Cost of Living in Ferrara, 🇮🇹 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 5 6 8 19 $730 $663 $935 $557 $107

Utilities 22 23 — $146 $314 $130 —

Internet & Mobile 1 9 20 $40 $45 $74 $40 $0

Groceries 1 14 $157 $505 $1,066 $424 $10

Transportation 2 3 15 $52 $48 $140 $35 $12

Dining Out 29 30 1 $741 $426 $651 $184 $50

Leisure Activities 1 16 17 $183 $118 $1,459 $52 $25

Health Insurance 11 $63 $90 $224 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 13 $11 $34 $63 — —

Total $1,977 $2,075 $4,926 $1,422 $206

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 5 19 $663.00 $557 – $703 per month

Coworking Space 4 $224.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 5 6 8 $1,010.00 $651 – $1,179 per month

Coliving Space 7 $561.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 28 $2.02 per cup

Beer 25 $5.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 30 $15.71 per meal

Fast Food Combo 31 32 $10.33 per meal

Apples 1 14 $3.20 per kg

Bread 1 14 $2.93 per loaf

Milk 1 14 $1.75 per liter

Rice 1 14 $3.40 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 14 $11.71 per kg

Beef 1 14 $26.06 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 26 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 29 30 $72.96 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 27 14 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 15 $5.72 per trip

Taxi per km 15 $1.46 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $34.80 per month

Gasoline 24 10 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 15 $13.02 per trip

Scooter Rental 39 $16.84 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 1 20 $29.27 per month

Gym Membership 16 $43.78 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 33 $20.20 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 $8.98 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 34 $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 35 $33.67 per dress

Running Shoes 36 $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 38 $21.33 per visit

Laundry 21 $0.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 39 $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 Bologna, Padua, Berlin, Madrid, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1675.33 1010
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 785.67 663
- Apples 2.43 3.2
- Beef 21.37 26.06
- Beer 5.2 5.61
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- Bread 2.2 2.93
- Chicken Fillets 11.32 11.71
- Cinema Ticket 10.4 8.98
- Coffee 1.62 2.02
- Coliving Space 635.47 561
- Coworking Space 190.64 224
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 404.39, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 184, nomad 741, expat 426, family 651, tourist 50
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 10.33
- Gasoline 2.22 2.27
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 13.86 local 424, nomad 157, expat 505, family 1066, tourist 10
- Gym Membership 55.46 43.78
- Haircut 25.42 21.33
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 69.32, family 231.08, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 90, family 224, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 577.7, nomad 1559.79, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 127.09 local 557, nomad 730, expat 663, family 935, tourist 107
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 86.66, tourist 5.78 local 40, expat 45, family 74, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 29.27
- Jeans 98.21 84.18
- Laundry 6.35 0.84
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 254.19, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 52, nomad 183, expat 118, family 1459, tourist 25
- Meal (Inexpensive) 17.33 15.71
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 72.96
- Milk 1.68 1.75
- Mobile Plan 15.01 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 36.97 34.8
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 8.98
- Rice 2.77 3.4
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.18 13.02
- Running Shoes 109.76 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
- Scooter Rental 13.86 16.84
- Summer Dress 43.91 33.67
- Taxi Start 4.62 5.72
- Taxi per km 1.79 1.46
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 20.2
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 69.32, expat 92.43, family 288.85, tourist 17.33 local 35, nomad 52, expat 48, family 140, tourist 12
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 173.31, expat 207.97, family 369.73, tourist 0 local 130, nomad 0, expat 146, family 314, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.66, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 10.83, expat 33.67, family 62.86
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.64 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 8.59
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