Where to live in Cagliari as a student

Ranking of Cagliari's 37 areas with CityPulse's “Student” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: high.

What is the best area of Cagliari to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Sant'Alenixedda (90), San Giuliano (86) and Monte Urpinu (86).

Cagliari areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Sant'Alenixedda	90 · excellent	Services on foot
2	San Giuliano	86 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Monte Urpinu	86 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Biddanoa/Villanova	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Is Mirrionis	83 · excellent	Services on foot
6	San Benedetto	82 · excellent	Services on foot
7	La Vega	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Fonsarda	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Tuvumannu	79 · good	Public green space
10	Quartiere del Sole	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Genneruxi	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	San Michele	74 · good	Services on foot
13	Bonaria	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	San Bartolomeo	74 · good	Public green space
15	Monte Mixi	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	La Palma	71 · good	Public green space
17	CEP	69 · good	Public green space
18	Quartiere Europeo	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Castedd'e susu/Castello	67 · good	Services on foot
20	Monteleone	66 · good	Public green space
21	Lapola/Marina	65 · good	Services on foot
22	Bìngia Matta	64 · good	Public green space
23	Borgo Sant'Elia	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Sant'Avendrace	62 · good	Public green space
25	Parteolla	58 · fair	Public green space
26	Is Bìngias	57 · fair	Public green space
27	Nuovo Borgo Sant'Elia	53 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Barracca Manna	43 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
29	Is Campus	29 · poor	Public green space
30	Santa Teresa	28 · poor	Public green space
31	Poetto	27 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
32	Stampaxi/Stampace	26 · poor	Services on foot
33	Tuvixeddu	26 · poor	Public green space
34	Mulinu Becciu	23 · poor	Public green space
35	Villa Doloretta	22 · poor	Public green space
36	San Giuseppe	22 · poor	Services on foot
37	Monreale	20 · poor	Public green space

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-02. Method and sources