Top expat cities

Italy

Bologna

#2 Top 5 cities

Bologna offers a very strong balance of quality of life, location, university infrastructure, and manageable day-to-day living.

Country overview

Population

394 843

Year-round temperatures

Day: 8°C až 31°C

Night: 1°C až 20°C

Climate

Warm summers, mildly cool winters, and fairly damp transitional seasons.

Distance to the sea

80 km

Social atmosphere

8/10

Costs

Housing cost 3/10
Food cost 4/10

Business friendliness

8/10

Safety

7/10

Bologna is generally safe, but theft around stations and crowded areas, burglary, nightlife disorder, scams, and road risk call for normal urban caution.

Natural disaster resilience

4/10

Bologna has meaningful earthquake exposure and is vulnerable to extreme heat, intense rainfall, river flooding, and regional landslide disruption, as recent Emilia-Romagna disasters demonstrate.

Other scores

Other scores

Internet availability 8/10
Internet speed 8/10
Internet stability 8/10
Electricity stability 9/10

Community types

  • Students
  • Corporate expats
  • Digital nomads
  • Couples

Largest nationality groups

  • 🇺🇸Americans
  • 🇩🇪Germans
  • 🇬🇧British
  • 🇨🇳Chinese

Pros / Cons

Pros

  • +Pleasant atmosphere
  • +Cafe culture
  • +Good transport links
  • +Good for long-term stay

Cons

  • −Higher living costs
  • −Higher prices
  • −Smaller job market