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

Researched Updated Oct 25, 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 2 12 $1,066 $696 $954 $561 $107

Utilities 19 — $236 $359 $185 —

Internet & Mobile 8 13 $65 $43 $88 $37 $3

Groceries 6 15 $135 $337 $786 $268 $9

Transportation 4 5 $79 $95 $202 $38 $17

Dining Out 6 17 18 $1,010 $348 $539 $135 $51

Leisure Activities 6 9 14 16 $281 $157 $393 $65 $28

Health Insurance 10 $63 $90 $281 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $11 $17 $34 — —

Total $2,710 $2,019 $3,636 $1,289 $217

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $606.13 $505 – $730 per month

Coworking Space 9 $50.51 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 12 $954.09 $786 – $1,235 per month

Coliving Space 2 $505.11 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 36 $2.02 per cup

Beer 23 $5.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 17 $8.97 per meal

Fast Food Combo 25 26 $12.23 per meal

Apples 6 15 $2.32 per kg

Bread 15 $1.01 per loaf

Milk 15 $1.34 per liter

Rice 15 $1.46 per kg

Chicken Fillets 6 15 $11.24 per kg

Beef 6 15 $17.40 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 24 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 17 18 $72.96 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $3.82 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.29 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $38.16 per month

Gasoline 21 7 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $10.27 per trip

Scooter Rental 34 $16.84 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 13 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 16 $43.78 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 27 $16.84 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 14 $7.86 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 30 $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 31 $31.43 per dress

Running Shoes 32 $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 29 $20.20 per visit

Laundry 28 $5.61 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 20 $89.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 33 $8.98 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 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 Pescara, Ferrara, Perugia, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Ascoli rental agencies — centro bilocale from ~€600 (Jun 2025)Secondary
Furnished long-term listings Ascoli PicenoListings
Province rent medians Oct 2026 (2-bed €650)Index
START urban monthly pass €34Official
Ascoli taxi archive €3.40 start + €1.15/km daySecondary
Expatica Ferrara Numbeo snapshot (Emilia-Romagna cross-check)Index
Italy Octane-95 €2.02/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
iliad TOP 230 €9.99/month; SIM activation €9.99Official
SmartAp Ascoli desk day €18; shared desk €4/hOfficial
SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Italy digital nomad visa fee €116Official
Airbnb monthly-stay category Ascoli PicenoListings
iliadbox Wi-Fi 7 fibra €22.99/month with Casa+Mobile (€26.99 list)Official
Cinema Odeon 6 Ascoli intero ticket €7.00Official
Esselunga national basket — pasta €0.65/500g, eggs €1.99/6Official
Palestra Yuki Club Ascoli promo €39/month (new members)Official
Vinattiere osteria Ascoli primi €16–17; coperto €2.50Official
Leopoldus trattoria Ascoli vincisgrassi €16Official
ARERA annual household energy spend estimates (official reference)Official
MioDottore Ascoli GP listings — private services from €25–€80Official
EU Weekly Oil Bulletin — Italy Euro-super 95 ~€2.02/L (Oct 2026)Official
Esselunga Dolomiti 6×1.5 L €1.92 (MiaSpesa → €0.32/bottle)Secondary
Esselunga Moretti La Bianca 3×33 cl €2.44 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 750 ml €7.65 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
McDonald’s Ascoli Glovo — McMenu Big Mac €10.90Listings
McDonald’s Ascoli Piceno Drive (Via del Commercio)Official
Comune Ascoli — tennis Vittorio Roiati scoperto terra €15/h singolo con luceOfficial
Moonlight Wash Ascoli — lavaggio 11 kg €5Secondary
Hair Studio Ascoli Via Battisti — taglio €26Official
OVS jeans slim fit €39.95 list (sale €19.97)Official
OVS abito midi cotone €29.95 (sale €25.00)Official
Decathlon Kiprun running uomo from €35.99 (KIPRIDE €69.99)Official
Farmacia Fornari — Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30Secondary
Moretti Motors Ascoli — vendita/noleggio due ruote (Via Sacconi)Listings
McDonald’s Ascoli — colazione caffè+cornetto €1.70; cappuccino+cornetto €1.90 (recensione)Secondary
Latteria Marini Ascoli Piazza Roma — caffè €1.20; cappuccino €1.80Official

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1444.25 954.09
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 670.13 606.13
- Apples 2.25 2.32
- Beef 18.49 17.4
- Beer 5.2 5.61
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- Bread 1.85 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 10.98 11.24
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 7.86
- Coffee 1.39 2.02
- Coliving Space 519.93 505.11
- Coworking Space 184.86 50.51
- Dining Out local 103.99, nomad 982.09, expat 323.51, family 462.16, tourist 80.88 local 134.7, nomad 1010.21, expat 347.96, family 538.78, tourist 50.51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 89.8
- Fast Food Combo 10.4 12.23
- Gasoline 2.17 2.27
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 268.25, nomad 134.7, expat 336.74, family 785.72, tourist 8.98
- Gym Membership 51.99 43.78
- Haircut 25.42 20.2
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 138.65, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 89.8, family 280.62, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 519.93, nomad 1328.71, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 109.76 local 561.23, nomad 1066.34, expat 695.93, family 954.09, tourist 106.63
- Internet & Mobile local 28.89, nomad 63.55, expat 40.44, family 80.88, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, nomad 65.1, expat 42.65, family 87.54, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
- Jeans 92.43 84.18
- Laundry 6.93 5.61
- Leisure Activities local 57.77, nomad 288.85, expat 138.65, family 288.85, tourist 23.11 local 64.98, nomad 280.62, expat 157.14, family 392.86, tourist 28.06
- Meal (Inexpensive) 17.33 8.97
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 72.96
- Milk 1.68 1.34
- Mobile Plan 13.86 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 38.16
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 8.98
- Rice 2.54 1.46
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.86 10.27
- Running Shoes 103.99 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
- Scooter Rental 13.86 16.84
- Summer Dress 40.44 31.43
- Taxi Start 4.62 3.82
- Taxi per km 1.85 1.29
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.33 16.84
- Transportation local 40.44, nomad 57.77, expat 92.43, family 173.31, tourist 17.33 local 38.16, nomad 79.25, expat 95.41, family 202.04, tourist 16.84
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 0, expat 207.97, family 323.51, tourist 0 local 185.21, nomad 0, expat 235.72, family 359.19, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.11, expat 28.89, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 10.83, expat 16.84, family 33.67
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.52 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 8.59

Ascoli Piceno cost of living