Bologna real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend

• Average price: $4,299 / m²
• Gross rental yield: 5.19%
• 12-month price change (USD): -1.58%
• Net rental yield: 4.1%
• Transaction cost: 14%
• Price basis: local-market average

Residential property in Bologna averages $4,299 per square metre. In dollar terms the market has barely moved over the last twelve months (-1.6%). That makes it the 88th most expensive of the 236 markets in the set.

What a buyer pays in Bologna

The $4,299 figure is a local-market average across all residential property types: a flat in a prime district sits well above it, an older unit on the edge of the market well below. Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 14% of the price here. On a 100 m² apartment at the average price that is roughly $60,191 on top of the $429,939 purchase price. That is above the 10.3% median across the set — the entry cost is part of the investment case here. Against the Italy national average of $2,354, Bologna carries a 82.6% premium — the gap between this market and the country as a whole. Among the other Italy markets we track, Bari at $2,498 is 72.1% cheaper, and Turin at $2,529 is 70% cheaper.

What it earns

A square metre lets for about $18.6 a month. Against a purchase price of $4,299 per square metre that is 5.2% gross, before tax. Both figures come from the same source and the same period, so you can check the arithmetic yourself. It ranks 117th of 269 markets by gross yield. Rental income is taxed at 21%, which takes the yield down to 4.1% net. The 1.1-point difference between the gross and net figure is the part most listing sites leave out.

How the tax works. Flat 21% under the cedolare secca (Legislative Decree 23/2011 art. 3), a substitute tax on the full rent that replaces IRPEF, the regional and municipal surcharges, registration duty and stamp duty. The law sets no residence condition, so non-residents can opt in. The 2026 changes affect short-term lets only. Source: fiscoetasse.com.

Who can buy in Bologna

Freehold; reciprocity required for non-EU buyers. That is the rule a foreign buyer meets first, not legal advice — check the current position locally before you commit.

How this figure is built

The price figure for Bologna is built from asking prices from listings. It was last refreshed on 2026-10-17. We rate our confidence in this market’s data medium: the series is usable, but thinner or less current than our best-covered markets. We recompute every market the same way, which is what lets Bologna be compared with a country average or another city.

Sources: idealista.it sale · idealista.it. Snapshot: 2026-10-17.