Cost of Living in Bologna, 🇮🇹 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 5 $1,684 $1,130 $1,552 $908 $123

Utilities 1 16 5 — $246 $320 $197 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 5 $11 $37 $71 $37 $1

Groceries 1 13 14 $153 $478 $1,147 $382 $11

Transportation 2 3 $61 $56 $157 $44 $14

Dining Out 1 19 20 $987 $342 $836 $216 $53

Leisure Activities 1 4 11 12 $309 $128 $3,047 $92 $25

Health Insurance 9 $67 $101 $251 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 10 $11 $11 $43 — —

Total $3,283 $2,529 $7,424 $1,876 $229

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Food & Dining

Apples 1 $2.64 per kg

Coffee 1 $2.27 per cup

Beer 1 $6.66 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 19 $24.69 per meal

Fast Food Combo 20 $11.56 per meal

Bread 1 $3.24 per loaf

Milk 13 $1.40 per liter

Rice 1 $3.18 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 $13.68 per kg

Beef 1 $22.09 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $93.62 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 14 $0.36 per bottle

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $908.07 $703 – $1,111 per month

Coworking Space 4 $204.04 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 5 $1,683.69 $1,347 – $2,189 per month

Coliving Space $729.60 per month

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $4.38 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.63 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $43.78 per month

Gasoline 8 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $17.29 per trip

Scooter Rental $16.84 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 11 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $28.08 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 12 $11.22 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 22 $22.39 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $48.05 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $126.84 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $24.69 per visit

Laundry 21 $0.70 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $112.25 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 18 $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 Ferrara, Padua, Hanoi, Berlin, Madrid

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2253.03 1683.69
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1016.75 908.07
- Apples 2.54 2.64
- Beef 22.53 22.09
- Beer 6.35 6.66
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- Bread 2.25 3.24
- Chicken Fillets 11.79 13.68
- Cinema Ticket 11.55 11.22
- Coffee 1.62 2.27
- Coliving Space 866.55 729.6
- Coworking Space 242.63 204.04
- Dining Out local 161.76, nomad 1097.63, expat 519.93, family 693.24, tourist 86.66 local 215.69, nomad 987.32, expat 341.68, family 835.56, tourist 53.14
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 112.25
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 11.56
- Gasoline 2.22 2.27
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 404.39, family 982.09, tourist 11.55 local 382.47, nomad 152.99, expat 478.09, family 1147.42, tourist 11.09
- Gym Membership 63.55 56.01
- Haircut 28.89 24.69
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 92.43, family 254.19, tourist 4.62 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 100.91, family 251.43, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 2021.95, expat 1270.94, family 1906.41, tourist 138.65 local 908.07, nomad 1683.69, expat 1130.32, family 1552.36, tourist 123.47
- Internet & Mobile local 34.66, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 103.99, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, nomad 11.21, family 70.66, tourist 0.67
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
- Jeans 98.21 22.39
- Laundry 7.51 0.7
- Leisure Activities local 115.54, nomad 369.73, expat 288.85, family 462.16, tourist 28.89 local 91.78, nomad 309.14, expat 127.55, family 3046.88, tourist 24.54
- Meal (Inexpensive) 18.49 24.69
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 80.88 93.62
- Milk 1.68 1.4
- Mobile Plan 13.86 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 41.59 43.78
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 5.95
- Rice 2.77 3.18
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.18 17.29
- Running Shoes 109.76 126.84
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
- Scooter Rental 17.33 16.84
- Summer Dress 43.91 48.05
- Taxi Start 3.93 4.38
- Taxi per km 1.68 1.63
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.42 28.08
- Transportation local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 57.77, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 43.78, nomad 61.06, expat 56.29, family 156.7, tourist 13.81
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 0, expat 242.63, family 369.73, tourist 0 local 196.66, nomad 0, expat 245.82, family 319.56, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 46.22, family 69.32 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 43.4
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.64 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 8.59
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds): corrected units, monthly formulas, national-price disclosures and supporting pages; removed unrelated or inaccessible citations and marked unchecked light-depth values (taxibologna.it, iwashlaundry.it, spotahome.com).

Bologna cost of living