Cost of Living in Padua, 🇮🇹 Italy - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 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

Dining Out 12 1 $584 $224 $505 $180 $51

Housing 1 6 7 12 18 $1,459 $923 $1,571 $673 $107

Utilities 1 19 — $243 $314 $243 —

Internet & Mobile 3 15 $37 $37 $90 $37 $1

Groceries 16 21 22 23 $135 $314 $730 $268 $9

Transportation 4 5 $68 $74 $202 $48 $11

Leisure Activities 17 24 $213 $129 $314 $74 $36

Health Insurance 10 $63 $112 $314 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 $11 $45 $69 — —

Total $2,570 $2,101 $4,109 $1,523 $217

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 7 12 $763.28 $592 – $923 per month

Coworking Space 8 $204.21 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 6 7 12 18 $1,459.20 $1,122 – $1,797 per month

Coliving Space 12 $505.11 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 29 $2.24 per cup

Beer 22 $5.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 12 $16.84 per meal

Fast Food Combo 26 $12.23 per meal

Apples 1 $2.32 per kg

Bread 16 $1.01 per loaf

Milk 16 $1.40 per liter

Rice 16 $1.46 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 $11.24 per kg

Beef 1 $13.04 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 23 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $85.23 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 21 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $3.70 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.28 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $48.15 per month

Gasoline 20 2 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $10.10 per trip

Scooter Rental 9 $561.23 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 15 3 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 17 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $22.43 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 24 $10.11 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 27 $89.80 per pair

Summer Dress 27 $39.29 per dress

Running Shoes 28 $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 12 $16.84 per visit

Laundry 13 $0.80 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 11 $89.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 28 $5.95 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 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 Ferrara, Turin, Hanoi, Berlin, Madrid

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Esselunga national basket — pasta €0.65/500g, milk €1.25/LOfficial
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Esselunga Moretti La Bianca 3×33 cl €2.44 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
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McDonald’s Padova Piazza della Valle (menu pricing)Official
OVS jeans slim fit €39.95 listOfficial
Decathlon Kiprun running from €35.99Official
Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30 OTC shelf (national pharmacy chain)Secondary
Lilium Pasticceria al Santo cappuccino €2.00 al tavolo (listino June 2024)Listings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2253.03 1459.2
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1016.75 763.28
- Apples 2.48 2.32
- Beef 21.03 13.04
- Beer 5.78 5.61
40 more changes
- Bread 1.96 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 11.32 11.24
- Cinema Ticket 11.55 10.11
- Coffee 1.68 2.24
- Coliving Space 831.89 505.11
- Coworking Space 225.3 204.21
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 866.55, expat 323.51, family 462.16, tourist 75.1 local 179.59, nomad 583.68, expat 224.49, family 505.11, tourist 50.51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 75.1 89.8
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 12.23
- Gasoline 2.25 2.27
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 268.25, nomad 134.7, expat 314.29, family 730.16, tourist 8.98
- Gym Membership 63.55 56.01
- Haircut 30.04 16.84
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 127.09, family 254.19, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 112.25, family 314.29, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1675.33, expat 982.09, family 1502.02, tourist 127.09 local 673.25, nomad 1459.2, expat 923.22, family 1571.47, tourist 106.63
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 80.88, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, family 89.8, tourist 0.75
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 33.51 25.81
- Jeans 98.21 89.8
- Laundry 10.4 0.8
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 277.3, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 73.52, nomad 213.27, expat 128.96, family 314.29, tourist 35.92
- Meal (Inexpensive) 18.49 16.84
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 80.88 85.23
- Milk 1.62 1.4
- Mobile Plan 17.33 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 48.53 48.15
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 5.95
- Rice 2.83 1.46
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.75 10.1
- Running Shoes 109.76 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 22.43
- Scooter Rental 13.86 561.23
- Summer Dress 46.22 39.29
- Taxi Start 5.2 3.7
- Taxi per km 1.91 1.28
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 22.45
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 69.32, expat 63.55, family 161.76, tourist 17.33 local 48.15, nomad 68.47, expat 73.52, family 201.76, tourist 11.22
- Utilities local 161.76, nomad 173.31, expat 207.97, family 323.51, tourist 0 local 243.35, nomad 0, family 314.29, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 40.44, family 69.32 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 44.9, family 69.32
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.64 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.67 8.59
Coffee and Running Shoes — Coffee to Lilium **€2.00** cappuccino; Running Shoes local **109.76 → 89.8** (Decathlon Kiprun shelf) (liliumpasticceria.it, decathlon.it)

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