Cost of Living in Marsala, 🇮🇹 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 $505 $505 $505 $505 $505

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $37 $37 $71 $37 $1

Groceries — — — — —

Transportation 2 3 $55 $55 $130 $45 $20

Dining Out 10 $1,145 $341 $570 $76 $66

Leisure Activities 14 15 17 $117 $94 $143 $56 $19

Health Insurance 11 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 $11 $11 $43 — —

Total $1,937 $1,043 $1,462 $719 $613

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 15 $7.86 per ticket

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $505.11 per month

Coworking Space 16 $205.41 per month

Airbnb (1 month) — per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $2.24 per cup

Beer 7 $6.76 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $11.22 per meal

Fast Food Combo 22 $8.76 per meal

Apples $3.20 per kg

Bread $1.82 per loaf

Milk 6 $1.40 per liter

Rice $2.32 per kg

Chicken Fillets $10.88 per kg

Beef $15.71 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 8 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 10 $56.12 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 9 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $3.99 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.20 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $44.90 per month

Gasoline 13 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $10.10 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 14 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 17 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $22.43 one-time

Clothing

Jeans 19 $44.84 per pair

Summer Dress 20 $31.43 per dress

Running Shoes $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 23 $20.20 per visit

Laundry 24 $0.56 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 21 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 18 $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 Hanoi, Palermo, Catania, Berlin

Marsala five local listings €350–450/month; Via Itria separate bedroom €450Listings
Comune Marsala urban bus — abbonamento ordinario €40/monthOfficial
Marsala taxi urbano scatto €3.56; €1.07/kmOfficial
iliad national €9.99 mobile tier and €9.99 SIM activationOfficial
iliad fibra €22.99/month with mobile bundleOfficial
Esselunga national staple prices (no Marsala store)Official
Esselunga Moretti La Bianca 3×33 cl €2.44Secondary
Esselunga Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 750 ml €7.65Secondary
Esselunga Dolomiti 6×1.5 L €1.92 → €0.32/bottleSecondary
La Marinara — rigatoni gazpacho €17; avg €25Listings
SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Italian consulate official fee table: national category D visa €116Official
Italy national Octane-95 average €2.01/L on 26 October 2026Index
McFIT Flex from €49.90/monthOfficial
Cinema Golden Marsala 2D €7.00 list (€5.00 promo weekdays)Secondary
Palermo shared desk €150/month + IVA (nearest monthly list)Official
CUS Palermo tennis €20/h weekend (Sicily proxy)Official
Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30 OTC shelfSecondary
OVS Italy jeans: national list prices, including €39.95 skinny denimOfficial
OVS Italy dresses: national list prices including €29.95Official
Catania private first GP visit from €50; borrowed city priceListings
McDonald’s Pescara Glovo McMenu Double Chicken BBQ €7.80Listings
Pescara Barberia Dannunziana haircut and shampoo €20; Abruzzo proxyOfficial
Splash Cagliari: large wash €8 up to 16 kgListings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 855.12 not set
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 598.45 505.11
- Apples 2.17 3.2
- Beef 16.53 15.71
- Beer 4.28 6.76
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- Bread 1.71 1.82
- Chicken Fillets 9.13 10.88
- Cinema Ticket 9.69 7.86
- Coffee 1.54 2.24
- Coliving Space 599.15 not set
- Coworking Space 176.93 205.41
- Dining Out local 102.67, nomad 924.03, expat 284.81, family 485.93, tourist 62.59 local 76.33, nomad 1144.91, expat 341.23, family 570.21, tourist 66.23
- Doctor Visit (GP) 45.29 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 9.41 8.76
- Gasoline 2 2.26
- Groceries local 256.68, nomad 91.42, expat 369.9, family 741.2, tourist 0 not set
- Gym Membership 42.76 56.01
- Haircut 18.82 20.2
- Health Insurance local 34.18, nomad 71.17, expat 85.51, family 227.85, tourist 3.97 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 570.32, nomad 1253.14, expat 768.62, family 1082.26, tourist 111.04 505.11
- Internet & Mobile local 45.64, nomad 172.3, expat 51.34, family 59.92, tourist 5.7 local 37.02, family 70.66, tourist 0.75
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 31.37 25.81
- Jeans 74.12 44.84
- Laundry 12.52 0.56
- Leisure Activities local 34.18, nomad 182.84, expat 114.21, family 170.89, tourist 25.53 local 56.01, nomad 116.62, expat 94.17, family 143.45, tourist 19.08
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.99 11.22
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 62.73 56.12
- Milk 1.37 1.4
- Mobile Plan 15.4 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 39.88 44.9
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.56 5.95
- Rice 2.17 2.32
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.68 10.1
- Running Shoes 102.67 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 22.72 22.43
- Scooter Rental 31.37 not set
- Summer Dress 42.76 31.43
- Taxi per km 1.54 1.2
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 15.4 22.45
- Transportation local 39.94, nomad 39.81, expat 56.97, family 211.68, tourist 19.98 local 44.9, nomad 55, expat 55, family 130.21, tourist 20.2
- Utilities local 114.21, nomad 28.13, expat 114.35, family 165.68, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 17.3, expat 28.41, family 56.97, tourist 0.58 nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 43.4
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.91 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.27 8.59
Fast Food Combo corrected from the unsupported €9.30 proxy to the displayed Pescara McMenu Double Chicken BBQ €7.80; source titles now distinguish local Marsala rentals, Catania, Pescara and Cagliari (glovoapp.com).

Marsala cost of living