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Housing in Cagliari

Castello and Marina for those who want the historic centre and accept stairs and tourists; Villanova and Stampace the most sought after; San Benedetto and Bonaria residential with services; Poetto for the sea; Pirri, Is Mirrionis and the hinterland to spend less. Public housing run by AREA Sardegna; ERSU university residences.

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Castello: historic buildings, quiet, views; little parking, stairs, damp in some buildings; many short-term lets.
Marina: next to the port, restaurants and B&Bs, evening noise; small flats.
Villanova: renovated low houses, pedestrian streets, the most expensive and sought-after historic quarter.
Stampace: between Castello and Corso Vittorio Emanuele, workshops and bars; good value.
San Benedetto, Fonsarda, Genneruxi, Bonaria: twentieth-century apartment blocks, market, schools, offices; the families' choice.
Poetto and Quartiere del Sole: facing the beach; scarce annual rentals, holiday lets in summer; frequent buses.
Is Mirrionis, San Michele, Sant'Avendrace, La Palma: working-class, public housing, near Sa Duchessa; the cheapest in the city.
Pirri: former municipality with its own centre, lower prices, metro-tram to the centre.
Monserrato, Quartu, Selargius, Quartucciu, Elmas: hinterland, university Cittadella in Monserrato, lower costs, commuting by metro-tram and CTM.

How the market works

The market is tight: annual supply is reduced by short-term lets in the historic quarters and at the Poetto and by demand from students and transferred public employees, so prices have risen and the best listings go within days; September is the worst month to search. Many landlords ask for guarantees and offer transitional contracts; regulated rents are available under the territorial agreement. Check exposure to the Mistral and the presence of mosquito screens near the lagoons, and parking in the historic quarters, almost all limited-traffic zones.

Public housing and students

Public housing is managed by AREA, the regional housing agency based in the city, which administers the flats and contracts; allocation rankings go through the Comune's calls. For students, ERSU Cagliari publishes a single annual call for scholarships and beds in the university residences (including the one in Via Montesanto, recently reopened) and runs the canteens in Via Trentino and Piazza Michelangelo.

Rent per m² per month, central zone (OMI)

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Source: Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI, Banca dati delle quotazioni immobiliari, 2° semestre 2025 (consultazione per zona; perimetri delle zone dal servizio Geopoi OMI) · Zona dei quartieri storici Marina e Stampace (piazza Yenne, via Roma); il quartiere Castello è la zona OMI B4.

€7.7 – €10.8/ m²·month

Purchase price per m², central zone (OMI)

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€2,000 – €2,800/ m²

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