All things you need to know about living in Milano
Milano, in the province of Milano, is home to 1,418 Americans: 0.10% of its 1,365,698 residents.
That is the 311th-highest concentration of Americans among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Lombardia it ranks 32nd.
Across the nationalities we track, Milano counts 26,388 foreign residents in total, 1.93% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (4,203), Russians (3,142), Spaniards (2,790).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 0.74%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Milano scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for average disposable income per capita and density and importance of museums' heritage.
It scores in the bottom quarter for electricity from renewable sources and PM10 Annual average concentration.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 29.3°C (85°F) and winters a low of -0.7°C (31°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Milano sees about 32 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,249mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 123 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Milano at about €4,854 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 4,203 | 0.31% |
| Russia | 3,142 | 0.23% |
| Spain | 2,790 | 0.20% |
| Brazil | 2,775 | 0.20% |
| Germany | 1,911 | 0.14% |
| United Kingdom | 1,728 | 0.13% |
| Japan | 1,544 | 0.11% |
| United States | 1,418 | 0.10% |
| South Korea | 797 | 0.06% |
| Greece | 663 | 0.05% |
| Portugal | 644 | 0.05% |
| Switzerland | 620 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 598 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 510 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 508 | 0.04% |
| Mexico | 485 | 0.04% |
| Belgium | 358 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 327 | 0.02% |
| Ireland | 317 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 292 | 0.02% |
| Canada | 252 | 0.02% |
| Denmark | 178 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 125 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 122 | 0.01% |
| Norway | 81 | 0.01% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,062,711 | 77.81% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 32,272 | 2.36% |
| Born outside the EU | 270,715 | 19.82% |
Americans over time
Quality of life in Milano
Full BES profile for Milano →Milano on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Milano is well above the Milano average of €3,110/m². Averaged across 40 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25.4 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 38% more than ordinary condition — €6,708/m² against €4,854.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €3,350/m², against €4,854 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighborhood — a house costs 13% less per square meter.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square meter, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.
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