The best italian cities to start working

You’re about to finish university and you are probably already thinking about how to take your first steps into the world of work. But how to get around? And which cities are the best places to start working?

When we first start to gain work experience, the opportunities that arise are most likely in the form of internships.

It is very important to consider certain factors, especially if we are planning to move to a new city.

Starting to work is not so easy, and it can become even more complex if you add other assessments such as: the cost of living, rent and all the daily expenses you have to bear when you no longer live with your family.

What are the factors to consider when deciding which are the best cities to start working in?

In this article we want to help you in your new search by presenting the best cities to start working.

When looking for a first job, some determining factors to consider are: the type of city, the number of internship/job opportunities it offers, the average salary, what the city offers and the average cost of living.

Business Name Generator, considering the above factors, analyzed 32 Italian cities to determine the best place to start a career.

Milan is the best city to start work

Milan emerged as the best in Italy for a first-time worker, with the highest number of job opportunities (1167 open positions) of which almost 8% (129) offer remote or hybrid work flexibility.

However, the capital of Lombardy is also the one with the highest cost of living, in fact a rent is around EUR 1300 per month and around EUR 207 for consumption, while an intern earns an average of EUR 669 per month.

In second place is Rome with 186 open jobs and a salary of around EUR 792 per month.

In addition, the capital offers more than 900 free attractions for young workers who want to live in a metropolis on a tight budget. Even here the rent is much higher than the average salary at around EUR 1,005.

Southern Italy also offers cities with very attractive living opportunities.

Here we find an opposite situation to the north: the south has fewer job offers but a very favorable average cost of living, which allows workers to live comfortably even during an internship.

Which is why Reggio Calabria unexpectedly emerged as the third best place to find a job.

The very low cost of living (404 euros on average for a monthly rent) and internship salaries in line with the national average (602) mean that the quality of life for an intern is much higher than in other cities in Italy.

The city in Calabria, on the other hand, only offers 19 positions for interns. Also among the front runners are: Salerno (total score 4.39), Messina (4.18) and Catania (4.11).

Considering the current cost of living and the average purchasing power of an intern, Southern Italy has clear economic advantages over the North.

Milan, Rome, Turin and Bologna have a higher offer of internships than the national average of between 70 and 17 applications per city.

Analyzing salaries specifically by location, Business Name Generator determined that Rome offers the highest salaries for interns, with an average of EUR 792 per month.

Looking nationally, however, Emilia Romagna is definitely the most remunerative region for an aspiring intern.

Bologna is in second place with an average monthly salary of 700, Ravenna in third with 696 euro, Modena in fourth with 690 and Ferrara in sixth with 673.

Milan, despite its high cost of living, ranks only seventh in terms of average monthly salary (669). This means that if you consider this city as a potential destination to start your career, you will probably have to find further solutions.

Conclusion

We have seen how once again we are faced with a sharply divided Italy, which certainly does not make life easy for a young graduate.

This survey gave us an insight into the best cities to start a job in, but presented us with a new dilemma.
On the one hand, the North has more job opportunities but salaries are too low compared to the average cost of living.

On the other hand, we have the locations in the South that allow one to live comfortably even with a first internship salary, but unfortunately have a very low labor supply.

Social Housing can partially solve this gap, in fact the provision of affordable housing is not only meant for students, but also for workers and young couples with limited income.

Social Housing makes it possible to start one’s own career in metropolises like Milan where life would be too high for those taking their first steps into the world of work.

That is why we at In-Domus also reserve some accommodation for young professionals and workers.