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Bologna

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Bologna is highly regarded by locals and students, especially due to its rich culinary scene which includes traditional Italian dishes like lasagna, tortellini, and mortadella. The city has a strong university presence, including one of the oldest universities in the world, which attracts a sizable international student population. Many people find the nightlife vibrant and diverse, with clubs and entertainment venues contributing significantly to the city's appeal. The cost of living is considered reasonable by European standards, especially if you're not aiming for luxury — around €1000/month for a modest lifestyle, and around $2000/month for a more comfortable one with frequent dining and socializing.

Some reviewers noted that while the historic old center is charming, areas outside of it can be less impressive. Still, for students, expats, and food lovers, Bologna offers a well-rounded lifestyle with an affordable price point. Complaints about a lack of things to do are dismissed as inaccurate by residents familiar with the city.

Overall, Bologna is viewed as a well-balanced city that successfully mixes tradition, culture, and social life, without breaking the bank.

AI-generated summary of reviews
2 years ago

Bologna is considered one of the best cities in Italy. The city doesn't hold any world-famous monument as it could be Pisa's tower, but has one of the oldest universities in the world (with much of it converted to a museum), is home to the best and well known meals (lasagna, mortadella, tortellini, just to mention few), is home to so many famous people that I cannot even count, has the headquarters of the gay association (with one of the nicest night clubs in the city), there are almost 16000 students at the university, 10% of which are foreigners, and the rest you can google it.
In the Pros and Cons someone said "not much to do": they are clearly living in another dimension, because Bologna is literally THE CITY of entertainment.
Also, I don't know how they came up with almost 5000$/month to live... If you don't aim for luxury, with 1000€ you can live a cheap but fair life: with 2000$ you can live a nice and happy life, going out every other day.
In few words: to the hell the data about the cities on this website, it's all bs.

4 years ago

The old center is ok but the rest is not so great!

8 years ago

✅ Great food

✅ Lively nightlife and entertainment

✅ Affordable cost of living

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ LGBTQ+ friendly

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Some areas outside the old center are not great

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not very safe

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

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643°
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2068°
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2984°
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3187°
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1253°
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745°
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Humidity

damp
83%

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82%

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68%

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66%

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57%

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55%

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52%

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63%

damp
73%

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84%

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85%

Most common

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48mm

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9mm

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8mm

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54mm

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45mm

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34mm

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42mm

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24mm

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29mm

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37mm

rainy
90mm

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66mm

Cloud

cloudy
73%

cloudy
61%

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29%

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61%

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57%

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44%

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33%

pockets
34%

pockets
39%

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60%

cloudy
75%

cloudy
74%

Air quality

bad
102 US AQI

okay
57 US AQI

okay
52 US AQI

okay
55 US AQI

okay
50 US AQI

okay
68 US AQI

okay
57 US AQI

okay
76 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
3 UVI

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4 UVI

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6 UVI

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8 UVI

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7 UVI

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safe
3 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

1,125 people

1,320 people

1,050 people

1,700 people

1,800 people

2,127 people

1,950 people

2,100 people

2,169 people

2,000 people

1,350 people

927 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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New York City, NY

United States

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France

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Georgia

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Tokyo

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Berlin

Germany

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👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️16min

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Rome

Italy

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️24min

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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👮 Safety good

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✈️45min

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Prague

Czechia

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Budapest

Hungary

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️55min

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Barcelona

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️1h

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Paris

France

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️1h

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Berlin

Germany

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️1h

$5,135 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️1h

$8,074 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️2h

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Madrid

Spain

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️2h

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Lisbon

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👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️2h

$4,877 / mo

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Thailand

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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1,200 remote workers in Bologna now, of which 2+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	2.94/5 (Rank #983) 278 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍6 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $5,630 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 45 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 63%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 7%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 43 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Good: 53 US AQI
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Okay
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Okay
💰 Income level*	Very rich: $4,510 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Great
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Italy
🗓️ Average trip length	3 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	45 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (63%) = feels 22°C 72°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 43 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎😷 53 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 113
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
💻 Best coworking space	Kilowatt
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
🦷 Fluoride added	🚫 No fluoride added
🪨 Water hardness	Very hard · 290 mg/L
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	440,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$54,125 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 44% 👱‍♀️ 56%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 50% 👱‍♀️ 50%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 74% 👱‍♀️ 26%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Immobiliare
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Alitalia
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Alitalia

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$5,630 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,489 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,274 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,221 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$3,039 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$6,611 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$732 / month
🏠 Median home price	$394,012
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$142 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$217 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$281 / month
🍛 Dinner	$23
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$4
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$7
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$16,400 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$26,034
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$57,981
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$156,981

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