Cost of Living in Monopoli, 🇮🇹 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 $1,122 $730 $1,122 $561 $561

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 $11 $37 $71 $37 $3

Groceries — — — — —

Transportation 2 3 $84 $69 $139 $39 $18

Dining Out 4 $842 $343 $651 $106 $51

Leisure Activities 4 10 11 23 $186 $139 $310 $47 $10

Health Insurance 8 $68 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 9 $11 — — — —

Total $2,324 $1,318 $2,293 $790 $645

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $729.60 $505 – $1,122 per month

Coworking Space $50.51 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $1,122.46 $898 – $1,347 per month

Coliving Space $617.35 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $1.68 per cup

Beer 4 $8.77 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 4 $12.35 per meal

Fast Food Combo 17 $14.14 per meal

Apples 13 $3.01 per kg

Bread $1.01 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.40 per liter

Rice 25 $2.91 per kg

Chicken Fillets 26 $9.52 per kg

Beef 14 $25.43 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 4 $63.98 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 16 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $3.93 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $38.95 per month

Gasoline 7 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $15.15 per trip

Scooter Rental $44.89 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 5 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 11 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 23 $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $22.42 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 10 $7.86 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 20 $44.84 per pair

Summer Dress 21 $33.62 per dress

Running Shoes $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 24 $14.59 per visit

Laundry 18 $1.78 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 22 $78.57 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 19 $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 Bari, Gallipoli, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1310.81 1122.46
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 712.65 729.6
- Apples 2.45 3.01
- Beef 15.37 25.43
- Beer 5.13 8.77
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- Bread 1.88 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 9.4 9.52
- Cinema Ticket 9.69 7.86
- Coffee 1.54 1.68
- Coliving Space 855.12 617.35
- Coworking Space 182.7 50.51
- Dining Out local 102.96, nomad 909.97, expat 218, family 211.68, tourist 56.97 local 106.07, nomad 841.85, expat 342.91, family 651.03, tourist 50.51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 62.73 78.57
- Fast Food Combo 9.4 14.14
- Gasoline 2.05 2.26
- Groceries local 302.11, nomad 74.26, expat 370.6, family 627.28, tourist 5.77 not set
- Gym Membership 48.46 56.01
- Haircut 20.51 14.59
- Health Insurance local 45.85, nomad 74.12, expat 102.67, family 256.68, tourist 11.39 local 0, nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 512.65, nomad 1485.21, expat 913.49, family 1312.22, tourist 108.3 local 561.23, nomad 1122.46, expat 729.6, family 1122.46
- Internet & Mobile local 45.57, nomad 175.52, expat 54.15, family 68.36, tourist 2.82 local 37.02, nomad 11.21, family 70.66, tourist 2.62
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 33.05 25.81
- Jeans 79.75 44.84
- Laundry 6.87 1.78
- Leisure Activities local 39.94, nomad 171.59, expat 137.13, family 789, tourist 34.18 local 47.14, nomad 186.22, expat 139.07, family 309.57, tourist 10.48
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.53 12.35
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 59.85 63.98
- Milk 1.57 1.4
- Mobile Plan 13.67 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 42.76 38.95
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.82 5.95
- Rice 2.4 2.91
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.26 15.15
- Running Shoes 96.84 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.09 22.42
- Scooter Rental 28.48 44.89
- Summer Dress 42.76 33.62
- Taxi Start 4.57 3.93
- Taxi per km 1.72 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 15.36 8.98
- Transportation local 34.18, nomad 45.85, expat 40.09, family 181.72, tourist 17.16 local 38.95, nomad 84.41, expat 69.26, family 138.51, tourist 17.62
- Utilities local 136.71, nomad 28.13, expat 154.01, family 227.85, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 17.3, expat 56.97, family 74.26 local 0, nomad 10.85
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.91 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.56 8.59
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Monopoli cost of living