Cost of Living in Mantua, 🇮🇹 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

Dining Out 15 1 $741 $406 $588 $180 $50

Housing 1 5 6 25 $786 $842 $1,020 $698 $107

Utilities 1 22 — $210 $314 $169 —

Internet & Mobile 4 17 1 $37 $37 $71 $37 $0

Groceries 1 18 19 24 $157 $449 $969 $387 $10

Transportation 2 12 1 $70 $65 $140 $53 $12

Leisure Activities 13 14 16 1 $196 $130 $1,172 $50 $25

Health Insurance 9 $63 $178 $251 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 10 11 $11 $34 $63 — —

Total $2,061 $2,351 $4,588 $1,574 $206

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 5 $698.00 $565 – $877 per month

Coworking Space 7 $109.55 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 5 1 21 $1,066.00 $786 – $1,235 per month

Coliving Space 6 $505.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.07 per cup

Beer 1 $5.30 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 15 $14.59 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $10.54 per meal

Apples 1 $3.03 per kg

Bread 1 $2.58 per loaf

Milk 1 24 $1.86 per liter

Rice 1 19 $3.29 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 $10.60 per kg

Beef 1 $23.84 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 20 $8.01 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 15 1 $76.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 18 1 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 1 12 $4.71 per trip

Taxi per km 1 12 $1.76 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $52.76 per month

Gasoline 8 1 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 1 12 $13.53 per trip

Scooter Rental $16.84 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 17 1 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 13 1 $22.34 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 16 $13.47 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 14 $10.10 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $93.40 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $32.58 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $105.57 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 21 $18.20 per visit

Laundry $0.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 23 $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 Ferrara, Padua, Hanoi, Berlin, Madrid

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 1066
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 785.67 698
- Apples 2.43 3.03
- Beef 21.37 23.84
- Beer 5.78 5.3
40 more changes
- Bread 1.85 2.58
- Chicken Fillets 10.63 10.6
- Cinema Ticket 10.98 10.1
- Coffee 1.62 2.07
- Coliving Space 866.55 505
- Coworking Space 219.53 109.55
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 80.88 local 180, nomad 741, expat 406, family 588, tourist 50
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 10.54
- Gasoline 2.22 2.26
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 387, nomad 157, expat 449, family 969, tourist 10
- Gym Membership 63.55 22.34
- Haircut 27.73 18.2
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 115.54, family 288.85 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 177.5, family 250.88, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1559.79, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 127.09 local 698, nomad 786, expat 842, family 1020, tourist 107
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 51.99, family 80.88, tourist 5.78 local 37, family 71, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
- Jeans 98.21 93.4
- Laundry 7.51 0.84
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 254.19, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 50, nomad 196, expat 130, family 1172, tourist 25
- Meal (Inexpensive) 17.33 14.59
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 76
- Milk 1.68 1.86
- Mobile Plan 13.86 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 43.91 52.76
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 8.98
- Rice 2.77 3.29
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.18 13.53
- Running Shoes 109.76 105.57
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
- Scooter Rental 13.86 16.84
- Summer Dress 46.22 32.58
- Taxi Start 5.2 4.71
- Taxi per km 1.85 1.76
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.42 13.47
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 57.77, expat 103.99, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 53, nomad 70, expat 65, family 140, tourist 12
- Utilities local 207.97, nomad 0, expat 254.19, family 392.84, tourist 0 local 169, nomad 0, expat 210, family 314, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.66, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 33.67, family 62.86
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.64 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 8.01
Lines that moved 15% or more from the generated baseline in this pass: Apartment (1 bedroom) with its low and high range added, Coworking Space, Coffee, Meal (Inexpensive), Apples, Bread, Rice, Monthly Transport Pass, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Summer Dress, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP) and Pharmacy (basic meds) (expatica.com, caasa.it, apam.it, iliad.it, fitactive.it, tennisclubmantova.com, safetywing.com, gazzettadimantova.it)

Mantua cost of living