Cost of Living in Cinque Terre, 🇮🇹 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 3 4 $2,806 $1,347 $2,357 $1,066 $1,066

Utilities 23 24 4 — $202 $276 $167 —

Internet & Mobile 2 13 $39 $39 $73 $39 $5

Groceries 14 15 16 17 18 20 12 $133 $333 $799 $266 —

Transportation 5 11 21 $222 $86 $205 $71 $25

Dining Out 12 $1,010 $404 $1,010 $162 $79

Leisure Activities 6 22 $168 $112 $355 $67 $11

Health Insurance 8 10 $67 $178 — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 9 27 $22 $11 $27 — —

Total $4,467 $2,712 $5,102 $1,838 $1,186

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 3 4 $1,346.95 $1,122 – $1,886 per month

Coworking Space 7 $275.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 $2,693.91 $1,886 – $2,975 per month

Coliving Space $1,571.44 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 26 $3.37 per cup

Beer 12 $6.80 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 12 $17.96 per meal

Fast Food Combo 12 $14.59 per meal

Apples 15 $3.01 per kg

Bread $1.01 per loaf

Milk 14 $1.34 per liter

Rice 16 $2.46 per kg

Chicken Fillets 17 $12.68 per kg

Beef $22.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 18 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 12 $77.45 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 19 $0.55 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 21 $4.49 per trip

Taxi per km 21 $2.13 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 11 $40.41 per month

Gasoline 1 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 21 $15.15 per trip

Scooter Rental 25 $1,369.40 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 2 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $28.05 per month

Gym Membership 22 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.20 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $9.54 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $78.57 per pair

Summer Dress $39.29 per dress

Running Shoes $112.25 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $24.69 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $72.96 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $13.47 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.

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Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1997.16 2693.91
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1025.3 1346.95
- Apples 2.85 3.01
- Beef 19.38 22.95
- Beer 5.99 6.8
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- Bread 2.17 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 10.83 12.68
- Cinema Ticket 13.11 9.54
- Coffee 3.13 3.37
- Coliving Space 1026.71 1571.44
- Coworking Space 227.85 275
- Dining Out local 91.14, nomad 908.56, expat 285.51, family 371.3, tourist 62.59 local 161.63, nomad 1010.21, expat 404.09, family 1010.21, tourist 78.57
- Doctor Visit (GP) 74.12 72.96
- Fast Food Combo 11.39 14.59
- Gasoline 2.23 2.26
- Groceries local 255.97, nomad 85.8, expat 341.77, family 794.64, tourist 0 local 266.36, nomad 133.18, expat 332.95, family 799.08, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 59.92 56.01
- Haircut 22.79 24.69
- Health Insurance local 16.88, nomad 73.98, expat 113.64, family 284.1, tourist 1.69 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 177.5
- Housing local 739.79, nomad 1935.26, expat 1307.99, family 1819.93, tourist 153.59 local 1066.34, nomad 2806.15, expat 1346.95, family 2357.17
- Internet & Mobile local 22.86, nomad 42.69, expat 34.11, family 45.43, tourist 0 local 39.26, family 72.9, tourist 4.71
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 42.76 28.05
- Jeans 93.95 78.57
- Laundry 8.56 not set
- Leisure Activities local 34.32, nomad 171.59, expat 113.92, family 170.89, tourist 28.55 local 67.24, nomad 168.26, expat 112.13, family 355.37, tourist 11.22
- Meal (Inexpensive) 18.2 17.96
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 96.76 77.45
- Milk 1.77 1.34
- Mobile Plan 21.66 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 42.76 40.41
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.12 13.47
- Rice 2.34 2.46
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.67 15.15
- Running Shoes 113.92 112.25
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 22.86 20.18
- Scooter Rental 51.34 1369.4
- Summer Dress 56.97 39.29
- Taxi Start 4.84 4.49
- Taxi per km 2.06 2.13
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 26.79 20.2
- Transportation local 51.06, nomad 79.61, expat 56.97, family 142.05, tourist 19.9 local 70.72, nomad 222.25, expat 85.87, family 205.41, tourist 24.69
- Utilities local 131.51, nomad 0, expat 125.46, family 188.18, tourist 0 local 167.02, nomad 0, expat 202.49, family 276.39, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 40.09, family 80.17, tourist 0.57 local 0, nomad 21.74, expat 10.89, family 27.49
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.91 0.55
- Wine (Mid-range) 14.24 8.59
Retry fix pass corrected units, borrowed-price descriptions, product matches, profile quantities and source claims for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, 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, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Unchecked light-depth values are explicitly listed; unsupported nightly Housing was removed. Official visa and residence fee pages replace the indirect fee citation (portaleimmigrazione.it).

Cinque Terre cost of living