🇮🇹 Buy Property in Rome, Italy
25 properties from $149K to $1601K
Median Price
$628K
Avg Size
153 m²
Most Common
apartment
Listings
25
About Rome
Living surrounded by 2,000+ years of history never gets old, and the food scene is unmatched -- but Roman bureaucracy will test your patience like nothing else. Budget around $2,200-$2,500/month, with housing being the biggest expense, and expect everything administrative to take longer than it should. The expat community is large and welcoming, public transit is cheap (if unreliable), and learning Italian is essential for anything beyond tourist areas.
25 Listings in Rome
Living in Rome
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
30-50% less than US major cities. Southern Italy and smaller cities (€1,200-1,800/mo) are very affordable; Milan and Rome cost more but still undercut NYC/SF.
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.
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