Cost of Living in Olbia, 🇮🇹 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 2 $1,684 $1,173 $1,642 $735 $735

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $11 $37 $48 $37 $3

Groceries — — — — —

Transportation 3 14 $69 $51 $128 $32 $22

Dining Out 17 18 $1,064 $348 $494 $72 $76

Leisure Activities 6 15 21 $92 $116 $170 $63 $22

Health Insurance 7 $68 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 $11 $11 $43 — —

Total $2,999 $1,736 $2,525 $939 $860

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $1,172.97 $735 – $1,414 per month

Coworking Space 16 $179.59 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,683.69 per month

Coliving Space $954.09 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 17 $1.35 per cup

Beer $7.01 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 17 $17.96 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $14.82 per meal

Apples 10 $3.01 per kg

Bread $1.45 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.40 per liter

Rice $1.46 per kg

Chicken Fillets $16.00 per kg

Beef $22.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 11 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 17 $78.57 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 12 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 14 $3.93 per trip

Taxi per km 14 $2.92 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $31.99 per month

Gasoline $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 14 $18.52 per trip

Scooter Rental $16.84 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 6 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 21 $11.22 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 15 $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 19 $44.84 per pair

Summer Dress $31.43 per dress

Running Shoes $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $16.84 per visit

Laundry 22 $0.70 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $84.18 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 20 $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 Cagliari, Palermo, Madrid, Berlin, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 1683.69
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 982.09 1172.97
- Apples 2.43 3.01
- Beef 20.22 22.95
- Beer 5.2 7.01
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- Bread 1.85 1.45
- Chicken Fillets 11.32 16
- Cinema Ticket 10.4 7.3
- Coffee 1.73 1.35
- Coliving Space 1039.86 954.09
- Coworking Space 219.53 179.59
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 1097.63, expat 404.39, family 577.7, tourist 86.66 local 71.84, nomad 1064.09, expat 347.96, family 493.88, tourist 75.65
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 84.18
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 14.82
- Gasoline 2.22 2.27
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 173.31, expat 519.93, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 not set
- Gym Membership 63.55 56.01
- Haircut 25.42 16.84
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 92.43, family 173.31, tourist 4.62 local 0, nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1559.79, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 127.09 local 735.21, nomad 1683.69, expat 1172.97, family 1642.16
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 80.88, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, nomad 11.21, family 48.23, tourist 2.62
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
- Jeans 98.21 44.84
- Laundry 9.24 0.7
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 404.39, expat 207.97, family 462.16, tourist 28.89 local 63.31, nomad 92.49, expat 115.5, family 170.39, tourist 21.89
- Meal (Inexpensive) 17.33 17.96
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 78.57
- Milk 1.68 1.4
- Mobile Plan 13.86 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 31.99
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 5.95
- Rice 2.54 1.46
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.18 18.52
- Running Shoes 109.76 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 22.43
- Scooter Rental 40.44 16.84
- Summer Dress 46.22 31.43
- Taxi Start 5.78 3.93
- Taxi per km 2.08 2.92
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.11 11.22
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 69.32, expat 138.65, family 288.85, tourist 40.44 local 31.99, nomad 69.03, expat 50.51, family 127.96, tourist 21.66
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 0, expat 219.53, family 323.51, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.66, expat 51.99, family 92.43 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 43.4
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.69 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.55 8.59
Fix pass: Monthly Transport Pass retained after checking ASPO monthly fare €28.50; Housing source restricted to the page supplying its apartment inputs (aspo.it, caasa.it).

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