Foreign residents in Sala Comacina
Sala Comacina, in the province of Como, is home to 3 Germans — 0.66% of its 453 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Sala Comacina counts 9 foreign residents in total, 1.99% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (3), Swiss nationals (2), Russians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Sala Comacina has held roughly steady, from 3 to 3 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.2% of Sala Comacina's population was born outside Italy — 11.3% outside the EU and 2.0% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 0.66% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.44% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.44% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.22% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.22% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 393 | 86.75% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 9 | 1.99% |
| Born outside the EU | 51 | 11.26% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Como
Full BES profile for Como →Como on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Sala Comacina is above the Como average of €1,460/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
21 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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 — €2,349/m² against €1,700.
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 €1,850/m², against €1,700 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 9% more per square metre.
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 metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.