Overview
The province of Parma is the 41st largest Italian province by population with 451.631 people, located in the Emilia-Romagna region.
The larger Parma metropolitan area comprises 44 towns (comuni) and covers an area of 344.748 km2.
The population density is 131 inhabitants per km2, making it somewhat densely populated. The male to female ratio is 1.00:1.06.
Climate
The province of Parma receives on average 231 hours of sunshine per month, or 7.7 hours of sunshine per day.
This is 2.12% less than the average for Italy and 0.72% less than the average for the region of Emilia-Romagna.
Throughout the year, it rains on average 6.98 days per month, which is below average for an Italian province.
During the autumn and winter season, there are usually 10.56 days per month with fog and 6.1 cold days per month with perceived temperatures below 3°C. In the summer, there are on average 24.65 hot days per month with perceived temperatures above 30°C.
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Parma, Emilia-RomagnaCost of Living
The average monthly income in Parma is around 2149.52€, which is higher than the average for Italy.
The estimated cost of living is around 2049.59€ per month for an individual or 3084.12€ per month for a family of 4.
The cost for renting a small apartment (2-3 bedrooms) in a main city area is around 998.13€ per month.
Overall, Parma is expensive compared to other Italian provinces.
Living in Parma is around 24.21% more expensive than the average of all Italian provinces.
Quality of Life
Healthcare
Healthcare in Parma is above average. For every 10k inhabitants, there are around 3.22 pharmacies, 7.36 general practitioners and 34.3 specialized doctors per 10k inhabitants.
Average life expectancy in Parma is 81.4 years of age.
Education
Parma has a higher-than-average percentage of high school graduates, around 72.3%; and a higher-than-average percentage of university graduates, around 34.3%.
The average number of completed years of schooling for people over 25 is 11.41, which is above the national average of 10.44.
There are no universities in this province.
Leisure
Overall, Parma has somewhat decent nightlife with 2.84 bars and 3.37 restaurants per 10k inhabitants.
Crime and Safety
The province of Parma is overall moderately safe for expats. As of 2021, there are an average of 3595.9 reported crimes per 100k inhabitants. This is 26.81% higher than the national average.
There have been around 0.3 deadly road accidents and 12.7 serious work-related injuries per 10k people in Parma. This is respectively 44.44% less driving accidents than average and 1.55% less work accidents than average.
Car theft is reportedly 55.03% lower than average with only 31.72 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Reports of house thefts are 45.00% higher than average with 253.78 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Cases of robbery are not totally uncommon, around 128.86% higher than average with 50.67 reports per 100k inhabitants.
Overall, Parma is quite safe to live and travel to.
Transport
Public transport in Parma is quite good, and traffic is below average.
There are on average 0.61 active vehicles per person, against a national average of 0.66.
Around 1.82km per 10k inhabitants of the main city in Parma consist of bicycle lanes. This makes Parma somewhat bike-friendly by Italian standards.
