Taranto · Go deeper
Cost & housing
Taranto is one of the cheapest real cities to live in anywhere in Italy: not a village, a genuine city of two seas, at prices that read like a misprint. The affordability is unmistakable, and it comes from the city’s hard industrial decades rather than any lack of history or beauty. What follows is the range; for the money, there is almost nothing like it in the country.
Renting
These reflect a decent, functional apartment with a real kitchen and a lift. Cheaper still exists, especially in the old town where much is still being restored, and condition varies a great deal here, so viewing in person matters more than usual.
Immobiliare / local listings, 2026
Buying
Among the lowest property prices of any city in Italy, genuine apartments for the price of a car in some cases, especially in the old town where restoration is ongoing. The low prices reflect the city’s industrial struggles, not its worth; for a buyer with vision and patience, few places offer more upside.
Immobiliare, 2026
Other monthly costs
Utilities are a national market in Italy, so that range holds roughly anywhere. Taranto’s southern coastal climate is mild, so heating costs run low through the year.
Kyma Mobilità, 2026
Our take
Taranto asks a real question of you, and answers it with a real reward. Yes, this is a city with a hard industrial story and an uncertain economy, but it’s also an ancient, sea-wrapped place where a genuine home costs less than almost anywhere in Italy, where the seafood is extraordinary and the history runs back to Sparta. If you’re renting, you can live by two seas for very little. If you’re buying, especially in the reviving old town, you’re getting in early on a city that has nowhere to go but up. It’s for the brave and the curious, not the cautious.
The one thing nobody else tells you: in Taranto’s old town, the island between the two seas, restoration is underway, and beautiful historic buildings still change hands for prices that would be unthinkable anywhere else in Italy. For someone with patience and a little vision, it’s one of the last places in the country where you can still buy a piece of a real, ancient city for very little and be part of bringing it back.
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