Overview
The province of Brindisi is the 51st largest Italian province by population with 392.975 people, located in the Apulia region.
The larger Brindisi metropolitan area comprises 20 towns (comuni) and covers an area of 186.112 km2.
The population density is 211 inhabitants per km2, making it somewhat densely populated. The male to female ratio is 1.00:1.08.
Climate
The province of Brindisi receives on average 255 hours of sunshine per month, or 8.5 hours of sunshine per day.
This is 8.05% more than the average for Italy and 1.59% more than the average for the region of Apulia.
Throughout the year, it rains on average 6.39 days per month, which is below average for an Italian province.
During the autumn and winter season, there are usually 3 days per month with fog and 0.18 cold days per month with perceived temperatures below 3°C. In the summer, there are on average 20.39 hot days per month with perceived temperatures above 30°C.
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Brindisi, PugliaCost of Living
The average monthly income in Brindisi is around 1330.38€, which is lower than the average for Italy.
The estimated cost of living is around 1465.09€ per month for an individual or 2184.61€ per month for a family of 4.
The cost for renting a small apartment (2-3 bedrooms) in a main city area is around 706.72€ per month.
Overall, Brindisi is affordable compared to other Italian provinces.
Living in Brindisi is around 11.21% cheaper than the average of all Italian provinces.
Quality of Life
Healthcare
Healthcare in Brindisi is below average. For every 10k inhabitants, there are around 3.09 pharmacies, 9.07 general practitioners and 21.9 specialized doctors per 10k inhabitants.
Average life expectancy in Brindisi is very high at 82.2 years of age.
Education
Brindisi has a lower-than-average percentage of high school graduates, around 51%; and a lower-than-average percentage of university graduates, around 18.9%.
The average number of completed years of schooling for people over 25 is 9.57, which is lower than the national average of 10.44.
There are no universities in this province.
Leisure
Overall, Brindisi has somewhat decent nightlife with 2.92 bars and 3.77 restaurants per 10k inhabitants.
Crime and Safety
The province of Brindisi is overall moderately safe for expats. As of 2021, there are an average of 2718.6 reported crimes per 100k inhabitants. This is 4.13% lower than the national average.
There have been around 0.6 deadly road accidents and 13.5 serious work-related injuries per 10k people in Brindisi. This is respectively 11.11% more driving accidents than average and -4.65% less work accidents than average.
Car theft is reportedly 235.16% higher than average with 236.39 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Reports of house thefts are 25.26% higher than average with 219.23 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Cases of robbery are uncommon with 219.23 reported cases per 100k inhabitants, about 20.19% less the national average.
Overall, Brindisi is quite safe to live and travel to.
Transport
Public transport in Brindisi is quite good, and traffic is below average.
There are on average 0.64 active vehicles per person, against a national average of 0.66.
Around 0.22km per 10k inhabitants of the main city in Brindisi consist of bicycle lanes. This makes Brindisi not very bike-friendly.
