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Nomad score 6.3/10

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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 18 16 $786 $819 $1,053 $673 $107
Utilities 19 20 16 $73 $275 $352 $245 —
Internet & Mobile 5 6 $37 $48 $71 $37 $0
Groceries 1 11 12 $123 $384 $829 $307 $5
Transportation 4 $47 $47 $189 $47 $2
Dining Out 17 $808 $503 $862 $216 $61
Leisure Activities 9 10 $184 $94 $188 $94 $22
Health Insurance 7 $67 $178 $355 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 8 $11 $11 $22 — —
Total $2,136 $2,359 $3,921 $1,619 $199

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Transportation

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $47.37 per month
Taxi Start $4.04 per trip
Taxi per km $1.57 per km
Gasoline $2.27 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) $11.89 per trip
Scooter Rental $28.05 per month

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $673.48 per month
Coworking Space 3 $301.27 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 18 $785.72 per month
Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $2.09 per cup
Beer $7.99 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 17 $17.96 per meal
Fast Food Combo $12.86 per meal
Apples $3.14 per kg
Bread $2.48 per loaf
Milk 11 $1.40 per liter
Rice $3.32 per kg
Chicken Fillets $15.40 per kg
Beef $21.21 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 13 $8.59 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 17 $80.82 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 12 $0.36 per bottle

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $11.21 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $25.81 per month
Gym Membership 9 $56.01 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $52.65 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 10 $9.54 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $105.33 per pair
Summer Dress $49.74 per dress
Running Shoes $95.57 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $24.69 per visit
Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 15 $89.80 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 14 $8.98 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 Florence, Ferrara, Hanoi, Berlin

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  2. Lucca furnished one-bedroom, 55 m², €600/month plus chargesListings
  3. Coworking Multiverso Lucca Reserved desk €220/month + IVAListings
  4. Autolinee Toscane urban capoluogo monthly pass €42.20 (incl. Lucca)Official
  5. iliad TOP 230 €9.99/month + €9.99 SIM activation (country prep)Official
  6. iliadbox Wi-Fi 7 €22.99/month with Casa+Mobile bundleOfficial
  7. SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeks (ages 18–39)Official
  8. Italian official consular tariff: national long-stay visa €116Official
  9. McFIT national Flex starting tariff €49.90/month; no Lucca club verifiedOfficial
  10. Teatro Cinema Puccini Altopascio: cinema €8.50, theatre €20Official
  11. Esselunga national staple prices (grocery cross-check)Official
  12. Esselunga Dolomiti 6×1.5 L €1.92 → €0.32/bottle (MiaSpesa)Secondary
  13. Esselunga Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 750 ml €7.65 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
  14. Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30 OTC shelf (national pharmacy)Secondary
  15. MioDottore Pescara private GP visit from €80 (borrowed for Lucca)Listings
  16. B&B Angelini Lucca: ordinary double room €70–100/nightOfficial
  17. La Bottega di Anna e Leo Lucca — primi €12–14; secondi €12–18Official
  18. Easy Casa Lucca: furnished one-bedroom temporary lease €700/monthListings
  19. ARERA Q4 2026 national vulnerable-customer electricity benchmark €0.4343/kWhOfficial
  20. ARERA March 2026 national vulnerable-customer gas benchmark €1.3097/m³Official

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 2310.8 785.72
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 982.09 673.48
    • Apples 2.43 3.14
    • Beef 20.8 21.21
    • Beer 5.78 7.99
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    • Bread 2.08 2.48
    • Chicken Fillets 10.98 15.4
    • Cinema Ticket 10.4 9.54
    • Coffee 1.62 2.09
    • Coliving Space 924.32 not set
    • Coworking Space 254.19 301.27
    • Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 404.39, family 577.7, tourist 75.1 local 215.51, nomad 808.17, expat 502.86, family 862.05, tourist 60.61
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 89.8
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 12.86
    • Gasoline 2.25 2.27
    • Groceries local 369.73, nomad 207.97, expat 519.93, family 982.09, tourist 9.24 local 307, nomad 122.8, expat 383.76, family 828.91, tourist 4.64
    • Gym Membership 63.55 56.01
    • Haircut 28.89 24.69
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 86.66, expat 75.1, family 161.76, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 177.5, family 355, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 751.01, nomad 1790.87, expat 982.09, family 1559.79, tourist 127.09 local 673.48, nomad 785.72, expat 819.4, family 1052.87, tourist 106.63
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 51.99, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, expat 48.23, family 70.66, tourist 0.37
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
    • Jeans 98.21 105.33
    • Laundry 11.55 not set
    • Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 207.97, family 404.39, tourist 23.11 local 94.17, nomad 183.97, family 188.35, tourist 22.45
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 18.49 17.96
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 80.88 80.82
    • Milk 1.68 1.4
    • Mobile Plan 13.86 11.21
    • Monthly Transport Pass 43.91 47.37
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 8.98
    • Rice 2.66 3.32
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 17.33 11.89
    • Running Shoes 109.76 95.57
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
    • Scooter Rental 51.99 28.05
    • Summer Dress 46.22 49.74
    • Taxi Start 4.62 4.04
    • Taxi per km 1.85 1.57
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.42 52.65
    • Transportation local 46.22, nomad 34.66, expat 138.65, family 288.85, tourist 17.33 local 47.37, family 189.47, tourist 1.58
    • Utilities local 184.86, nomad 0, expat 219.53, family 323.51, tourist 0 local 244.51, nomad 73.12, expat 275.07, family 352.06, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 46.22, family 69.32 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 21.7
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.64 0.36
    • Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 8.59

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