🇮🇹 Buy Property in Roma, Italy

1,325 properties from $100K to $1998K

Median Price

$474K

Avg Size

775 sq ft

Listings

1,325

Living in Roma

What American expats need to know about Italy

Visa

Digital Nomad Visa — requires remote work for foreign clients/employers, min €28,000/yr net income, and 6 months work experience. Valid 1 year, renewable. Elective Residence Visa — for retirees and those with passive income (€31,000/yr minimum, no work allowed). Both offer a path to long-term residency.

Cost of Living

Excluding rent, a single person needs ~$920 USD/mo; a family of four ~$3,300 USD/mo. Rent (1-bed, city center): Milan ~$1,500, Rome ~$1,300, Florence ~$1,100, Naples ~$700. Groceries run €7-11/day per person. Overall 25-45% below US major cities; southern Italy runs €1,200-1,800/mo all-in.

Key Fact

Italy launched its digital nomad visa in 2024, making it much easier for remote workers than the old elective residence route. Italian bureaucracy is notoriously slow (3-6 months processing), so patience and a good immigration lawyer are essential.

Life in Italy

Espresso at the bar every morning, pasta made the way your grandmother wished she could, and a culture that treats every meal, every sunset, and every conversation as something worth lingering over.