Nomad Watch

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 $668 $359 $651 $416 $79
Utilities — $107 $146 $95 —
Internet & Mobile 5 6 $37 $37 $48 $37 $5
Groceries $62 $314 $786 $247 $9
Transportation $168 $123 $247 $51 $20
Dining Out $808 $157 $247 $54 $62
Leisure Activities $101 $62 $123 $28 $20
Health Insurance 11 $67 $95 $281 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 12 13 $11 $34 $67 — —
Total $1,922 $1,288 $2,596 $928 $197

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $336.74 $281 – $471 per month
Coworking Space 15 $179.48 per month
Airbnb (1 month) $617.35 $505 – $786 per month
Coliving Space $448.84 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $1.35 per cup
Beer 8 $6.29 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) $15.72 per meal
Fast Food Combo $11.22 per meal
Apples $2.32 per kg
Bread $1.45 per loaf
Milk 7 $1.40 per liter
Rice $1.46 per kg
Chicken Fillets $16.00 per kg
Beef $13.92 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 9 $8.59 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $58.37 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 10 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 18 $3.82 per trip
Taxi per km 18 $1.46 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 4 $110.00 per month
Gasoline $2.27 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 18 $11.11 per trip
Scooter Rental $22.45 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $11.21 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 5 $25.81 per month
Gym Membership 14 $56.01 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 20 $11.22 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $22.43 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $84.18 per pair
Summer Dress $31.43 per dress
Running Shoes $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $16.84 per visit
Laundry 19 $0.70 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 $78.57 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 17 $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, Hanoi, Berlin

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  2. Municipal €1 rent programme; open-market canone ~€250/month after year fiveSecondary
  3. Idealista News — post-programme market rent ~€250/monthSecondary
  4. ARST extraurban AMI band 04 (30–40 km) €98/month; corsa semplice €3.10Official
  5. iliad national mobile offers; €9.99 activation and €9.99 monthly tierOfficial
  6. iliad national fibre tariff: €22.99 with eligible mobile plan; coverage requiredOfficial
  7. Esselunga national retail proxy: milk €1.25/L; pasta €0.65/500 g; tuna €14.25/kgOfficial
  8. National retail proxy: Moretti La Bianca €2.44 for 990 mlSecondary
  9. National retail proxy: Trerose 750 ml €5.35 promotional, €7.65 regularSecondary
  10. National retail proxy: Dolomiti water €1.92 for six 1.5 L bottlesSecondary
  11. SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
  12. Italian embassy national visa fee €116; October–December 2026Official
  13. Schengen 90/180-day visitsOfficial
  14. McFIT national Flex tariff from €49.90/month; not an Ollolai clubOfficial
  15. Cultina Cagliari desk €160/month; borrowed comparison priceOfficial
  16. Cagliari private GP Sergio Spano from €70; borrowed comparison priceListings
  17. Farmacia Fornari national online price: Tachipirina 20 tablets €5.30Secondary
  18. DatiItalia Perugia taxi archive: legacy €3.40 start and €1.30/km; not a current official tariffSecondary
  19. Splash Cagliari wash €5 per load up to 8 kgListings
  20. CUS Cagliari weekend tennis €10/hour; borrowed comparison priceOfficial

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 808.56 617.35
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 577.54 336.74
    • Apples 2.08 2.32
    • Beef 15.02 13.92
    • Beer 4.62 6.29
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    • Bread 1.73 1.45
    • Chicken Fillets 9.82 16
    • Cinema Ticket 9.24 7.3
    • Coffee 1.73 1.35
    • Coliving Space 519.79 448.84
    • Coworking Space 115.51 179.48
    • Dining Out local 46.2, nomad 693.05, expat 288.77, family 231.02 local 53.88, nomad 808.17, expat 157.14, family 246.91, tourist 61.73
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.31 78.57
    • Fast Food Combo 9.24 11.22
    • Gasoline 2.08 2.27
    • Groceries local 173.26, nomad 69.31, expat 231.02, family 577.54, tourist 0 local 246.91, nomad 61.73, expat 314.29, family 786.29, tourist 8.98
    • Gym Membership 40.43 56.01
    • Haircut 13.86 16.84
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.31, expat 103.96, family 288.77 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 95.41, family 280.62, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 404.28, nomad 808.56, expat 519.79, family 693.05, tourist 80.86 local 415.87, nomad 667.86, expat 359.19, family 651.03, tourist 78.57
    • Internet & Mobile local 34.65, nomad 57.75, expat 46.2, family 69.31, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, family 48.23, tourist 5.23
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.43 25.81
    • Jeans 75.08 84.18
    • Laundry 8.09 0.7
    • Leisure Activities local 23.1, nomad 173.26, expat 92.41, family 173.26, tourist 28.88 local 28.06, nomad 100.99, expat 61.73, family 123.48, tourist 20.2
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 15.72
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.53 58.37
    • Milk 1.5 1.4
    • Mobile Plan 17.33 11.21
    • Monthly Transport Pass 40.43 110
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.24 5.95
    • Rice 1.96 1.46
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 10.4 11.11
    • Running Shoes 92.41 89.8
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 22.43
    • Scooter Rental 34.65 22.45
    • Summer Dress 46.2 31.43
    • Taxi Start 4.04 3.82
    • Taxi per km 1.39 1.46
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 11.22
    • Transportation local 23.1, nomad 34.65, expat 57.75, family 115.51, tourist 11.55 local 50.51, nomad 168.29, expat 123.48, family 246.91, tourist 20.2
    • Utilities local 69.31, nomad 92.41, expat 80.86, family 115.51, tourist 0 local 95.35, nomad 0, expat 106.63, family 145.92, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 11.55, family 17.33 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 33.67, family 67.35
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.36
    • Wine (Mid-range) 11.55 8.59

    Internet & Mobile rebuilt from national fibre and mobile tariffs, with weekly tourist data; Health Insurance converted from 28 days to a month and a day; Visa & Legal Fees cites the official €116 fee table (iliad.it, safetywing.com, ambharare.esteri.it).

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