How much does the B1 citizenship exam cost?
According to the official websites of the four exam bodies (checked on 12 October 2026), the CILS B1 Cittadinanza costs €100 everywhere, the CERT.IT B1 costs €80 at Roma Tre, and for CELI and PLIDA each exam centre sets its own price.
CILS B1 Cittadinanza: €100, the same fee in Italy and abroad. For the CILS B1 standard ask the centre (at the Language Centre of the University of Padua it costs €90).
Each exam centre sets the price, under its agreement with the University for Foreigners of Perugia. Example: CELI 2 i cittadinanza €90 at the University of Milan (€65 exam fee + €25 administrative fee, session of 18 February 2026).
Each PLIDA centre sets the price and tells you when you register.
B1: €80 at the Roma Tre University centre (Via Ostiense 123-129, Rome). At partner centres you register and pay at the centre, which tells you the price.
Find a centre and ask the price
Exam centres are listed by city on our Italian pages, with address, phone, email and website: sedi per città.
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Prepare for the speaking test
The speaking test is the part that worries many people. It helps to talk often with a native-speaker teacher, even online. On italki you choose an Italian teacher, take one-to-one lessons and pay per lesson.
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