Cost of Living in Ostuni, 🇮🇹 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 2 3 $673 $673 $1,459 $561 $561

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 $11 $37 $48 $37 $3

Groceries — — — — —

Transportation 4 10 $76 $64 $128 $40 $24

Dining Out 5 6 7 $842 $348 $651 $95 $51

Leisure Activities 13 14 $150 $103 $238 $64 $8

Health Insurance 12 $68 $178 — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 30 $11 $11 $22 — —

Total $1,831 $1,414 $2,546 $797 $649

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $673.48 per month

Coworking Space 21 $336.74 per month

Airbnb (1 month) — per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $1.68 per cup

Beer 18 $6.38 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 6 $8.98 per meal

Fast Food Combo 20 $14.14 per meal

Apples 16 $3.01 per kg

Bread $1.01 per loaf

Milk 15 $1.40 per liter

Rice $1.46 per kg

Chicken Fillets $18.17 per kg

Beef $22.96 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 17 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 7 $72.96 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 19 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 $4.71 per trip

Taxi per km 10 $1.44 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $40.41 per month

Gasoline $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $11.90 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 14 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 28 $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $22.42 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 13 $7.86 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 24 $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 25 $33.67 per dress

Running Shoes 26 $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 29 $14.59 per visit

Laundry 22 $1.76 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 27 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 23 $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 Monopoli, Bari, Hanoi

Ostuni rental listings: €500 studio and €1,300 three-bedroom year-long leaseListings
Ostuni rental listings: two-room apartments €500–€700 per monthListings
Renthero centro monolocale 30 m² €600/month (Oct–Mar band)Listings
STP Ostuni abbonamento mensile ordinario €36.00Official
Noir Ostuni caffè espresso €1.50Official
La Pastasciutta orecchiette pomodoro €8.00Secondary
Il Posto Affianco orecchiette cacioricotta €15.00; menu €25–35Official
iliad TOP 230 €9.99/month; SIM activation €9.99 (country prep)Official
iliadbox Wi-Fi 7 €22.99/month with Casa+Mobile bundleOfficial
Brindisi provincia taxi €4.20 start; €1.28/km (Ostuni hub)Secondary
Italy national petrol cross-check €2.01 per litre, 26 October 2026Index
SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Red Carpet Cinema Monopoli ticket tariffsOfficial
McFIT Flex from €49.90/monthOfficial
Esselunga national grocery examples: fresh milk €1.25 per litreOfficial
Esselunga mele Stark €2.68/kg (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 750 ml €7.65 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga Moretti La Bianca 3×33 cl €2.44 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga Dolomiti 6×1.5 L €1.92 → €0.32/bottle (MiaSpesa)Secondary
McDonald’s Bari Glovo — McMenu Big Mac €12.60Listings
SmartAp Ascoli Piceno: shared desk €15 per eight-hour dayOfficial
Stezzano laundry: 7 kg wash €8 and ten-minute drying €3Official
Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30Secondary
OVS national denim range including €39.95 pairsOfficial
OVS national dress range including €29.95 dressesOfficial
Decathlon Kiprun running uomo from €35.99 (KIPRIDE €69.99)Official
Brindisi-area GP directory: Manduria general consultation from €30Official
Circolo Tennis Pescara guest outdoor court €7/h (+€1 lighting)Secondary
G&M Barbershop Lecce taglio €13.00Official
Italian Embassy Astana: national visa fee €116Official

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1198.3 not set
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 597.74 673.48
- Apples 2.46 3.01
- Beef 15.95 22.96
- Beer 4.84 6.38
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- Bread 1.85 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 10.26 18.17
- Cinema Ticket 9.69 7.86
- Coffee 1.54 1.68
- Coliving Space 683.53 not set
- Coworking Space 136.71 336.74
- Dining Out local 85.66, nomad 1054.84, expat 279.18, family 182.84, tourist 62.73 local 95.41, nomad 841.85, expat 347.96, family 651.03, tourist 50.51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 51.34 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 9.68 14.14
- Gasoline 2.08 2.27
- Groceries local 256.68, nomad 79.89, expat 370.6, family 769.32, tourist 0 not set
- Gym Membership 42.76 56.01
- Haircut 21.66 14.59
- Health Insurance local 17.3, nomad 68.36, expat 108.58, family 291.84, tourist 5.14 local 0, nomad 68.18, expat 177.5, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 541.48, nomad 1628.67, expat 797.45, family 1140.63, tourist 105.49 local 561.23, nomad 673.48, expat 673.48, family 1459.2
- Internet & Mobile local 37.2, nomad 158.08, expat 51.34, family 71.45, tourist 0.57 local 37.02, nomad 11.21, family 48.23, tourist 2.62
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.18 25.81
- Jeans 74.12 84.18
- Laundry 6.87 1.76
- Leisure Activities local 22.79, nomad 142.76, expat 131.51, family 199.72, tourist 19.98 local 63.87, nomad 150.3, expat 103.15, family 237.74, tourist 7.86
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.4 8.98
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 62.73 72.96
- Milk 1.48 1.4
- Mobile Plan 17.09 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 39.88 40.41
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.27 5.95
- Rice 2.11 1.46
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.27 11.9
- Running Shoes 91.14 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 14.21 22.42
- Scooter Rental 28.48 not set
- Summer Dress 42.69 33.67
- Taxi Start 3.99 4.71
- Taxi per km 1.54 1.44
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 18.29 8.98
- Transportation local 42.76, nomad 51.06, expat 62.59, family 285.51, tourist 14.28 local 40.41, nomad 76.1, expat 64.2, family 128.41, tourist 23.8
- Utilities local 102.67, nomad 28.84, expat 131.08, family 199.72, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 43.56, family 85.09 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 21.7
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.8 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.24 8.59
Fix pass corrected units, geographic borrowing labels, source pages and profile arithmetic for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Unsupported totals and accommodation claims were withdrawn; comparison cities and the country exchange rate were retained (lavanderiaselfstezzano.it, booking.page, monopoli.18tickets.it, ambastana.esteri.it).

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