Cost of Living in Lecce, 🇮🇹 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 3 $1,122 $730 $1,122 $584 $107

Utilities 28 29 30 — $226 $357 $177 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 $54 $37 $66 $37 $0

Groceries 18 19 20 21 22 23 $135 $507 $933 $322 $9

Transportation 4 5 9 32 $62 $52 $168 $34 $17

Dining Out 16 17 $1,125 $416 $657 $117 $47

Leisure Activities 13 14 17 35 $282 $110 $505 $74 $28

Health Insurance 11 $63 $90 $279 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 $11 $17 $34 — —

Total $2,854 $2,185 $4,121 $1,345 $210

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $617.35 $505 – $730 per month

Coworking Space 6 $112.25 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 1 $1,122.00 $730 – $1,908 per month

Coliving Space 1 $617.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 16 $1.68 per cup

Beer 17 $5.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 17 $19.53 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 $13.36 per meal

Apples 23 $3.01 per kg

Bread 18 $2.13 per loaf

Milk 19 $1.40 per liter

Rice 19 $1.46 per kg

Chicken Fillets 20 $11.77 per kg

Beef 20 $26.20 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 21 $6.01 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 17 $78.12 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $3.70 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.12 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 9 10 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $9.32 per trip

Scooter Rental 31 $28.05 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 7 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 14 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 35 $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $22.43 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 13 $8.98 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 26 $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 27 $33.67 per dress

Running Shoes $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 33 $14.59 per visit

Laundry 34 $0.98 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 25 $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 Gallipoli, Bari, Pescara, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1328.71 1122
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 716.35 617.35
- Apples 2.25 3.01
- Beef 19.06 26.2
- Beer 4.04 5.61
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- Bread 1.5 2.13
- Chicken Fillets 11.32 11.77
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 8.98
- Coffee 1.39 1.68
- Coliving Space 866.55 617
- Coworking Space 190.64 112.25
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 866.55, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 117, nomad 1125, expat 416, family 657, tourist 47
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 13.36
- Gasoline 2.17 2.27
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 321.89, nomad 134.7, expat 507.09, family 933.48, tourist 8.98
- Gym Membership 51.99 56.01
- Haircut 25.42 14.59
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 46.22, family 138.65, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 89.8, family 279.49, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 519.93, nomad 1328.71, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 109.76 local 584, nomad 1122, expat 730, family 1122, tourist 107
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 51.99, family 80.88, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, nomad 53.84, family 66.17, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
- Jeans 86.66 84.18
- Laundry 11.55 0.98
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 323.51, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 74, nomad 282, expat 110, family 505, tourist 28
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.18 19.53
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 78.12
- Milk 1.68 1.4
- Mobile Plan 15.01 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 33.67
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 5.95
- Rice 2.48 1.46
- Ride-hailing (5km) 14.44 9.32
- Running Shoes 98.21 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 22.43
- Scooter Rental 17.33 28.05
- Summer Dress 40.44 33.67
- Taxi Start 5.78 3.7
- Taxi per km 1.85 1.12
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 8.98
- Transportation local 40.44, nomad 57.77, expat 92.43, family 138.65, tourist 17.33 local 34, nomad 62, expat 52, family 168, tourist 17
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 0, expat 207.97, family 323.51, tourist 0 local 176.92, nomad 0, expat 226.25, family 357.39, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 46.22 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 17, family 34
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.52 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 6.01
Coffee, Visa & Legal Fees (expat), Doctor Visit (GP) and Pharmacy (basic meds) moved to current menu, fee and shelf prices — espresso €1.50, residence-permit costs amortized from the €116 visa fee, private GP visits from €50 and Tachipirina €5.30 (menudigitale.io, consnewyork.esteri.it, miodottore.it, farmaciafornari.it).

Lecce cost of living