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
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
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
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
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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