Cost of Living in Florence, 🇮🇹 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 2 4 5 $1,684 $1,364 $1,650 $1,003 $112

Utilities 1 18 — $256 $389 $222 —

Internet & Mobile 10 11 $37 $51 $83 $37 $0

Groceries 1 20 21 22 23 24 25 $160 $440 $807 $339 $12

Transportation 7 8 9 12 $68 $74 $185 $47 $15

Dining Out 31 32 1 $805 $458 $673 $209 $70

Leisure Activities 1 17 19 $151 $125 $2,935 $75 $46

Health Insurance 13 $63 $101 $314 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 15 16 $11 $34 $63 — —

Total $2,979 $2,903 $7,099 $1,932 $257

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 3 1 2 $1,003.48 $817 – $1,364 per month

Coworking Space 6 $204.04 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 $1,683.69 per month

Coliving Space $1,122.46 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.30 per cup

Beer 1 26 $8.03 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 $23.55 per meal

Fast Food Combo 32 $13.13 per meal

Apples 20 1 $3.01 per kg

Bread 1 $2.36 per loaf

Milk 21 1 $1.40 per liter

Rice 22 1 $2.46 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 $12.72 per kg

Beef 23 1 $22.34 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 25 1 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 31 $87.55 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 24 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 9 $4.27 per trip

Taxi per km 9 $1.23 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 8 $47.37 per month

Gasoline 12 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 9 $10.44 per trip

Scooter Rental 30 $561.23 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 10 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 10 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 17 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $22.22 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10 $22.43 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 $12.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 29 $98.17 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $41.47 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $111.74 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 33 $37.04 per visit

Laundry 34 $0.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 27 $112.25 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 28 $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 Rome, Bologna, Ferrara, Hanoi, Berlin, Madrid

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 3235.12 1683.69
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1328.71 1003.48
- Apples 2.6 3.01
- Beef 22.53 22.34
- Beer 6.93 8.03
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- Bread 2.14 2.36
- Chicken Fillets 12.48 12.72
- Cinema Ticket 10.98 12.3
- Coffee 1.62 2.3
- Coliving Space 1097.63 1122.46
- Coworking Space 277.3 204.04
- Dining Out local 184.86, nomad 1097.63, expat 554.59, family 693.24, tourist 86.66 local 208.62, nomad 804.58, expat 457.69, family 673.3, tourist 69.63
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 112.25
- Fast Food Combo 12.13 13.13
- Gasoline 2.25 2.26
- Groceries local 346.62, nomad 173.31, expat 485.27, family 982.09, tourist 11.55 local 338.81, nomad 160.07, expat 440.06, family 807.49, tourist 11.58
- Gym Membership 63.55 56.01
- Haircut 32.35 37.04
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 127.09, family 254.19 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 101.02, family 314.29, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 2253.03, expat 1328.71, family 1964.18, tourist 161.76 local 1003.48, nomad 1683.69, expat 1363.79, family 1650.02, tourist 112
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 63.55, expat 51.99, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, expat 50.51, family 83.06, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 33.51 25.81
- Jeans 98.21 98.17
- Laundry 13.86 0.84
- Leisure Activities local 115.54, nomad 404.39, expat 288.85, family 462.16, tourist 34.66 local 74.89, nomad 151.06, expat 125.06, family 2935.42, tourist 46.02
- Meal (Inexpensive) 19.06 23.55
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 86.66 87.55
- Milk 1.91 1.4
- Mobile Plan 14.44 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 43.91 47.37
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 5.95
- Rice 3 2.46
- Ride-hailing (5km) 20.8 10.44
- Running Shoes 109.76 111.74
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 22.43
- Scooter Rental 16.18 561.23
- Summer Dress 48.53 41.47
- Taxi Start 4.39 4.27
- Taxi per km 1.62 1.23
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.42 22.22
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 69.32, expat 63.55, family 161.76, tourist 17.33 local 47.37, nomad 67.57, expat 74.31, family 184.98, tourist 14.93
- Utilities local 207.97, nomad 115.54, expat 254.19, family 392.84, tourist 0 local 222.25, nomad 0, expat 255.58, family 388.93, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 51.99, family 103.99 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 33.67, family 62.86
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.75 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.55 8.59
fix pass — Housing (tourist) rebased to the iQ Hotel Firenze nightly rate; Coffee, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Chicken Fillets, Wine (Mid-range), Gasoline, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Apartment (1 bedroom), Housing (other profiles), Utilities, Transportation (nomad), Dining Out (other profiles), Leisure Activities (expat, family), Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Coworking Space and Airbnb (1 month) re-verified against current pages with small corrections (kayak.com, expatica.com, glovoapp.com)

Florence cost of living