Quality of life in Bologna
Bologna, Italy, is among the leading cities with a speedy internet access. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, safety and healthcare.
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Bologna, Italy, is among the leading cities with a speedy internet access. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, safety and healthcare.
Large apartment | $1200.00 |
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Medium apartment | $930.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.75 |
Small apartment | $670.00 |
5km taxi ride | $10.00 |
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A Cappuccino | $1.60 |
A beer | $1.70 |
A kilogram of Apples | $1.90 |
Bread | $0.91 |
Inflation [score] | 0.52 |
Lunch | $20.00 |
Monthly fitness club membership | $66.00 |
Monthly public transport | $45.00 |
Movie ticket | $10.00 |
Price of a meal at a restaurant | $80.28 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups | 1 |
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Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.20 |
Coworking spaces [score] | 0.59 |
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 3 |
Meetups [score] | 0.14 |
Meetups groups | 17 |
Meetups members | 4954 |
Number of investors | 1 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 162 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 5 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.43 |
Startup events | 21 |
Startup events [score] | 0.44 |
Startups [score] | 0.43 |
Total number of startups | 40 |
Venture capital [score] | 0.14 |
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Airport hub | 64 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.33 |
Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.40 |
Traffic handling [score] | 0.80 |
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Business freedom | 70.30 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.57 |
Freedom from corruption | 43.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.35 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 53.00 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.33 |
Time to open a business | 6.50 |
Time to open a business [score] | 0.94 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.53 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 1 |
Guns per 100 residents | 12 |
Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.97 |
Lack of guns [score] | 0.94 |
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.95 |
Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.79 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.82 |
Life expectancy (years) | 82.69 |
Life expectancy [score] | 0.96 |
Best university in ranking | University of Bologna |
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Best university ranking | 225 |
Country mean scores in PISA math test | 490.67 |
Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 489.75 |
Country mean scores in PISA science test | 493.54 |
PISA math ranking (high school) | 22 |
PISA ranking | 26 |
PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.71 |
PISA reading (high school) | 23 |
PISA science (high school) | 25 |
Percent of happy students | 0.74 |
Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.25 |
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.20 |
Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.19 |
Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.10 |
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.07 |
Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.06 |
University quality [score] | 0.13 |
Air quality [score] | 0.42 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.45 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.73 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.59 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 0.85 |
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Currency for urban area | EUR |
GDP growth rate | -0.00 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.10 |
GDP per capita | $35486.17 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.57 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.22 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.27 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.62 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 240 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.22 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 299.49 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 1.00 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.54 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 13.44 |
Art galleries | 103 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.55 |
Cinemas | 63 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.46 |
Comedy clubs | 13 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.60 |
Concert venues | 92 |
Concerts [score] | 0.60 |
Historical sites | 83 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.64 |
Museums | 65 |
Museums [score] | 0.51 |
Performing art venues | 114 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.51 |
Sport venues | 61 |
Sports [score] | 0.54 |
Zoos [score] | 0.10 |
Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.74 |
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LGBT Equality Index | 72.20 |
LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.73 |
LGBT adoption rights | ✖ Illegal |
LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
LGBT blood donation regulations | Ambiguous |
LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✖ Not banned |
LGBT discrimination legality | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination legality | Sexual orientation only |
LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, surgery not required |
LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Civil unions |
Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.79 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.22 |
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Median peak in meters | 478.00 |
Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 71.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.10 |
Costs of living in Bologna are in the 165th place of all 248 Teleport cities. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
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Software Engineer salaries in Bologna are below average. For this job type, Bologna ranks 198th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Bologna.
The overall crime rate puts Bologna in position 165 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Yes | No | 1 year |
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Surgery Not Required
Illegal In Some Contexts
Civil Unions
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Bologna is a historical city, with around 380,000 inhabitants. Although it is well known by Italians, it is less so among foreign visitors. Little English is spoken by its residents. It is the capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna (a region in northern Italy). Bologna is famed for the oldest university in the Western world, lively student population, exquisite food, typical brick terracotta-roofed architecture and porticos, theatre and nightlife.
Bologna is famous for its cuisine (la cucina Bolognese). It is also viewed as a progressive and well-administered city. It is considered second only to Venice in beauty by many Italians and certainly has one of the largest and best preserved historic centers among Italian cities. Its architecture is noted for its palette of terracotta reds, burnt oranges, and warm yellows, hence the name of Bologna la rossa (Bologna the red). The extensive town center, characterized by miles of attractive covered walkways, known as "porticos," is one of the best-preserved in Europe.
Bologna is the seat of the oldest university in continental Europe, founded in 1088. A significant portion of its population consists of away-from-home university students. In common with other Italian university towns, it is in parts marred by excessive graffiti on its historic palaces.
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