May 2024: increasingly expensive homes

In May 2024, prices per square meter of houses for sale in Italy grew in all macro-areas of the peninsula.

How much does it cost to buy a house in Italy

The following table shows the average prices per square meter and the monthly and annual delta in the five macro-areas into which the country is divided, from the most expensive to the cheapest.

AREE	MEDIA €/MQ	DELTA 1 MESE	DELTA 12 MESI
Centro	2.430 €	0,5%	0,5%
Nord-Ovest	2.410 €	0,7%	7,5%
Nord-Est	2.293 €	0,8%	6,2%
ITALIA	2.210 €	0,6%	4,3%
Sud	1.594 €	0,4%	2,6%
Isole	1.362 €	0,8%	3,0%

Prices in the regional capitals

Let’s now analyze the average prices per square meter and the deltas of the regional capitals, from the most expensive to the cheapest.

CAPOLUOGO	MEDIA €/MQ	DELTA 1 MESE	DELTA 12 MESI
Milano	5.391 €	0,4%	3,3%
Firenze	4.213 €	0,3%	3,0%
Bologna	3.472 €	0,1%	3,5%
Roma	3.388 €	0,7%	1,4%
Venezia	3.261 €	0,7%	8,6%
Trento	3.144 €	1,1%	4,7%
Napoli	2.843 €	0,4%	4,3%
Cagliari	2.485 €	1,0%	2,9%
Trieste	2.220 €	0,8%	7,5%
Bari	2.092 €	1,2%	7,9%
Aosta	2.040 €	-1,4%	-1,3%
Torino	1.983 €	0,7%	3,7%
Ancona	1.700 €	0,4%	1,0%
Genova	1.645 €	-0,2%	2,7%
L’Aquila	1.583 €	-0,4%	1,6%
Potenza	1.418 €	-0,5%	2,3%
Palermo	1.417 €	0,4%	5,7%
Perugia	1.270 €	0,2%	8,3%
Campobasso	1.178 €	0,7%	8,2%
Catanzaro	968 €	-0,6%	-0,5%

The first place of Milan is not surprising, with €5,391/m2 and an increase of 0.4% in a month and 3.3% in a year.

Campobasso, on the other hand, has seen a price increase of 8.2% in the last 12 months, but still remains the second cheapest city in Italy with €1,178/m2.

Where house prices have grown the most in the last year

What stands out are the increases recorded in the last 12 months in:

Venice: +8.6%;
Perugia: +8.3%;
Campobasso: +8.2%;
Bari: +7.9%;
Trieste: +7.5%.