Cost of Living in Alghero, 🇮🇹 Italy - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 29, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 8 9 $1,122 $617 $898 $505 $90

Utilities 1 26 — $196 $281 $168 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $11 $37 $48 $37 $1

Groceries 1 11 12 13 14 27 31 $129 $404 $853 $326 $9

Transportation 2 3 6 $63 $48 $111 $32 $19

Dining Out 10 11 15 $815 $284 $516 $63 $76

Leisure Activities 10 11 19 20 29 $109 $118 $132 $63 $20

Health Insurance 16 $63 $95 $281 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 17 30 $11 $5 $21 — —

Total $2,323 $1,804 $3,141 $1,194 $217

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 9 $617.35 $393 – $673 per month

Coworking Space 7 $353.58 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 8 1 $1,122.46 $898 – $1,347 per month

Coliving Space $729.60 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 11 10 1 $2.02 per cup

Beer 11 1 $4.49 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 10 $15.71 per meal

Fast Food Combo $10.66 per meal

Apples 27 1 $3.01 per kg

Bread $3.09 per loaf

Milk 12 1 $1.40 per liter

Rice 12 1 $1.46 per kg

Chicken Fillets 31 $11.77 per kg

Beef 31 $19.08 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 13 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 10 15 $101.02 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 14 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $4.49 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $2.24 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $31.99 per month

Gasoline 18 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $15.71 per trip

Scooter Rental 21 $415.31 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 1 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 19 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 29 $11.22 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $22.43 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 20 $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 23 $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 24 $31.43 per dress

Running Shoes 25 $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 32 $19.08 per visit

Laundry 28 $0.70 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $78.57 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 22 $5.95 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 29, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Cagliari, Palermo, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1729.96 1122.46
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 634.32 617.35
- Apples 2.31 3.01
- Beef 17.3 19.08
- Beer 4.61 4.49
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- Bread 2.08 3.09
- Chicken Fillets 9.8 11.77
- Cinema Ticket 10.38 7.3
- Coffee 1.27 2.02
- Coliving Space 1153.31 729.6
- Coworking Space 207.59 353.58
- Dining Out local 69.2, nomad 691.98, expat 115.33, family 173 local 62.86, nomad 814.91, expat 284.43, family 516.33, tourist 76.1
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.2 78.57
- Fast Food Combo 9.8 10.66
- Gasoline 2.19 2.26
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 115.33, expat 403.66, family 807.31, tourist 5.77 local 325.51, nomad 129.08, expat 404.09, family 853.07, tourist 8.91
- Gym Membership 46.13 56.01
- Haircut 23.07 19.08
- Health Insurance local 34.6, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 3.46 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 95.41, family 280.62, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 576.65, nomad 1499.3, expat 864.98, family 1268.64, tourist 138.4 local 505.11, nomad 1122.46, expat 617.35, family 897.97, tourist 89.8
- Internet & Mobile local 40.37, nomad 46.13, expat 34.6, family 46.13, tourist 3.46 local 37.02, nomad 11.21, family 48.23, tourist 0.75
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.6 25.81
- Jeans 86.5 84.18
- Laundry 9.23 0.7
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 115.33, expat 80.73, family 115.33, tourist 17.3 local 63.31, nomad 108.77, expat 117.75, family 132.34, tourist 20.2
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 15.71
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 80.73 101.02
- Milk 1.5 1.4
- Mobile Plan 17.3 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 31.99
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.07 5.95
- Rice 2.31 1.46
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 15.71
- Running Shoes 98.03 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 22.43
- Scooter Rental 46.13 415.31
- Summer Dress 46.13 31.43
- Taxi Start 4.38 4.49
- Taxi per km 2.08 2.24
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.84 11.22
- Transportation local 40.37, nomad 57.67, expat 46.13, family 288.33, tourist 23.07 local 31.99, nomad 63.42, expat 47.7, family 111.12, tourist 18.63
- Utilities local 115.33, nomad 0, expat 138.4, family 207.59, tourist 0 local 168.37, nomad 0, expat 196.43, family 280.62, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 23.07, family 34.6 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 5.17, family 20.66
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 23.07 8.59
Fix pass — Apartment (1 bedroom), Gasoline, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees and Airbnb (1 month) moved to profile formulas and current furnished-rent, permit-fee and pump figures, with Utilities expat and family re-based on the ARERA reference band; Fast Food Combo, Bread, Coliving Space and Doctor Visit (GP) keep their values without a citation under Not verified (housinganywhere.com, portaleimmigrazione.it, globalpetrolprices.com)

Alghero cost of living