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Cost of living in Bari

Rents and house prices below Rome, Milan and Bologna, but rising in the Murat centre, the old town and along the seafront because of short-term lets. Eating out and groceries cost less than in the North. The bus pass is cheap; a car weighs on those living outside the centre.

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Housing

Bari is cheaper than the big Centre-North cities above all for housing: OMI quotations for central zones remain below Rome, Milan, Florence and Bologna. In recent years, however, the centre (Murat, old town, seafront) has seen sustained growth in rents and prices, driven by tourism and the conversion of flats into short-term lets; Libertà, Madonnella and the inland districts remain more affordable.

Groceries, transport, car

Eating out and food shopping cost less than in the North: street food (focaccia, panzerotti) and neighbourhood trattorias are cheap, while seafront and old-town restaurants charge tourist-city prices. The monthly AMTAB pass is among the cheapest of the regional capitals, and over the years the Comune has promoted discounted annual passes (MUVT programme). Those living in the former villages or in the province depend on a car, with the related fuel and parking costs.

Rent per m² per month, central zone (OMI)
City figurePeriod: H2 2025Validsample unknown
Source: Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI, Banca dati delle quotazioni immobiliari, 2° semestre 2025 (consultazione per zona; perimetri delle zone dal servizio Geopoi OMI) · Zona OMI del centro storico (Bari Vecchia); il quartiere Murat (B9) ha quotazioni diverse.
€7.1 – €10.6/ m²·month
Monthly transport pass
City figurePeriod: 2026Validsample unknown
Source: AMTAB Bari – Abbonamenti ordinari · Abbonamento ordinario 30 giorni (dalla convalida); mensile per fasce orarie 20 €
€35/ person·month

Missing: coworking_month, meal_out_mid

Figures in the data block come from official sources (OMI, operators' fare tables); where no observation exists the value is shown as absent. To compare neighbourhoods use the Agenzia delle Entrate OMI database.

Data

Monthly transport pass
City figurePeriod: 2026Validsample unknown
Source: AMTAB Bari – Abbonamenti ordinari · Abbonamento ordinario 30 giorni (dalla convalida); mensile per fasce orarie 20 €
€35/ person·month
Rent per m² per month, central zone (OMI)
City figurePeriod: H2 2025Validsample unknown
Source: Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI, Banca dati delle quotazioni immobiliari, 2° semestre 2025 (consultazione per zona; perimetri delle zone dal servizio Geopoi OMI) · Zona OMI del centro storico (Bari Vecchia); il quartiere Murat (B9) ha quotazioni diverse.
€7.1 – €10.6/ m²·month

Sources

Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI, banca dati delle quotazioni immobiliari· Agenzia delle Entrate

Updated: 2026-10-14

AMTAB – Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti Bari· AMTAB S.p.A.

Updated: 2026-10-14

Comune di Bari – portale istituzionale· Comune di Bari

Updated: 2026-10-14

Reviewed: 10/20/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-30

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