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Cost of living: 0.8% income-tax surcharge, exemption up to 8,000 euros

For 2025 the Department of Finance lists a single municipal IRPEF surcharge rate of 0.8% for Varese, with an exemption up to 8,000 euros of taxable income. The resolution cited is no. 30 of 2012, confirmed; the rate was entered by the Department itself. Rents and prices are in the data.

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Municipal income-tax surcharge

For 2025 the Department of Finance entry lists a single rate of 0.8% for Varese and an exemption for taxable incomes up to 8,000 euros. The act cited is resolution no. 30 of 25 June 2012, flagged as a confirmation and published on 20 December 2025; a footnote states that the municipality did not transmit the rate and the Department entered it on its own initiative, so it is worth checking against the Comune's website.

Rent per m² per month, central zone (OMI)

City figurePeriod: H2 2025Validsample unknown

Source: Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI, Banca dati delle quotazioni immobiliari, 2° semestre 2025 (consultazione per zona; perimetri delle zone dal servizio Geopoi OMI)

€8.5 – €11.4/ m²·month

Purchase price per m², central zone (OMI)

City figurePeriod: H2 2025Validsample unknown

Source: Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI, Banca dati delle quotazioni immobiliari, 2° semestre 2025 (consultazione per zona; perimetri delle zone dal servizio Geopoi OMI)

€1,600 – €2,200/ m²

Monthly transport pass

City figurePeriod: from Sep 1, 2026Validsample unknown

Source: Autolinee Varesine – Tariffe urbane Varese (in vigore dal 1° settembre 2026) · Mensile senza limitazioni 39,50 € (escluse linee D, L, M dell'area urbana, che hanno tariffe a fasce da 39 € a 70 €); mensile feriale 34 €; mensile studenti 30,50 €; annuale ordinario 384 €; abbonamento nominativo su tessera Io Viaggio (10 €, 5 anni); mensile trenoCittà integrato venduto da Trenord

€40/ person·month