Overview
The province of Grosseto is the 85th largest Italian province by population with 221.629 people, located in the Tuscany region.
The larger Grosseto metropolitan area comprises 28 towns (comuni) and covers an area of 450.312 km2.
The population density is 49 inhabitants per km2, making it sparcely populated. The male to female ratio is 1.00:1.08.
Climate
The province of Grosseto receives on average 261 hours of sunshine per month, or 8.7 hours of sunshine per day.
This is 10.59% more than the average for Italy and 9.16% more than the average for the region of Tuscany.
Throughout the year, it rains on average 6.13 days per month, which is below average for an Italian province.
During the autumn and winter season, there are usually 0.41 days per month with fog and 0.35 cold days per month with perceived temperatures below 3°C. In the summer, there are on average 28.67 hot days per month with perceived temperatures above 30°C.
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Grosseto, ToscanaCost of Living
The average monthly income in Grosseto is around 1332.26€, which is lower than the average for Italy.
The estimated cost of living is around 1882.68€ per month for an individual or 2773.13€ per month for a family of 4.
The cost for renting a small apartment (2-3 bedrooms) in a main city area is around 1165.27€ per month.
Overall, Grosseto is expensive compared to other Italian provinces.
Living in Grosseto is around 14.09% more expensive than the average of all Italian provinces.
Quality of Life
Healthcare
Healthcare in Grosseto is above average. For every 10k inhabitants, there are around 3.48 pharmacies, 10.75 general practitioners and 27.5 specialized doctors per 10k inhabitants.
Average life expectancy in Grosseto is very high at 83.1 years of age.
Education
Grosseto has a higher-than-average percentage of high school graduates, around 63%; and a lower-than-average percentage of university graduates, around 25.3%.
The average number of completed years of schooling for people over 25 is 10.2, which is not far from the national average of 10.44.
There are no universities in this province.
Leisure
Overall, Grosseto has somewhat decent nightlife with 3.47 bars and 6.74 restaurants per 10k inhabitants.
Crime and Safety
The province of Grosseto is overall very safe for expats. As of 2021, there are an average of 3075.8 reported crimes per 100k inhabitants. This is 8.46% higher than the national average.
There have been around 0.5 deadly road accidents and 20.4 serious work-related injuries per 10k people in Grosseto. This is respectively 7.41% less driving accidents than average and -58.14% less work accidents than average.
Car theft is reportedly 76.88% lower than average with only 16.31 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Reports of house thefts are 27.84% higher than average with 223.75 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Cases of robbery are uncommon with 223.75 reported cases per 100k inhabitants, about 44.76% less the national average.
Overall, Grosseto is a very safe place to visit and live in.
Transport
Public transport in Grosseto is lacking, and traffic is somewhat high.
There are on average 0.66 active vehicles per person, against a national average of 0.66.
Around 1.64km per 10k inhabitants of the main city in Grosseto consist of bicycle lanes. This makes Grosseto somewhat bike-friendly by Italian standards.
