Living in Varese

In Varese, rent averages €5.70 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 8.3% (2023).

The city covers 54.66 km², with a population density of 1,447.2 people per km² at the start of 2026. Annual NO₂ was 24 µg/m³ in 2022. The city had 45,684 dwellings in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population78,992people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)2,253EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent5.7EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate8.27%country median 6.0% — 37% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime3,778incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean17µg/m³country median 14.0 — 21% aboveOfficial source · Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant

Higher unemployment than 64% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and dirtier air than 66% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Varese.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Varese?

Average net cold rent is 5.7 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): 5.7 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€650

Utilities, 85 m² flat€221

Fitness club€39

Transport pass€30

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesVarese 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	38.89 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Varese (Wayback capture 20250114210446)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.57 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Varese (Wayback capture 20250114210446)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	650 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Varese (Wayback capture 20250114210446)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Varese (Wayback capture 20250114210446)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	30 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Varese (Wayback capture 20250114210446)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	220.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Varese (Wayback capture 20250114210446)³⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	45,684 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹²Official
Main residence dwellings	36,254 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.7 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Varese 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%

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

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

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 342 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.7 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 Varese?

The unemployment rate is about 8.3 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 8.27 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Varese is 8.3%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Varese 8.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	32,409 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,253 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁴Official
Unemployment rate	8.27 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2011–2023

7.1%

9.2%

11.4%

13.5%

8.3%2011201920212023

Unemployment rate was 8.3% in 2011 and 8.3% in 2023.

What does a salary buy in Varese?

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

Left over each month€1,140of €1,772 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.	€1,772
Rent, 60 m²€5.70/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €342
Public transport pass€30 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €30
Utilities, 85 m²€221 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €221
Internet€28 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €28
Mobile plan€12 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €12
Left over	€1,140

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

The city had 94 schools in August 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	94 schools	31 Aug 2025	MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie¹⁵Official
Primary schools	23 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁶Official
Schools	94 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; Varese's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Varese?

Police recorded about 3,778 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 citiesVarese 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	3,778 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	107 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²²Official
Nearest airport	MXP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²³Official
Distance to nearest airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 17 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual PM10 was 23 µg/m³ in 2022.

Is the air quality good in Varese?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 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

PM2.517WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1023WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂24WHO 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 Varese is 17.0 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

Varese 17.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	24 µg/m³country median 15.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	23 µg/m³country median 22.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	17 µg/m³country median 14.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁶Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13 · Feb 19.2 · Mar 19.71 · Apr 23.66 · May 27.82 · Jun 36.46 · Jul 31.17 · Aug 33.87 · Sep 29.88 · Oct 24.13 · Nov 20.44 · Dec 12.74 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -14.23 · Feb -20.11 · Mar -11.58 · Apr -4.25 · May 0.45 · Jun 2.2 · Jul 6.67 · Aug 6.33 · Sep 1.46 · Oct -4.95 · Nov -10.32 · Dec -18.26 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.9 · Feb 0.51 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 9.34 · May 13.6 · Jun 18.14 · Jul 20.19 · Aug 19.64 · Sep 15.37 · Oct 10.55 · Nov 5.08 · Dec 0.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official

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

12.2

16.1

19.9

23.8

13.0201320162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 40.9% between 2013 and 2024, from 22.0 to 13.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Varese?

The published population was 78,992 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.1%
Foreign residents13.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	675.6 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat³Official
City area	54.66 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	13.4 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁴Official
Foreign residents	10,984 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	1,447 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²¹Official
Female residents	41,255 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁶Official
Male residents	37,737 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁶Official
Population	78,992 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹¹Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

78,565

79,411

80,256

81,102

78,99220142016201820222025

Population fell 2.4% between 2014 and 2025, from 80,927 to 78,992.

Foreign residents over time13 published observations, 2014–2026

9,811

10,231

10,651

11,071

10,984201420162018202220242026

Foreign residents rose 10.9% between 2014 and 2026, from 9,903 to 10,984.

International community in Varese

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)	78,992	100.0%
Italia	64,987	82.3%
Albania	2,178	2.8%
Ucraina	1,078	1.4%
El Salvador	630	0.8%
Perù	624	0.8%
Marocco	547	0.7%
Romania	490	0.6%
Svizzera	438	0.6%
Sri Lanka	427	0.5%

Show 135 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Bangladesh	405	0.5%
Egitto	405	0.5%
Tunisia	341	0.4%
Repubblica Dominicana	321	0.4%
Cina	312	0.4%
Costa d'Avorio	281	0.4%
Filippine	279	0.4%
Pakistan	265	0.3%
Francia	261	0.3%
Argentina	260	0.3%
Brasile	246	0.3%
Germania	244	0.3%
Federazione russa	233	0.3%
Nigeria	179	0.2%
Ecuador	176	0.2%
Spagna	157	0.2%
Regno Unito	149	0.2%
Senegal	143	0.2%
Stati Uniti d'America	117	0.1%
Moldova	115	0.1%
Belgio	110	0.1%
Polonia	106	0.1%
Colombia	104	0.1%
Venezuela	101	0.1%
Turchia	94	0.1%
Etiopia	94	0.1%
Ghana	86	0.1%
Cuba	81	0.1%
Paesi Bassi	73	0.1%
India	71	0.1%
Burkina Faso	71	0.1%
Grecia	69	0.1%
Camerun	69	0.1%
Libia	64	0.1%
Bulgaria	61	0.1%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	59	0.1%
Iran	57	0.1%
Libano	56	0.1%
Maurizio	50	0.1%
Algeria	46	0.1%
Togo	44	0.1%
Guinea	43	0.1%
Afghanistan	39	0.0%
Siria	39	0.0%
Gambia	39	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	39	0.0%
Mali	38	0.0%
Cile	38	0.0%
Croazia	34	0.0%
Serbia	34	0.0%
Messico	34	0.0%
Kosovo	32	0.0%
Finlandia	27	0.0%
Portogallo	27	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	26	0.0%
Svezia	25	0.0%
Australia	25	0.0%
Bielorussia	23	0.0%
Paraguay	21	0.0%
Uruguay	21	0.0%
Nepal	20	0.0%
Lussemburgo	19	0.0%
Canada	19	0.0%
Austria	18	0.0%
Lituania	18	0.0%
Sierra Leone	18	0.0%
Bolivia	17	0.0%
Slovacchia	16	0.0%
Congo	16	0.0%
Ungheria	15	0.0%
Lettonia	15	0.0%
Somalia	15	0.0%
Uganda	15	0.0%
Irlanda	14	0.0%
Israele	14	0.0%
Thailandia	13	0.0%
Eritrea	13	0.0%
Kazakhstan	12	0.0%
Georgia	12	0.0%
Sudafrica	12	0.0%
Slovenia	10	0.0%
Corea del Sud	10	0.0%
Kenya	10	0.0%
Sudan	10	0.0%
Danimarca	9	0.0%
Giappone	9	0.0%
Iraq	9	0.0%
Montenegro	8	0.0%
Singapore	8	0.0%
Armenia	8	0.0%
Honduras	8	0.0%
Taiwan	7	0.0%
Benin	7	0.0%
Liberia	7	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	6	0.0%
Guatemala	6	0.0%
Estonia	5	0.0%
Uzbekistan	5	0.0%
Kirghizistan	5	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	4	0.0%
Palestina	4	0.0%
Giordania	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Vietnam	4	0.0%
Niger	4	0.0%
Azerbaigian	3	0.0%
Capo Verde	3	0.0%
Ruanda	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Malta	2	0.0%
Norvegia	2	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	2	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	2	0.0%
Cambogia	2	0.0%
Mongolia	2	0.0%
Angola	2	0.0%
Burundi	2	0.0%
Madagascar	2	0.0%
Mauritania	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	2	0.0%
Islanda	1	0.0%
Monaco	1	0.0%
San Marino	1	0.0%
Cipro	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Oman	1	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	1	0.0%
Mozambico	1	0.0%
Seychelles	1	0.0%
Zambia	1	0.0%
Zimbabwe	1	0.0%
Bahamas	1	0.0%
Barbados	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)	78,992	100.0%
Italia	68,393	86.6%
Albania	1,551	2.0%
Ucraina	986	1.2%
El Salvador	644	0.8%
Romania	534	0.7%
Sri Lanka	516	0.7%
Perù	501	0.6%
Bangladesh	419	0.5%
Marocco	414	0.5%

Show 122 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Egitto	404	0.5%
Cina	367	0.5%
Tunisia	334	0.4%
Filippine	286	0.4%
Pakistan	263	0.3%
Costa d'Avorio	246	0.3%
Nigeria	225	0.3%
Repubblica Dominicana	219	0.3%
Spagna	142	0.2%
Senegal	140	0.2%
Francia	130	0.2%
Federazione russa	125	0.2%
Ecuador	124	0.2%
Germania	100	0.1%
Brasile	80	0.1%
Polonia	73	0.1%
Burkina Faso	72	0.1%
Ghana	72	0.1%
Camerun	70	0.1%
Regno Unito	65	0.1%
Turchia	63	0.1%
Paesi Bassi	56	0.1%
Grecia	52	0.1%
Cuba	51	0.1%
India	48	0.1%
Svizzera	47	0.1%
Guinea	45	0.1%
Colombia	45	0.1%
Iran	43	0.1%
Belgio	41	0.1%
Argentina	41	0.1%
Gambia	39	0.0%
Mali	39	0.0%
Portogallo	38	0.0%
Moldova	38	0.0%
Bulgaria	37	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	37	0.0%
Libano	35	0.0%
Afghanistan	34	0.0%
Algeria	34	0.0%
Togo	31	0.0%
Venezuela	29	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	24	0.0%
Finlandia	23	0.0%
Irlanda	23	0.0%
Siria	23	0.0%
Messico	22	0.0%
Svezia	21	0.0%
Nepal	20	0.0%
Croazia	19	0.0%
Maurizio	18	0.0%
Paraguay	18	0.0%
Lituania	16	0.0%
Lettonia	14	0.0%
Bielorussia	14	0.0%
Serbia	14	0.0%
Congo	14	0.0%
Sierra Leone	14	0.0%
Etiopia	13	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	11	0.0%
Slovacchia	11	0.0%
Kosovo	11	0.0%
Thailandia	10	0.0%
Ungheria	9	0.0%
Georgia	9	0.0%
Sudan	9	0.0%
Corea del Sud	8	0.0%
Australia	8	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Palestina	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Benin	7	0.0%
Somalia	7	0.0%
Austria	6	0.0%
Israele	6	0.0%
Libia	6	0.0%
Canada	6	0.0%
Danimarca	5	0.0%
Estonia	5	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	5	0.0%
Giappone	5	0.0%
Iraq	5	0.0%
Ruanda	5	0.0%
Uganda	5	0.0%
Honduras	5	0.0%
Cile	5	0.0%
Uruguay	5	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Mauritania	4	0.0%
Eritrea	4	0.0%
Guatemala	4	0.0%
Giordania	3	0.0%
Azerbaigian	3	0.0%
Kirghizistan	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Lussemburgo	2	0.0%
Norvegia	2	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	2	0.0%
Cipro	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Liberia	2	0.0%
Sudafrica	2	0.0%
Saint Kitts e Nevis	2	0.0%
Bolivia	2	0.0%
Islanda	1	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	1	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Mongolia	1	0.0%
Oman	1	0.0%
Kazakhstan	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Capo Verde	1	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	1	0.0%
Madagascar	1	0.0%
Tanzania	1	0.0%
Dominica	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Panama	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	16.88 %	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹²Official
Non-citizens, share of residents	13.42 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Households	37,318 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Varese

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 Varese alternative in the same region

44 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Rent: €4.78/m² Novara vs €5.70/m² Varese−16%
Unemployment: 6.4% Novara vs 8.3% Varese−22%
Residents: 102,231 Novara vs 78,992 Varese+29%
Foreign residents: 15.4% Novara vs 13.4% Varese+15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,554 Novara vs 3,778 Varese−6%
Median gross pay, region: €2,184 Novara vs €2,253 Varese−3%
Annual PM2.5: 18.0 µg/m³ Novara vs 17.0 µg/m³ Varese+6%

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Asti as a Varese alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 113 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.

Nearest airport: 55.0 km Asti vs 22.0 km Varese+150%
Rent: €4.45/m² Asti vs €5.70/m² Varese−22%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,049 Asti vs 3,778 Varese−19%
Unemployment: 7.2% Asti vs 8.3% Varese−13%
Median gross pay, region: €2,037 Asti vs €2,253 Varese−10%
Annual PM2.5: 20.0 µg/m³ Asti vs 17.0 µg/m³ Varese+18%
Foreign residents: 12.2% Asti vs 13.4% Varese−9%

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Cities near Varese

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities

Sesto San Giovanni78,792 residents Torre del Greco79,397 residents Marsala79,571 residents Grosseto81,264 residents Brindisi81,723 residents Pozzuoli75,375 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Varese?

The published population was 78,992 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Varese?

Average net cold rent is 5.7 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 399 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Varese?

How safe is Varese?

Police recorded about 3,778 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 Varese?

The unemployment rate is about 8.3 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Varese?

The median gross salary is 2,253 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Varese a good place to live?

Varese 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 Varese?

Induno Olona, Malnate, Arcisate, Vedano Olona, Castronno are near Varese. 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 Varese?

The official country of birth distribution records 78,992 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). Varese, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1a2b948676cd4273b945162b426eaab4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/varese/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_varese-italy-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_0882a7228789,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Varese, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1a2b948676cd4273b945162b426eaab4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/varese/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat), Italy country of birth distribution demo.istat.it · checked 2026-08-28
MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie dati.istruzione.it · checked 2026-07-16
Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it) dati.istruzione.it · checked 2026-08-03
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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Numbeo — Cost of Living in Varese (Wayback capture 20250114210446) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01

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