Cost of Living in Perugia, 🇮🇹 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

Housing 1 5 6 7 18 $730 $506 $767 $448 $107

Utilities 25 40 — $175 $355 $148 —

Internet & Mobile 8 15 1 $43 $51 $77 $43 $0

Groceries 1 16 22 $157 $426 $1,066 $327 $10

Transportation 2 3 13 $90 $84 $157 $62 $15

Dining Out 27 39 1 $741 $426 $651 $190 $50

Leisure Activities 14 17 1 $166 $112 $853 $78 $25

Health Insurance 10 $63 $90 $224 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 12 $11 $34 $63 — —

Total $2,001 $1,904 $4,213 $1,296 $209

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 18 19 $447.86 $351 – $585 per month

Coworking Space 4 $178.02 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 5 6 7 $953.98 $730 – $1,122 per month

Coliving Space 20 $337.86 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 29 $1.68 per cup

Beer 30 $5.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 27 $15.71 per meal

Fast Food Combo 28 $9.54 per meal

Apples 1 16 $1.64 per kg

Bread 1 16 $2.19 per loaf

Milk 1 16 $1.40 per liter

Rice 1 16 $2.64 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 16 $12.88 per kg

Beef 32 $13.92 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 31 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 39 27 $76.09 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 1 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 13 $3.82 per trip

Taxi per km 13 $1.46 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $61.75 per month

Gasoline 26 9 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 13 $11.11 per trip

Scooter Rental 38 $5.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 15 8 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 14 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 33 $7.86 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 1 $8.98 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 34 $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 35 $33.67 per dress

Running Shoes 36 $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 37 $24.69 per visit

Laundry 21 $1.40 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 $89.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 23 $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, Padua, Ascoli Piceno, Berlin, Madrid, Hanoi

Expatica Perugia basket from Numbeo snapshot 1 Jun 2026Index
Unico Perugia UP Mensile Ordinario €55; single ticket €1.50Official
Minimetrò UP monthly intera rete €55Official
Spazio Modu Scrivania Riservata €158.60/month IVA incl.Official
Furnished monolocale Via Severina €370/monthListings
Furnished 71 m² Via della Pescara €750/monthListings
Airbnb Perugia monthly-stay categoryListings
iliad TOP 230 €9.99/month + €9.99 SIM activation (country prep)Official
Italy Octane-95 €2.02/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeks (ages 18–39)Official
Italy digital nomad visa fee €116Official
Schengen 90/180-day visits; national visas for longer staysOfficial
Comune Perugia taxi Giunta 77/2024 — scatto €3.40, urbano €1.30/kmOfficial
McFIT Flex from €49.90/month (Perugia club)Official
iliadbox Wi-Fi 7 fibra €22.99/month with Casa+Mobile bundleOfficial
Esselunga national staple prices (milk €1.25/L, pasta €0.65/500g)Official
UCI Perugia seats from €5.90 (typical evening higher)Official
Immobiliare.it Perugia rent avg €9.87/m² (Sep 2026)Listings
Mioaffitto Perugia mean rent €789/month (Aug 2026)Listings
Immobiliare.it Insights: student room avg €301/monthSecondary
LAVAPIÙ Perugia Small wash €5.00Listings
Esselunga Dolomiti 6×1.5 L €1.92 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30 OTC shelf (national pharmacy chain)Secondary
Private ambulatory visits from €80 at Polisalute Perugia (MioDottore)Listings
ARERA official household electricity and gas spend tablesOfficial
EU Weekly Oil Bulletin — Italy Euro-super 95 ~€2.02/L (Oct 2026)Official
Trattoria Oberdan — primi €13–19; secondi €14–25Official
McDonald’s Perugia San Sisto — McMenu Big Mac €8.50Secondary
Bar Pasticceria dell’Accademia — cappuccino €1.50Official
Esselunga Moretti La Bianca 3×33 cl €2.44 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 750 ml €7.65 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga bovino adulto spezzatino €12.40/kg (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Gryphus Tennis Perugia — singolo domenica non abbonato €7/hOfficial
OVS slim-fit jeans €19.95 list (sale)Official
OVS cotton dress €29.95Official
Decathlon Kiprun running uomo from €35.99Official
FDF Parrucchiere Uomo Perugia — shampoo e taglio €22Listings
Weelo Perugia bike sharing — pass giornaliero €5 (24 h, 4 h incl.)Official
Il Bistrot Perugia — carbonara €13; tagliata manzo €22Official
Acea Energia domestic luce+gas offers (Umbria/Lazio operator)Official

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1617.56 953.98
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 716.35 447.86
- Apples 2.25 1.64
- Beef 19.64 13.92
- Beer 5.2 5.61
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- Bread 2.08 2.19
- Chicken Fillets 10.98 12.88
- Cinema Ticket 10.98 8.98
- Coffee 1.5 1.68
- Coliving Space 519.93 337.86
- Coworking Space 184.86 178.02
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 86.66 local 189.7, nomad 741.38, expat 426.2, family 651.03, tourist 50
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 89.8
- Fast Food Combo 10.4 9.54
- Gasoline 2.17 2.27
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 326.75, nomad 157.14, expat 426.2, family 1066.34, tourist 10
- Gym Membership 57.77 56.01
- Haircut 25.42 24.69
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 138.65 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 89.8, family 224.49, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 519.93, nomad 1328.71, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 127.09 local 447.86, nomad 730.27, expat 506.45, family 766.64, tourist 106.63
- Internet & Mobile local 28.89, nomad 69.32, expat 40.44, family 75.1, tourist 5.78 local 43.44, expat 50.51, family 77.03, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
- Jeans 98.21 84.18
- Laundry 6.93 1.4
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 254.19, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 78.13, nomad 166.12, expat 112.13, family 853.06, tourist 25
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.18 15.71
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 76.09
- Milk 1.68 1.4
- Mobile Plan 13.86 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 51.99 61.75
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 5.95
- Rice 2.54 2.64
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.18 11.11
- Running Shoes 103.99 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
- Scooter Rental 13.86 5.61
- Summer Dress 40.44 33.67
- Taxi Start 4.62 3.82
- Taxi per km 1.85 1.46
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 7.86
- Transportation local 51.99, nomad 69.32, expat 92.43, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 61.75, nomad 89.8, expat 84.18, family 157.14, tourist 15
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 0, expat 219.53, family 323.51, tourist 0 local 148.16, nomad 0, expat 175.1, family 355.48, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 23.11, family 46.22 local 0, nomad 10.83, expat 33.67, family 62.86
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.52 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 8.59
Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Gasoline, Tennis Court (Weekend), Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Utilities, Dining Out, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Scooter Rental, and Haircut moved to Perugia restaurant, operator, ARERA/Acea, MiaSpesa, Gryphus, OVS, Decathlon, FDF, and Weelo pages (turanperugia.com, trattoriaoberdanperugia.it, gustoegusti.it, arera.it, gryphustennisperugia.it, weelo.it)

Perugia cost of living