Cost of Living in Oristano, 🇮🇹 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 $617 $730 $505 $505

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $11 $37 $48 $37 $1

Groceries 6 7 23 $137 $389 $823 $343 $9

Transportation 3 9 $51 $42 $102 $32 $13

Dining Out 22 $943 $336 $503 $68 $50

Leisure Activities 14 15 18 $116 $104 $186 $63 $19

Health Insurance 11 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 $11 $11 $43 — —

Total $1,841 $1,536 $2,435 $1,048 $599

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $617.35 $528 – $842 per month

Coworking Space 10 $179.59 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $1,122.46 $954 – $1,459 per month

Coliving Space $673.47 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 22 $1.35 per cup

Beer $6.76 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 22 $15.72 per meal

Fast Food Combo 21 $14.82 per meal

Apples 23 $3.01 per kg

Bread $1.87 per loaf

Milk 6 $1.40 per liter

Rice $2.81 per kg

Chicken Fillets $11.79 per kg

Beef $15.72 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 8 $8.59 per bottle

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

Water (1.5L bottle) 7 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 9 $3.37 per trip

Taxi per km 9 $1.24 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $31.99 per month

Gasoline 13 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 9 $9.54 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) 18 $11.22 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 15 $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 17 $31.43 per dress

Running Shoes $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 20 $20.20 per visit

Laundry 19 $0.70 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $78.57 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 16 $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, Bosa, Alghero, Hanoi

Caasa Oristano studio €450, bilocale €550, trilocale €650 per monthListings
OMI Oristano locazioni €2.7–9.3/m² meseSecondary
ARST Oristano monthly pass €28.50; single €1; day €2.80Official
iliad TOP 230 €9.99/month; SIM activation €9.99Official
iliad fibra €22.99/month with mobile bundleOfficial
Esselunga national staple pricesOfficial
Esselunga Dolomiti 6×1.5 L €1.92 → €0.32/bottleSecondary
Esselunga Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 750 ml €7.65Secondary
TAXIAMICO Quartu urban flag €3; €1.10 per kmOfficial
Cultina dedicated desk published price €160/monthOfficial
SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Official consular fee table: national visa €116Official
Italy national Octane-95 €2.01/litre, 26 October 2026Index
McFIT Flex from €49.90/monthOfficial
Notorious Cinemas weekday ticket €6.50Official
Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30 OTC shelfSecondary
OVS national dress catalogue; prior specific product redirectsOfficial
CUS Sa Duchessa tennis — weekend €10/hOfficial
Lavanderia Splash Cagliari wash up to 8 kg €5Listings
Eleven Barber Studio Cagliari — haircut €15; haircut and shampoo €18Listings
McDonald’s Cagliari Glovo — McMenu Big Mac €13.20Listings
Sa Domu de Peppinedda Cagliari — caffè €1.20; primi €14–20Listings
Esselunga mele Stark €2.68/kg (MiaSpesa)Secondary

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1444.25 1122.46
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 635.47 617.35
- Apples 2.25 3.01
- Beef 18.49 15.72
- Beer 4.04 6.76
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- Bread 1.73 1.87
- Chicken Fillets 10.98 11.79
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 7.3
- Coffee 1.5 1.35
- Coliving Space 866.55 673.47
- Coworking Space 184.86 179.59
- Dining Out local 115.54, nomad 866.55, expat 323.51, family 519.93, tourist 63.55 local 68.25, nomad 942.87, expat 335.84, family 502.86, tourist 49.84
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 78.57
- Fast Food Combo 10.4 14.82
- Gasoline 2.22 2.26
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 751.01, tourist 9.24 local 343.02, nomad 137.21, expat 388.75, family 823.24, tourist 9.15
- Gym Membership 51.99 56.01
- Haircut 25.42 20.2
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 92.43, family 161.76 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 519.93, nomad 1270.94, expat 635.47, family 982.09, tourist 109.76 local 505.11, expat 617.35, family 729.6
- 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 0.75
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.66 25.81
- Jeans 98.21 84.18
- Laundry 13.86 0.7
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 277.3, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 63.31, nomad 115.5, expat 104.28, family 186.1, tourist 18.52
- Meal (Inexpensive) 17.33 15.72
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 78.57
- Milk 1.68 1.4
- Mobile Plan 20.8 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 31.99
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 5.95
- Rice 2.43 2.81
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.86 9.54
- Running Shoes 109.76 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 22.43
- Scooter Rental 34.66 not set
- Summer Dress 43.91 31.43
- Taxi Start 5.2 3.37
- Taxi per km 1.85 1.24
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.33 11.22
- Transportation local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 127.09, family 207.97, tourist 28.89 local 31.99, nomad 51.07, expat 41.53, family 102.14, tourist 12.68
- Utilities local 161.76, nomad 0, expat 190.64, family 277.3, tourist 0 nomad 0, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 40.44, family 51.99 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 43.4
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.64 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.82 8.59
Coworking Space conversion corrected from 179.48 to 179.59 USD for the published €160 monthly desk; Wine (Mid-range) retains the €7.65 recent regular price within the page’s four-week €5.35–7.65 range (cultina.it, miaspesa.it).

Oristano cost of living