Appartamento in Piazza Garibaldi
In vendita a Nicosia, nel contesto caratteristico del quartiere storico, proponiamo una casa singola su due piani in buone condizioni, abitabile sin da subito e raggiungibile in auto. L’immobile offre una distribuzione funzionale degli spazi interni e si presta a soddisfare le esigenze di chi desidera una soluzione…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
A 161 m², immediately habitable historic-center home at €34,000 is about €211/m², well below the €485/m² local benchmark; allowing roughly €32,200 for personalization still gives an effective cost near €411/m². The unusually low price is supported by 34 photos and a detailed description, with added value from the independent layout, garden, balconies, and central location.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €18,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 68/100The area is in the Erei mountains of central-northern Sicily, with a high hill landscape of grain fields, pasture and wooded slopes. The Salso valley lies below the town and the Nebrodi range begins to the north, with the southern edge of the Parco dei Nebrodi within this radius. The nearest skiing is at Piano Battaglia in the Madonie, roughly 1 hour 30 minutes by road, which is outside the local landscape. Nicosia itself is the main town nearby, with a large historic center, cathedral, hospital and everyday services for the surrounding inland area. The area is known for inland Sicilian hill country, cereals, livestock and mountain cheeses.