Overview
The province of Chieti is the 55th largest Italian province by population with 385.588 people, located in the Abruzzo region.
The larger Chieti metropolitan area comprises 104 towns (comuni) and covers an area of 259.958 km2.
The population density is 148 inhabitants per km2, making it somewhat densely populated. The male to female ratio is 1.00:1.06.
Climate
The province of Chieti receives on average 243 hours of sunshine per month, or 8.1 hours of sunshine per day.
This is 2.97% more than the average for Italy and 1.57% more than the average for the region of Abruzzo.
Throughout the year, it rains on average 6.68 days per month, which is below average for an Italian province.
During the autumn and winter season, there are usually 0.64 days per month with fog and 1.58 cold days per month with perceived temperatures below 3°C. In the summer, there are on average 18.23 hot days per month with perceived temperatures above 30°C.
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Chieti, AbruzzoCost of Living
The average monthly income in Chieti is around 1632.99€, which is close to the average for Italy.
The estimated cost of living is around 1508.2€ per month for an individual or 2274.47€ per month for a family of 4.
The cost for renting a small apartment (2-3 bedrooms) in a main city area is around 664.68€ per month.
Overall, Chieti is affordable compared to other Italian provinces.
Living in Chieti is around 8.60% cheaper than the average of all Italian provinces.
Quality of Life
Healthcare
Healthcare in Chieti is above average. For every 10k inhabitants, there are around 4.12 pharmacies, 10.63 general practitioners and 33.1 specialized doctors per 10k inhabitants.
Average life expectancy in Chieti is very high at 82.6 years of age.
Education
Chieti has a higher-than-average percentage of high school graduates, around 67.3%; and a lower-than-average percentage of university graduates, around 23.1%.
The average number of completed years of schooling for people over 25 is 10.45, which is not far from the national average of 10.44.
There are 2 universities within the province.
Leisure
Overall, Chieti has somewhat decent nightlife with 2.74 bars and 4.35 restaurants per 10k inhabitants.
Crime and Safety
The province of Chieti is overall very safe for expats. As of 2021, there are an average of 2350 reported crimes per 100k inhabitants. This is 17.13% lower than the national average.
There have been around 0.5 deadly road accidents and 20.6 serious work-related injuries per 10k people in Chieti. This is respectively 7.41% less driving accidents than average and -59.69% less work accidents than average.
Car theft is reportedly 6.76% lower than average with only 65.76 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Reports of house thefts are 33.94% lower than average with 115.61 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Cases of robbery are uncommon with 115.61 reported cases per 100k inhabitants, about 56.37% less the national average.
Overall, Chieti is a very safe place to visit and live in.
Transport
Public transport in Chieti is lacking, and traffic is somewhat high.
There are on average 0.67 active vehicles per person, against a national average of 0.66.
Around 0.00km per 10k inhabitants of the main city in Chieti consist of bicycle lanes. This makes Chieti not very bike-friendly.
It is possible to use the Chieti's public bus and trolleybus system, provided by Società Unica Abruzzese di Trasporto and La Panoramica[dead link], but it is possible to also visit the town center by foot, because it is small and there are many restricted traffic areas, such as the main street (Corso Marrucino) and the urban park (Villa Frigerj). It can be challenging to visit the town center by car due to the traffic limitations and the limited number of parking lots.
