Cost of Living in Milan, 🇮🇹 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 6 27 $1,720 $1,730 $2,114 $1,220 $115

Utilities 1 21 22 — $257 $299 $207 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 6 $11 $37 $66 $37 $2

Groceries 1 14 15 $173 $520 $1,083 $433 $6

Transportation 3 4 28 $55 $61 $178 $44 $14

Dining Out 1 23 24 $844 $403 $497 $212 $65

Leisure Activities 1 13 24 30 $208 $132 $1,923 $116 $31

Health Insurance 10 $63 $178 $251 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 12 $11 $11 $43 — —

Total $3,085 $3,329 $6,454 $2,269 $235

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Transportation

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $12.01 per trip

Taxi Start 4 $4.60 per trip

Taxi per km 4 $1.48 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $43.78 per month

Gasoline 28 29 $2.26 per liter

Scooter Rental 20 $190.82 per month

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 27 $1,220.11 $1,001 – $1,531 per month

Coworking Space 5 $260.18 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 6 $1,719.61 $1,459 – $2,975 per month

Coliving Space 7 $954.08 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.30 per cup

Beer 1 24 $7.07 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 24 $23.55 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 2 $14.12 per meal

Apples 1 $2.88 per kg

Bread 1 $3.04 per loaf

Milk 1 14 $1.76 per liter

Rice 1 $3.49 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 $14.99 per kg

Beef 1 $23.55 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 16 1 $6.00 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 23 $102.91 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 15 $0.58 per bottle

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 13 1 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $35.39 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 $12.35 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 19 $106.72 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $58.38 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $115.61 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 25 $39.28 per visit

Laundry 26 $0.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $112.25 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 Rome, Florence, Hanoi, Berlin, Madrid

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 3235.12 1719.61
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1675.33 1220.11
- Apples 2.54 2.88
- Beef 21.95 23.55
- Beer 7.51 7.07
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- Bread 2.43 3.04
- Chicken Fillets 13.29 14.99
- Cinema Ticket 12.71 12.35
- Coffee 1.62 2.3
- Coliving Space 1270.94 954.08
- Coworking Space 323.51 260.18
- Dining Out local 207.97, nomad 1213.17, expat 519.93, family 693.24, tourist 86.66 local 211.94, nomad 843.53, expat 403.26, family 497.45, tourist 64.74
- Doctor Visit (GP) 92.43 112.25
- Fast Food Combo 12.13 14.12
- Gasoline 2.25 2.26
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 173.31, expat 462.16, family 982.09, tourist 11.55 local 433.27, nomad 173.31, expat 519.92, family 1083.17, tourist 5.81
- Gym Membership 75.1 56.01
- Haircut 40.44 39.28
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 138.65, family 323.51, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 177.5, family 250.88, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 982.09, nomad 2426.34, expat 1617.56, family 2772.96, tourist 161.76 local 1220.11, nomad 1719.61, expat 1729.71, family 2113.59, tourist 114.64
- Internet & Mobile local 34.66, nomad 69.32, expat 51.99, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, nomad 11.21, family 66.17, tourist 2.07
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.66 25.81
- Jeans 109.76 106.72
- Laundry 13.86 0.84
- Leisure Activities local 115.54, nomad 404.39, expat 288.85, family 462.16, tourist 34.66 local 116.12, nomad 207.66, expat 131.83, family 1922.66, tourist 31.44
- Meal (Inexpensive) 20.8 23.55
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 98.21 102.91
- Milk 1.91 1.76
- Mobile Plan 17.33 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 45.06 43.78
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 5.95
- Rice 3.24 3.49
- Ride-hailing (5km) 20.8 12.01
- Running Shoes 121.32 115.61
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
- Scooter Rental 13.86 190.82
- Summer Dress 51.99 58.38
- Taxi Start 5.78 4.6
- Taxi per km 2.08 1.48
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 28.89 35.39
- Transportation local 40.44, nomad 103.99, expat 57.77, family 138.65, tourist 28.89 local 43.78, nomad 54.89, expat 60.97, family 177.8, tourist 14.09
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 0, expat 254.19, family 404.39, tourist 0 local 206.53, nomad 0, expat 257.04, family 298.96, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.11, expat 57.77, family 115.54 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 43.4
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.75 0.58
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.86 6
Haircut priced from central Milan salon listings and Laundry kept at the self-service washer shelf price, both now with pages that show the number; Gasoline updated to the 26 October national average of 2.01 euro per litre (fresha.com, milanocittastudi.bloomest.it, globalpetrolprices.com)

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