Overview
The province of Gorizia is the 105th largest Italian province by population with 139.403 people, located in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.
The larger Gorizia metropolitan area comprises 25 towns (comuni) and covers an area of 46.714 km2.
The population density is 298 inhabitants per km2, making it somewhat densely populated. The male to female ratio is 1.00:1.05.
Climate
The province of Gorizia receives on average 228 hours of sunshine per month, or 7.6 hours of sunshine per day.
This is 3.39% less than the average for Italy and 0.00% less than the average for the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Throughout the year, it rains on average 8.41 days per month, which is well above average for an Italian province.
During the autumn and winter season, there are usually 2.28 days per month with fog and 2.22 cold days per month with perceived temperatures below 3°C. In the summer, there are on average 20.27 hot days per month with perceived temperatures above 30°C.
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Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia GiuliaCost of Living
The average monthly income in Gorizia is around 1757.43€, which is close to the average for Italy.
The estimated cost of living is around 1654.93€ per month for an individual or 2492.81€ per month for a family of 4.
The cost for renting a small apartment (2-3 bedrooms) in a main city area is around 770.59€ per month.
Overall, Gorizia is expensive compared to other Italian provinces.
Living in Gorizia is around 0.29% more expensive than the average of all Italian provinces.
Quality of Life
Healthcare
Healthcare in Gorizia is above average. For every 10k inhabitants, there are around 3.36 pharmacies, 9.28 general practitioners and 21.7 specialized doctors per 10k inhabitants.
Average life expectancy in Gorizia is very high at 82.2 years of age.
Education
Gorizia has a higher-than-average percentage of high school graduates, around 67.1%; and a lower-than-average percentage of university graduates, around 24%.
The average number of completed years of schooling for people over 25 is 10.85, which is not far from the national average of 10.44.
There are no universities in this province.
Leisure
Overall, Gorizia has somewhat decent nightlife with 3.13 bars and 3.65 restaurants per 10k inhabitants.
Crime and Safety
The province of Gorizia is overall very safe for expats. As of 2021, there are an average of 2836.1 reported crimes per 100k inhabitants. This is 0.01% higher than the national average.
There have been around 0 deadly road accidents and 9.9 serious work-related injuries per 10k people in Gorizia. This is respectively 100.00% less driving accidents than average and 23.26% less work accidents than average.
Car theft is reportedly 88.80% lower than average with only 7.9 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Reports of house thefts are 23.25% lower than average with 134.33 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Cases of robbery are uncommon with 134.33 reported cases per 100k inhabitants, about 54.56% less the national average.
Overall, Gorizia is a very safe place to visit and live in.
Transport
Public transport in Gorizia is lacking, and traffic is very high.
There are on average 0.69 active vehicles per person, against a national average of 0.66.
Around 0.72km per 10k inhabitants of the main city in Gorizia consist of bicycle lanes. This makes Gorizia not very bike-friendly.
