Italy Rent Report 2025
In 2025, the average rent in Italy for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1,140 per month, following a 10.6%, change from a year ago. In Euros, the average monthly apartment rent in Italy is €1,040.
Renting an apartment abroad is preferred to buying a home by many expats in Italy on a temporary stay or exploring the country while planning a permanent relocation. Renting is not only cheaper, but it has the benefit of flexibility.
Rent prices in US Dollars in Italy’s regions:
Rent prices for a long-term lease in Italy vary depending on the region and the city. The most expensive region to lease an apartment in Italy is Lombardy, with an average rent of $1,580 per month.
The most affordable region in Italy to rent in is Molise, where you can find a rental apartment for about $560 per month.
Apartment rents by region:
- Abruzzo $650
- Basilicata $570
- Calabria $670
- Campania $860
- Emilia-Romagna $1,170
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia $850
- Lazio $1,100
- Liguria $980
- Lombardy $1,580
- Marche $740
- Molise $560
- Piedmont $830
- Puglia $730
- Sardinia $940
- Sicily $630
- Tuscany $1,410
- Trentino-Alto Adige $1,150
- Umbria $610
- Aosta Valley $1,570
- Veneto $1,010
Rent prices in Italy by city
Italy has many beautiful and great places to live in, from the sophisticated north to the sunny south. Larger cities offer more opportunities for jobs and entertainment, and thus are typically more expensive to rent in.
Smaller towns can offer a great quality of life at a more affordable price, but that’s not always the rule. Some popular, touristic small towns in Italy can be quite expensive, while some large cities are surprisingly affordable.
If you’re looking for long-term rent in Milano, expect to pay the highest price in the country. The average 2-bedroom apartment in Milano in 2025 rents for around $1,900, having changed by about 1.70% compared to a year ago. Apartments closer to the city’s center tend to be much higher than that, depending on the exact location and quality of the apartment.
On the other hand, the cheapest place to rent an apartment in Italy is Caltanissetta, with a monthly rent of $340.
Here’s how much it costs to rent an apartment in Italy’s largest cities:
- Roma $1,410
- Milano $1,900
- Napoli $1,300
- Torino $960
- Palermo $760
- Genova $820
- Bologna $1,520
- Firenze $1,760
- Bari $960
- Catania $770
- Verona $1,020
- Venezia $1,720
- Messina $560
- Padova $1,070
- Prato $950
- Brescia $920
- Parma $980
- Taranto $520
- Modena $1,050
- Reggio Calabria $440
- Reggio nell’Emilia $800
- Perugia $730
- Ravenna $960
- Livorno $870
- Rimini $1,020
- Cagliari $1,120
- Foggia $560
- Ferrara $790
- Salerno $940
- Latina $750
- Giugliano in Campania $600
- Monza $1,070
- Sassari $670
- Bergamo $1,020
- Pescara $720
- Trento $1,010
- Forlì $830
- Siracusa $690
- Vicenza $920
- Terni $510
- Piacenza $770
- Novara $800
- Ancona $780
- Andria $650
- Arezzo $700
- Pesaro $820
- Lecce $710
- Barletta $690
Rent prices in Euros in Italy’s regions:
The cost to lease an apartment in Italy depends on the size of the space, condition, whether it’s furnished or not, and most of all, it depends on the location. Renting is more popular and more expensive in certain regions, particularly where many large cities and towns are located.
Here’s how much it costs in Euros to rent an apartment in each region of Italy:
- Abruzzo €600
- Basilicata €530
- Calabria €620
- Campania €790
- Emilia-Romagna €1,070
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia €780
- Lazio €1,010
- Liguria €900
- Lombardy €1,450
- Marche €680
- Molise €510
- Piedmont €770
- Puglia €670
- Sardinia €860
- Sicily €580
- Tuscany €1,300
- Trentino-Alto Adige €1,060
- Umbria €560
- Aosta Valley €1,440
- Veneto €920
Apartment rent prices in Euros by city:
The most expensive city to rent in Italy is Milano, with a monthly rent of €1,750. At the other end of the spectrum, you have Caltanissetta with an average rent of $340.
Find your favorite city in the list below:
- Roma €1,300
- Milano €1,750
- Napoli €1,190
- Torino €890
- Palermo €700
- Genova €750
- Bologna €1,400
- Firenze €1,610
- Bari €890
- Catania €710
- Verona €940
- Venezia €1,580
- Messina €520
- Padova €980
- Prato €870
- Brescia €840
- Parma €900
- Taranto €470
- Modena €970
- Reggio Calabria €410
- Reggio nell’Emilia €740
- Perugia €670
- Ravenna €880
- Livorno €800
- Rimini €940
- Cagliari €1,030
- Foggia €510
- Ferrara €730
- Salerno €860
- Latina €690
- Giugliano in Campania €560
- Monza €980
- Sassari €620
- Bergamo €940
- Pescara €660
- Trento €930
- Forlì €760
- Siracusa €640
- Vicenza €840
- Terni €470
- Piacenza €710
- Novara €740
- Ancona €710
- Andria €590
- Arezzo €650
- Pesaro €750
- Lecce €650
- Barletta €640
Methodology:
- When using or citing this data, please give credit with a link to My Dolce Casa
- Italy rent price data source: Idealista valid as of the date of this report
- Original prices published in euros per square meter
- Euros converted to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate valid as of the date of this report
- Square meters converted to square feet
- The average rent of a 800 square foot apartment was estimated to be approximately a 2-bedroom apartment and was calculated by multiplying the price per square foot in USD by 800
- The average rent of a 75 square meter apartment was estimated to be approximately a 2-bedroom or 3-room apartment and was calculated by multiplying the price per square meter in EUR by 75
- Amounts may be rounded
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