47 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²⁴Official
Nearest airport	CTA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	48 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Siracusa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency²

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

PM2.511WHO 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 Syracuse is 11.0 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

Syracuse 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³country median 14.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 19.72 · Feb 21.61 · Mar 27.76 · Apr 28.13 · May 34.82 · Jun 42.01 · Jul 44.6 · Aug 41.23 · Sep 38.64 · Oct 32.48 · Nov 26 · Dec 22.3 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²⁰Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -1.83 · Feb -1.5 · Mar -0.12 · Apr 3.84 · May 7.36 · Jun 10.65 · Jul 16.39 · Aug 17.36 · Sep 13.22 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 3.14 · Dec 0.25 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.62 · Feb 9.74 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.87 · Jun 24.19 · Jul 27.93 · Aug 27.8 · Sep 23.6 · Oct 19.52 · Nov 15.06 · Dec 11.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²⁰Official

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2015–2024

9.8

10.9

12.1

13.2

11.020152017202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 15.4% between 2015 and 2024, from 13.0 to 11.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Siracusa?

The published population was 115,776 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	730.7 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁴Official
City area	207.8 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²²Official
Foreign-resident share	5.4 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁵Official
Foreign residents	6,411 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.²¹Official
Population density	555.8 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²³Official
Female residents	58,863 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Male residents	56,913 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Population	115,776 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁶Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

115,238

117,839

120,440

123,041

115,77620142016201820222025

Population fell 5.3% between 2014 and 2025, from 122,304 to 115,776.

Foreign residents over time13 published observations, 2014–2026

4,727

5,330

5,933

6,536

6,411201420162018202220242026

Foreign residents rose 32.1% between 2014 and 2026, from 4,852 to 6,411.

International community in Syracuse

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)	115,776	100.0%
Italia	107,000	92.4%
Sri Lanka	1,200	1.0%
Marocco	798	0.7%
Libia	591	0.5%
Romania	442	0.4%
Germania	436	0.4%
Argentina	380	0.3%
Bangladesh	372	0.3%
Polonia	368	0.3%

Show 128 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Tunisia	279	0.2%
Nigeria	245	0.2%
Francia	208	0.2%
Venezuela	188	0.2%
Svizzera	183	0.2%
Federazione russa	167	0.1%
Cina	160	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	148	0.1%
Belgio	110	0.1%
Regno Unito	110	0.1%
Gambia	110	0.1%
Filippine	107	0.1%
Pakistan	102	0.1%
Somalia	102	0.1%
Brasile	100	0.1%
Senegal	97	0.1%
Mali	96	0.1%
Ucraina	92	0.1%
Sudan	92	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	85	0.1%
Egitto	74	0.1%
Albania	70	0.1%
Australia	66	0.1%
Spagna	62	0.1%
Malta	60	0.1%
Etiopia	57	0.0%
Colombia	50	0.0%
Eritrea	47	0.0%
Canada	42	0.0%
Ghana	40	0.0%
Guinea	40	0.0%
Afghanistan	35	0.0%
Cuba	35	0.0%
Portogallo	33	0.0%
Burkina Faso	33	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	32	0.0%
Austria	28	0.0%
Algeria	25	0.0%
Grecia	21	0.0%
Svezia	21	0.0%
Bielorussia	21	0.0%
Togo	19	0.0%
Cile	19	0.0%
Moldova	18	0.0%
Bulgaria	17	0.0%
Serbia	16	0.0%
Liberia	16	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	16	0.0%
Ungheria	15	0.0%
India	15	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	14	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	14	0.0%
Giappone	13	0.0%
Camerun	13	0.0%
Messico	13	0.0%
Perù	13	0.0%
Lituania	12	0.0%
Croazia	12	0.0%
Sudafrica	12	0.0%
Turchia	11	0.0%
Maurizio	10	0.0%
Kosovo	9	0.0%
Thailandia	8	0.0%
Ciad	8	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	7	0.0%
Kenya	7	0.0%
Niger	7	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	7	0.0%
Danimarca	6	0.0%
Slovacchia	6	0.0%
Iran	6	0.0%
Iraq	6	0.0%
Madagascar	6	0.0%
Ecuador	6	0.0%
Finlandia	5	0.0%
Lettonia	5	0.0%
Libano	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Zambia	5	0.0%
Irlanda	4	0.0%
Norvegia	4	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Corea del Sud	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Kirghizistan	4	0.0%
Capo Verde	4	0.0%
Bolivia	4	0.0%
Uruguay	4	0.0%
Cipro	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Siria	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Giamaica	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Slovenia	2	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	2	0.0%
Palestina	2	0.0%
Giordania	2	0.0%
Azerbaigian	2	0.0%
Mauritania	2	0.0%
Mozambico	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	1	0.0%
Cambogia	1	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	1	0.0%
Israele	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Vietnam	1	0.0%
Yemen	1	0.0%
Taiwan	1	0.0%
Burundi	1	0.0%
Ruanda	1	0.0%
Sierra Leone	1	0.0%
Eswatini	1	0.0%
Uganda	1	0.0%
El Salvador	1	0.0%
Guatemala	1	0.0%
Honduras	1	0.0%
Trinidad e Tobago	1	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

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)	115,776	100.0%
Italia	109,558	94.6%
Sri Lanka	1,424	1.2%
Marocco	669	0.6%
Romania	440	0.4%
Bangladesh	369	0.3%
Nigeria	312	0.3%
Polonia	280	0.2%
Tunisia	232	0.2%
Cina	216	0.2%

Show 112 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Argentina	209	0.2%
Gambia	116	0.1%
Mali	98	0.1%
Pakistan	95	0.1%
Senegal	95	0.1%
Somalia	92	0.1%
Filippine	90	0.1%
Sudan	86	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	82	0.1%
Federazione russa	74	0.1%
Ucraina	73	0.1%
Regno Unito	63	0.1%
Francia	53	0.0%
Ghana	52	0.0%
Egitto	50	0.0%
Eritrea	48	0.0%
Germania	47	0.0%
Albania	46	0.0%
Spagna	45	0.0%
Guinea	39	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	39	0.0%
Burkina Faso	34	0.0%
Brasile	34	0.0%
Algeria	30	0.0%
Afghanistan	29	0.0%
Portogallo	27	0.0%
Venezuela	26	0.0%
Etiopia	24	0.0%
Colombia	22	0.0%
Belgio	21	0.0%
Malta	19	0.0%
Cuba	19	0.0%
Austria	18	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	18	0.0%
India	14	0.0%
Liberia	14	0.0%
Moldova	13	0.0%
Camerun	13	0.0%
Bulgaria	11	0.0%
Lituania	11	0.0%
Bielorussia	11	0.0%
Canada	11	0.0%
Svizzera	10	0.0%
Ungheria	10	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	10	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	9	0.0%
Ciad	9	0.0%
Libia	9	0.0%
Cile	9	0.0%
Giappone	8	0.0%
Niger	8	0.0%
Grecia	7	0.0%
Togo	7	0.0%
Svezia	6	0.0%
Croazia	6	0.0%
Slovacchia	6	0.0%
Serbia	6	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Mauritania	6	0.0%
Maurizio	6	0.0%
Irlanda	5	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Iraq	5	0.0%
Madagascar	5	0.0%
Finlandia	4	0.0%
Norvegia	4	0.0%
Estonia	4	0.0%
Lettonia	4	0.0%
Thailandia	4	0.0%
Congo	4	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	4	0.0%
Messico	4	0.0%
Perù	4	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Kirghizistan	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Sudafrica	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Danimarca	2	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	2	0.0%
Corea del Sud	2	0.0%
Palestina	2	0.0%
Siria	2	0.0%
Turchia	2	0.0%
Kazakhstan	2	0.0%
Uzbekistan	2	0.0%
Azerbaigian	2	0.0%
Capo Verde	2	0.0%
Mozambico	2	0.0%
Ecuador	2	0.0%
Australia	2	0.0%
Slovenia	1	0.0%
Cambogia	1	0.0%
Giordania	1	0.0%
Iran	1	0.0%
Libano	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Armenia	1	0.0%
Georgia	1	0.0%
Taiwan	1	0.0%
Sierra Leone	1	0.0%
Eswatini	1	0.0%
Uganda	1	0.0%
Zambia	1	0.0%
Sud Sudan	1	0.0%
Panama	1	0.0%
Bolivia	1	0.0%
Uruguay	1	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Non-citizens, share of residents	5.37 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁴Official
Households	52,118 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Syracuse

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.

Ragusa as a Syracuse alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 8.6% Ragusa vs 15.3% Syracuse−44%
Rent: €4.05/m² Ragusa vs €5.15/m² Syracuse−21%
Foreign residents: 9.6% Ragusa vs 5.4% Syracuse+78%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,857 Ragusa vs 3,896 Syracuse−27%
Nearest airport: 13.0 km Ragusa vs 48.0 km Syracuse−73%
Median gross pay, region: €1,343 Ragusa vs €1,571 Syracuse−15%
Residents: 73,878 Ragusa vs 115,776 Syracuse−36%

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Novara as a Syracuse alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1085 km, better on 7 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 15.4% Novara vs 5.4% Syracuse+185%
Unemployment: 6.4% Novara vs 15.3% Syracuse−58%
Median gross pay, region: €2,184 Novara vs €1,571 Syracuse+39%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 720.9 Novara vs 484.6 Syracuse+49%
Nearest airport: 22.0 km Novara vs 48.0 km Syracuse−54%
Rent: €4.78/m² Novara vs €5.15/m² Syracuse−7%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,554 Novara vs 3,896 Syracuse−9%

Full comparison More about Novara

Budapest as a Syracuse alternative in another country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €16.94/m² (2026) Budapest vs €5.15/m² (2025) Syracuseno percentage
Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 48.0 km Syracuse−63%
Median gross pay, region: €2,534 (2026) Budapest vs €1,571 (2024) Syracuseno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 11.0 µg/m³ Syracuse+18%

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Cities near Syracuse

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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All Italy cities

Forlì117,535 residents Pescara118,313 residents Trento118,640 residents Bergamo120,389 residents Sassari120,510 residents Vicenza110,468 residents

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How many people live in Siracusa?

The published population was 115,776 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Siracusa?

Average net cold rent is 5.15 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 361 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Siracusa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Siracusa?

Police recorded about 3,896 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 Siracusa?

The unemployment rate is about 15.3 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Syracuse?

The median gross salary is 1,571 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Syracuse a good place to live?

Syracuse 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 Syracuse?

Floridia, Priolo Gargallo, Solarino, Melilli, Canicattini Bagni are near Syracuse. 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 Syracuse?

The official country of birth distribution records 115,776 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Syracuse, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2198752ef6e7a3cc385de17170781f49]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/siracusa/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_syracuse-italy-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_a18925dcaff0,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Syracuse, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2198752ef6e7a3cc385de17170781f49},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/siracusa/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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