842 euros . This is the average annual price increase for each average Sardinian family, according to an analysis by the National Consumers Union , which reworked the regional inflation data for September (on the island at +4.4% , slightly higher than the Italian average of +4.2%) just released by ISTAT.
Looking at cities, the annual increase per family in Cagliari stands at 836 euros, while in Sassari it is 853 euros . These are significant figures, which impact budgets and daily household life, but which nevertheless—small consolation—place Sardinia among the regions least affected by the widespread high cost of living.
The average price increase for the average family in the rest of Italy is in fact 1,061 euros , with peaks in Lazio (1,176 euros), Trentino Alto Adige (1,153) and Friuli Venezia Giulia (1,146).
Vicenza , however, ranks first among cities, with the second-highest inflation in Italy at 5.2% and the highest annual spending, amounting to €1,444 for an average family. Rimini comes in second, with inflation of 4.6% compared to September 2025 and an increase in spending of €1,331 per family. Como, at 4.4%, comes in third, with additional spending of €1,319 for a typical family.
Sardinia, as mentioned, is at the bottom of the regional rankings, among the areas where annual price increases are present (and felt), but remain below the thousand euro mark . This is small consolation, as mentioned, for the island, along with that of having a province in the top three of the most "economical" areas: the Olbia-Tempio area , where annual inflation in September was +3.9%, with an annual price increase for the average family of "only" 774 euros .
These are, in any case , "red-hot prices," comments Massimiliano Dona , president of the National Consumers Union. "The forecast for a hot autumn in terms of price increases is confirmed. An alarming escalation, to say the least, and a blow for families that is only just beginning," adds Dona, emphasizing that "the burden on families could become even more onerous in December, when the first bills arrive after turning on the radiators."
