Italy / Sardinia
Cagliari is the capital and largest city of the Italian island of Sardinia, set around a sheltered harbour on the Mediterranean and built up across a fortified hill above lagoons and the surrounding Campidano plain. Its layered old town of towers, ramparts and Art Nouveau streets, together with the nearby beaches, salt lagoons and coastal hinterland, makes it a practical base for local-first exploration and short trips along the island's southern shore. Cagliari is a sardinia city of about Pending integration in Italy. On the composite city-intelligence score, Cagliari sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (50/100).
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Composite profile
50/100
As a planning anchor, Cagliari rewards local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, with travellers advised to verify ferry, port, airport and seasonal access details through official sources.
50/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
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Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 50/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 50/100 | Cagliari's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 50/100 | Cagliari's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 50/100 | Cagliari's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 50/100 | Cagliari's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 50/100 | Cagliari's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 50/100 | Cagliari's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 50/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Cagliari is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Cagliari has a high quality-of-life estimate (77/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Cagliari scores high for family living (73/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Cagliari is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Cagliari is high for retirement (75/100), appealing for healthcare access, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Cagliari, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | Italy operates 112 as a single emergency number (Numero Unico di Emergenza) across the country. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Cagliari, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Italy emergency profile.
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Cagliari, with national-level information from Italy where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Cagliari, see the Italy healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Cagliari, with national-level context from Italy where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Cagliari, see the Italy transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Cagliari. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Cagliari will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
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Quick, evidence-based answers about Cagliari drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — strong quality of life (77/100), with nearby nature such as Poetto, Spiaggia di Calamosca.
Strong (73/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Around average cost; about €1,590/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly tourism, hospitality, manufacturing.
A mediterranean climate, averaging about 17.2°C.
Higher education is strong (68/100).
Healthcare access is strong (69/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (71/100).
Within ~170 km: Poetto, Spiaggia di Calamosca.
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Cagliari's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Cagliari's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Cagliari's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Cagliari's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Cagliari's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Cagliari's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
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Cost of living estimates for Cagliari — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Cagliari — Mediterranean climate, annual average 17.2°C, comfort score 95/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Cagliari — tourism economy, economy score 63/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Cagliari — regional education center, education score 63/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Cagliari — healthcare access city, healthcare score 69/100, retirement score 71/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Cagliari using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for Cagliari — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Cagliari using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Cagliari using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Cagliari. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Coastal cluster · about 174 km from Cagliari. Explore Sassari's city intelligence profile.
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Weekend trip · about 324 km from Cagliari. Explore Trapani's city intelligence profile.
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Regional discovery collections that include Cagliari — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Coastal region · 30 places across 80 cities.
Coastal region · 14 places across 25 cities.
Weekend escapes · 30 places across 24 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include Cagliari — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Island Getaways · 18 places across 30 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Cagliari, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Cagliari has a high quality-of-life estimate (77/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Poetto, Spiaggia di Calamosca and Stagno di Cagliari, Saline di Macchiareddu, Laguna di Santa Gilla within weekend range.
Cagliari has a high quality-of-life estimate (77/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 77/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Cagliari spends roughly €1,590 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near €845. Overall the city is around average cost for Italy. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for around-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Cagliari is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Cagliari's labour market is moderate, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, manufacturing and technology. Cagliari has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, hospitality and manufacturing.
Cagliari offers solid infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 67/100.
Cagliari is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Social Sciences, Physics and Computer Science.
Cagliari offers a moderate student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods and strong quality of life.
Cagliari has solid baseline healthcare access, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 69/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Cagliari offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 71/100. Residents benefit from walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Cagliari has a mediterranean climate, averaging about 17.2°C annually with roughly 800 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jul.
Cagliari is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Cagliari indexes a walkability score of 83 and a cycling score of 59 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Cagliari include Poetto, Spiaggia di Calamosca and Stagno di Cagliari, Saline di Macchiareddu, Laguna di Santa Gilla. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Cagliari scores high for family living (73/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
Cagliari rates 47/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 50/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Poetto, Spiaggia di Calamosca and Stagno di Cagliari, Saline di Macchiareddu, Laguna di Santa Gilla supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
As a planning anchor, Cagliari rewards local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, with travellers advised to verify ferry, port, airport and seasonal access details through official sources. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (50/100) and air quality (50/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (50/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Italy country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Cagliari appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.