Overview
The province of Caltanissetta is the 79th largest Italian province by population with 262.458 people, located in the Sicily region.
The larger Caltanissetta metropolitan area comprises 22 towns (comuni) and covers an area of 213.837 km2.
The population density is 123 inhabitants per km2, making it somewhat densely populated. The male to female ratio is 1.00:1.06.
Climate
The province of Caltanissetta receives on average 252 hours of sunshine per month, or 8.4 hours of sunshine per day.
This is 6.78% more than the average for Italy and 2.95% less than the average for the region of Sicily.
Throughout the year, it rains on average 6.57 days per month, which is below average for an Italian province.
During the autumn and winter season, there are usually 0.76 days per month with fog and 0.61 cold days per month with perceived temperatures below 3°C. In the summer, there are on average 22.02 hot days per month with perceived temperatures above 30°C.
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Caltanissetta, SiciliaCost of Living
The average monthly income in Caltanissetta is around 1334.13€, which is lower than the average for Italy.
The estimated cost of living is around 1153.61€ per month for an individual or 1747.23€ per month for a family of 4.
The cost for renting a small apartment (2-3 bedrooms) in a main city area is around 626.01€ per month.
Overall, Caltanissetta is affordable compared to other Italian provinces.
Living in Caltanissetta is around 30.09% cheaper than the average of all Italian provinces.
Quality of Life
Healthcare
Healthcare in Caltanissetta is below average. For every 10k inhabitants, there are around 3.2 pharmacies, 9.49 general practitioners and 22.7 specialized doctors per 10k inhabitants.
Average life expectancy in Caltanissetta is 80.9 years of age.
Education
Caltanissetta has a lower-than-average percentage of high school graduates, around 43.9%; and a lower-than-average percentage of university graduates, around 14.6%.
The average number of completed years of schooling for people over 25 is 9.2, which is lower than the national average of 10.44.
There are no universities in this province.
Leisure
Overall, Caltanissetta has somewhat decent nightlife with 2.42 bars and 2.95 restaurants per 10k inhabitants.
Crime and Safety
The province of Caltanissetta is overall very safe for expats. As of 2021, there are an average of 2831.1 reported crimes per 100k inhabitants. This is 0.16% lower than the national average.
There have been around 0 deadly road accidents and 17.1 serious work-related injuries per 10k people in Caltanissetta. This is respectively 100.00% less driving accidents than average and -32.56% less work accidents than average.
Car theft is reportedly 26.60% lower than average with only 51.77 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Reports of house thefts are 23.32% lower than average with 134.21 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Cases of robbery are uncommon with 134.21 reported cases per 100k inhabitants, about 39.39% less the national average.
Overall, Caltanissetta is a very safe place to visit and live in.
Transport
Public transport in Caltanissetta is lacking, and traffic is very high.
There are on average 0.71 active vehicles per person, against a national average of 0.66.
Around 0.09km per 10k inhabitants of the main city in Caltanissetta consist of bicycle lanes. This makes Caltanissetta not very bike-friendly.
