Milan is Italy’s most expensive major city for renters, with a two-room flat costing an average of €1,128 a month in 2025, according to Tecnocasa Group data.
For foreigners weighing up renting in Italy, the data underlines how sharply housing costs can differ between cities, even among the country’s most popular urban destinations.
Rental prices in Italy: Milan, Rome, Florence and Bologna compared
Tecnocasa’s 2025 figures place Milan at the top of the rental-price ranking for two-room flats. Rome, Florence and Bologna are the next three most expensive cities cited.
City | Average monthly rent for a two-room flat |
|---|---|
Milan | €1,128 |
Rome | €949 |
Florence | €879 |
Bologna | €828 |
Rome had the second-highest average monthly rent among the cities cited, at €949 for a two-room flat. Florence followed at €879, while Bologna averaged €828.
In Florence, families were the main tenant group. The same was true in Naples and Palermo, while single people were the majority of renters in the other cities included in the analysis.
Younger renters are also a key part of demand. In every city included in the analysis, people aged 18 to 34 were the most active tenant group. Their presence was particularly marked in Milan, Bologna, Turin and Verona.
Italy rental contracts vary sharply by city
The Tecnocasa figures show that the structure of rental contracts in Italy can differ considerably from one city to another.
In Bologna, standard canone libero contracts accounted for 90% of rental agreements. By contrast, Genoa was the only city where agreed-rent contracts, or canone concordato, were clearly the predominant arrangement, representing 80% of rental contracts.
Milan’s rental market also stands out for the strong presence of temporary rental contracts. The report identifies the same pattern in Bari, linking these agreements to people looking for housing for a defined period, including for work, study or a life transition.
Student and worker demand in Italy’s rental market
Turin recorded the highest share of rentals to university students in the cities covered by the research. Students accounted for 35.5% of rental agreements there.
Workers made up around 43% of tenants in both Verona and Bari. The figures place these cities among those with a substantial work-related rental market.
Methodology
The figures come from an idealista report on Tecnocasa Group Research Office data covering rental agreements completed through Tecnocasa Group agencies in major Italian provincial capitals during 2025.
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