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 3 4 $898 $617 $673 $539 $112
Utilities 25 37 — $176 $337 $149 —
Internet & Mobile 6 7 $37 $37 $66 $37 $0
Groceries 16 17 18 19 20 37 $157 $427 $1,066 $326 $11
Transportation 1 2 8 9 $77 $88 $203 $45 $20
Dining Out 21 30 36 37 $808 $449 $673 $180 $62
Leisure Activities 5 22 23 24 33 $252 $105 $449 $74 $28
Health Insurance 10 38 $63 $27 $66 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 11 12 13 14 15 $11 $12 $33 — —
Total $2,303 $1,938 $3,566 $1,350 $235

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 3 $538.78 $505 – $673 per month
Coworking Space 5 $178.02 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 4 $1,314.50 $1,315 – $1,736 per month
Coliving Space 3 $224.49 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 30 $1.46 per cup
Beer 18 37 $5.61 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 21 $11.22 per meal
Fast Food Combo 28 29 $11.79 per meal
Apples 37 $1.65 per kg
Bread 37 $2.20 per loaf
Milk 16 $1.40 per liter
Rice 37 $2.65 per kg
Chicken Fillets 37 $12.95 per kg
Beef 20 $13.92 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 19 $8.59 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 36 $67.35 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 17 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 2 $3.76 per trip
Taxi per km 2 $1.40 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 1 $44.90 per month
Gasoline 8 9 $2.27 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 2 $10.78 per trip
Scooter Rental 23 $44.90 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.21 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 6 $25.81 per month
Gym Membership 24 $56.01 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 33 $7.86 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $8.98 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 31 $84.18 per pair
Summer Dress 31 $33.67 per dress
Running Shoes 32 $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 35 $24.69 per visit
Laundry 34 $1.40 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 27 $89.80 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 26 $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 Perugia, Ferrara, Hanoi, Berlin

  1. Busitalia Umbria — Orvieto urbano €1.30 corsa; abbonamento mensile ordinario €40Official
  2. Comune di Orvieto taxi archive — partenza €3.35; km giorno €1.25Secondary
  3. Mioaffitto Orvieto — bilocale centro €500; 3-vani €450; arredato via del Campanile €600 (stanze €200); transitorio €500–800/moListings
  4. Airbnb Orvieto monthly search — 18 entire-home monthly results €1,171–5,761; undiscounted 28-night totals €1,668–6,602 (≈€60–236/night)Listings
  5. Spazio Modu Perugia — Scrivania Riservata €158.60/month IVA incl.Official
  6. iliad TOP 230 €9.99/month; GIGA 150 €7.99; SIM activation €9.99 (country prep)Official
  7. iliadbox Wi-Fi 7 fibra €22.99/month with Casa+Mobile bundleOfficial
  8. Italy Octane-95 €2.02/litreIndex
  9. EU Weekly Oil Bulletin — Italy Euro-super 95 ~€2.02/L (Oct 2026)Official
  10. SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeks (ages 18–39)Official
  11. MAECI consular tariff — visto nazionale lunga durata (tipo D) €116.00 per personaOfficial
  12. PAeSI — permesso di soggiorno contributo €40 (3 mesi–1 anno), €50 (1–3 anni)Official
  13. PAeSI — PdS bollettino €70.46 (3 mesi–1 anno) / €80.46 (1–2 anni); marca da bollo €16; spese postali €30Official
  14. Italy digital nomad / remote worker visa — requirements and routeOfficial
  15. Schengen 90/180-day visits; national visas for longer staysOfficial
  16. Esselunga national staple prices (latte €1.25/L; pasta €0.65/500 g)Official
  17. Esselunga Dolomiti 6×1.5 L €1.92 → €0.32/bottle (MiaSpesa)Secondary
  18. Esselunga Moretti La Bianca 3×33 cl €2.44 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
  19. Esselunga Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 750 ml €7.65 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
  20. Esselunga bovino adulto spezzatino €12.40/kg (MiaSpesa)Secondary
  21. Trattoria da Dina Orvieto — primi pomodoro €10; ragù €12; boscaiola €13Official
  22. Opera del Duomo Orvieto — biglietto Duomo €8; Duomo+Museo Etrusco Faina €11; Faina intero €6; bambini fino a 10 anni gratisOfficial
  23. Orvieto Bike Experience — e-bike 4 h €25; 1 day €40; 1 week €200Official
  24. McFIT Flex from €49.90/month (national list; nearest clubs Perugia/Terni)Official
  25. ARERA official household electricity and gas spend tablesOfficial
  26. Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30 OTC shelf (national pharmacy chain)Secondary
  27. MioDottore Perugia private ambulatory visits from €80 (borrowed for Orvieto)Listings
  28. Italy McMenu Big Mac delivery band from €10.30 (Aug 2026 national)Index
  29. McDonald’s Orvieto Scalo Via Angelo Costanzi opened Nov 2025Secondary
  30. CaffèTreC Orvieto — cappuccino €1.30 al bancoOfficial
  31. OVS slim-fit jeans €19.95 list (national retail cross-check)Official
  32. Decathlon Kiprun running uomo range from €35.99 (Cloudflare-gated to checkers)Official
  33. Gryphus Tennis Perugia — singolo domenica non abbonato €7/h (borrowed for Orvieto)Official
  34. LAVAPIÙ Perugia Small wash €5.00 (borrowed for Orvieto)Listings
  35. FDF Parrucchiere Uomo Perugia — shampoo e taglio €22 (borrowed for Orvieto)Listings
  36. Locanda Orvieto — primi €13–18; secondi €20–27; dolci €6–7Official
  37. Expatica Perugia (Numbeo snapshot 1 Jun 2026) — apples €1.47/kg; bread 500 g €1.96; rice €2.36/kg; chicken €11.54/kg; milk €1.24/L; utilities single €133, 85 m² €157; draught beer €5.25Index
  38. In Salute Day By Day tariff — 35-year-old diaria+rimborso spese €283.76/yr; couple 40+38 with two children €710.41/yrSecondary

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1675.33 1314.5
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 716.35 538.78
    • Apples 2.43 1.65
    • Beef 20.22 13.92
    • Beer 5.2 5.61
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    • Bread 1.91 2.2
    • Chicken Fillets 10.63 12.95
    • Cinema Ticket 9.82 8.98
    • Coffee 1.5 1.46
    • Coliving Space 866.55 224.49
    • Coworking Space 207.97 178.02
    • Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 346.62, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 179.59, nomad 808.17, expat 448.98, family 673.48, tourist 62.41
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 89.8
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 11.79
    • Gasoline 2.17 2.27
    • Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 325.51, nomad 157.14, expat 426.53, family 1066.34, tourist 11.22
    • Gym Membership 63.55 56.01
    • Haircut 25.42 24.69
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 103.99, family 207.97, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 26.54, family 66.45, tourist 2.09
    • Housing local 519.93, nomad 1559.79, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 127.09 local 538.78, nomad 897.97, expat 617.35, family 673.48, tourist 112.25
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 51.99, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, family 66.17, tourist 0.37
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 33.51 25.81
    • Jeans 98.21 84.18
    • Laundry 9.24 1.4
    • Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 254.19, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 74.03, nomad 252, expat 105.4, family 448.98, tourist 28.06
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 18.49 11.22
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 67.35
    • Milk 1.68 1.4
    • Mobile Plan 13.86 11.21
    • Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 44.9
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 5.95
    • Rice 2.77 2.65
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 16.18 10.78
    • Running Shoes 109.76 89.8
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
    • Scooter Rental 40.44 44.9
    • Summer Dress 46.22 33.67
    • Taxi Start 5.78 3.76
    • Taxi per km 2.08 1.4
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.11 7.86
    • Transportation local 46.22, nomad 69.32, expat 138.65, family 254.19, tourist 17.33 local 44.9, nomad 77.23, expat 88, family 203.17, tourist 20.2
    • Utilities local 161.76, nomad 0, expat 207.97, family 323.51, tourist 0 local 149.29, nomad 0, expat 176.23, family 336.74, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 57.77, family 92.43 local 0, nomad 10.84, expat 11.5, family 32.54
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.75 0.36
    • Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 8.59

    Doctor Visit (GP), Haircut, Laundry and Tennis Court borrowed from it/perugia operator pages (miodottore.it, fdfparrucchiereuomo.it, perugiaviadellapescara.lavapiu.it)

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