Cost of Living in Pescara, 🇮🇹 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 2 12 $1,122 $730 $1,122 $584 $107

Utilities 1 34 — $235 $325 $184 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 $73 $56 $95 $37 $0

Groceries 19 20 21 24 $135 $505 $1,066 $341 $9

Transportation 3 4 $73 $62 $202 $46 $17

Dining Out 17 18 1 $1,010 $426 $651 $117 $51

Leisure Activities 13 14 31 1 $281 $112 $1,291 $71 $28

Health Insurance 10 $63 $90 $280 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $11 $17 $34 — —

Total $2,768 $2,233 $5,066 $1,380 $214

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $600.97 $505 – $775 per month

Coworking Space 5 $239.65 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 12 $1,122.00 $775 – $1,347 per month

Coliving Space 2 $584.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 16 $1.91 per cup

Beer 23 17 $5.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 18 17 $8.98 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 $13.36 per meal

Apples 24 $3.20 per kg

Bread 19 $1.01 per loaf

Milk 20 19 $2.12 per liter

Rice 19 $1.46 per kg

Chicken Fillets 24 $11.71 per kg

Beef 24 $26.06 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 22 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 17 $67.35 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 21 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $3.93 per trip

Taxi per km 4 $1.23 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $45.80 per month

Gasoline 9 8 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $10.10 per trip

Scooter Rental 33 $28.05 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 6 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 14 $94.29 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 31 $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 13 $6.73 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 27 $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 28 $33.67 per dress

Running Shoes 29 $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 25 $22.45 per visit

Laundry 35 $9.54 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 26 $89.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 30 $8.98 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 Ascoli Piceno, Ferrara, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Numbeo Pescara rents, utilities, childcare cross-check Oct 2026Index
Casa.it Pescara long-term bilocali €600–€800 samplesListings
TUA urban monthly pass intera rete nominativo €40.80 from Jul 2025Official
Pescara taxi archive €3.50 start + €1.10/km day (Comune)Secondary
Coworking Pescara Torretta desk €175/month + IVAOfficial
iliad TOP 230 €9.99/month; SIM €9.99 (country prep)Official
iliadbox Wi-Fi 7 €22.99/month with Casa+Mobile bundleOfficial
Italy Octane-95 €2.02/litre 19 Oct 2026Index
EU Weekly Oil Bulletin Italy Euro-super 95 ~€2.02/L Oct 2026Official
SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Italy digital nomad visa fee €116Official
Airbnb Pescara monthly-stay categoryListings
Multiplex Arca Pescara ticket €6 weekday / €8 Fri–SunOfficial
FourFit Spoltore/Pescara monthly fitness €84Official
McDonald’s Pescara Glovo — McMenu Big Mac €11.90Listings
Caffetteria Rizzati Pescara cappuccino €1.70Official
Trattoria Ponte del Mare primi €8; Peroni 0.33 L €2Official
Tiella Pescara pasta alla Pecorara €8Secondary
Esselunga national basket — pasta €0.65/500g (rice proxy €1.30/kg)Official
Esselunga UHT parz. scremato €1.89/L (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga Dolomiti 6×1.5 L €1.92 → €0.32/bottle (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 750 ml €7.65 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga Moretti La Bianca 3×33 cl €2.44 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Expatica Ferrara grocery kg prices (Emilia-Romagna cross-check)Index
Barberia Dannunziana Pescara taglio e shampoo €20Official
MioDottore Pescara private GP visit from €80Official
OVS jeans slim fit €39.95 list (sale €19.97)Official
OVS abito midi cotone €29.95 (sale €25.00)Official
Decathlon Kiprun running uomo from €35.99 (KIPRIDE €69.99)Official
Farmacia Fornari — Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30Secondary
Circolo Tennis Pescara guest outdoor court €7/h (+€1 lighting)Secondary
GoMo Pescara scooter sharing daily €29.99 (2023 pilot tariffs)Secondary
Bit Mobility Pescara Unbitable Monthly €24.99Secondary
ARERA household energy spend reference tablesOfficial
Come a Casa Pescara patron review — 15 kg wash €8.50 (Apr 2026)Secondary

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1156.49 1122
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 636.07 600.97
- Apples 2.89 3.2
- Beef 17.35 26.06
- Beer 5.2 5.61
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- Bread 2.31 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 10.99 11.71
- Cinema Ticket 10.41 6.73
- Coffee 2.08 1.91
- Coliving Space 809.55 584
- Coworking Space 208.17 239.65
- Dining Out local 92.52, nomad 520.42, expat 231.3, family 289.12, tourist 69.39 local 117, nomad 1010, expat 426, family 651, tourist 51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.39 89.8
- Fast Food Combo 9.83 13.36
- Gasoline 2.2 2.27
- Groceries local 289.12, nomad 92.52, expat 404.77, family 693.9, tourist 0 local 341, nomad 135, expat 505, family 1066, tourist 8.98
- Gym Membership 52.04 94.29
- Haircut 23.13 22.45
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.95, expat 138.78, family 289.12, tourist 11.56 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 90, family 280, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 485.73, nomad 1272.14, expat 809.55, family 1098.67, tourist 104.08 local 584, nomad 1122, expat 730, family 1122, tourist 107
- Internet & Mobile local 34.69, nomad 57.82, expat 46.26, family 57.82, tourist 0 local 37, nomad 73, expat 56, family 95, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.69 25.81
- Jeans 80.95 84.18
- Laundry 8.1 9.54
- Leisure Activities local 34.69, nomad 115.65, expat 69.39, family 92.52, tourist 28.91 local 71, nomad 281, expat 112, family 1291, tourist 28
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.88 8.98
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.39 67.35
- Milk 1.73 2.12
- Mobile Plan 17.35 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.26 45.8
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.25 8.98
- Rice 2.31 1.46
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.56 10.1
- Running Shoes 104.08 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.35 20.18
- Scooter Rental 40.48 28.05
- Summer Dress 52.04 33.67
- Taxi Start 4.63 3.93
- Taxi per km 2.08 1.23
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.13 8.98
- Transportation local 40.48, nomad 69.39, expat 57.82, family 138.78, tourist 17.35 local 46, nomad 73, expat 62, family 202, tourist 17
- Utilities local 115.65, nomad 0, expat 138.78, family 185.04, tourist 0 local 184, nomad 0, expat 235, family 325, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 69.39, family 115.65 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 17, family 34
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.93 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.56 8.59
Lint retry 4 — documented **it/trento** sibling USD matches (11 national/operator/grocery lines) under Conflicts and decisions; no values changed.

Pescara cost of living