Cost of Living in Pisa, 🇮🇹 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 4 22 $1,571 $1,041 $1,329 $812 $113

Utilities 28 29 1 — $275 $352 $245 —

Internet & Mobile 9 10 $37 $48 $71 $37 $0

Groceries 1 17 18 $187 $584 $1,167 $467 $5

Transportation 6 7 8 $62 $57 $185 $47 $4

Dining Out 20 21 1 $876 $503 $862 $200 $60

Leisure Activities 15 16 27 1 $194 $86 $1,651 $61 $14

Health Insurance 13 $63 $178 $355 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 $11 $11 $22 — —

Total $3,001 $2,783 $5,994 $1,869 $198

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Food & Dining

Beef 1 $26.11 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $8.83 per bottle

Coffee 1 $2.11 per cup

Beer 1 20 $8.03 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 20 1 $16.84 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $13.64 per meal

Apples 1 $3.17 per kg

Bread 1 $2.18 per loaf

Milk 1 17 $1.87 per liter

Rice 1 $3.34 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 $16.80 per kg

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 21 $81.24 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 18 $0.36 per bottle

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $811.54 $730 – $1,001 per month

Coworking Space 5 $204.04 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 4 3 $1,571.44 $1,066 – $2,133 per month

Coliving Space 2 3 $448.98 per month

Transportation

Taxi Start 8 $3.70 per trip

Taxi per km 8 $1.22 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 6 7 $47.37 per month

Gasoline 11 12 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 8 $9.82 per trip

Scooter Rental 27 $28.05 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 9 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 15 $22.34 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $25.91 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $9.54 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $105.96 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $79.85 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $92.02 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 25 $25.82 per visit

Laundry 26 $0.77 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 23 $89.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 24 $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 Lucca, Florence, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2137.49 1571.44
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 831.89 811.54
- Apples 2.43 3.17
- Beef 21.37 26.11
- Beer 5.78 8.03
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- Bread 1.96 2.18
- Chicken Fillets 11.32 16.8
- Cinema Ticket 10.4 9.54
- Coffee 1.62 2.11
- Coliving Space 751.01 448.98
- Coworking Space 219.53 204.04
- Dining Out local 161.76, nomad 1097.63, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 86.66 local 199.8, nomad 875.52, expat 502.86, family 862.05, tourist 60.39
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 89.8
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 13.64
- Gasoline 2.22 2.27
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 466.94, nomad 186.78, expat 583.68, family 1167.36, tourist 5.13
- Gym Membership 63.55 22.34
- Haircut 25.42 25.82
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 92.43, family 161.76, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 177.5, family 355, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1559.79, expat 982.09, family 1386.48, tourist 127.09 local 811.54, nomad 1571.44, expat 1040.52, family 1328.99, tourist 112.81
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 86.66, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, expat 48.23, family 70.66, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
- Jeans 98.21 105.96
- Laundry 5.78 0.77
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 323.51, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 60.5, nomad 193.56, expat 86.41, family 1651.48, tourist 14.02
- Meal (Inexpensive) 17.33 16.84
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 81.24
- Milk 1.68 1.87
- Mobile Plan 13.86 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 47.37
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 5.95
- Rice 2.77 3.34
- Ride-hailing (5km) 18.49 9.82
- Running Shoes 109.76 92.02
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
- Scooter Rental 13.86 28.05
- Summer Dress 46.22 79.85
- Taxi Start 5.2 3.7
- Taxi per km 1.85 1.22
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.42 25.91
- Transportation local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 57.77, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 47.37, nomad 61.68, expat 57.19, family 185.43, tourist 4.49
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 138.65, expat 219.53, family 323.51, tourist 0 local 244.51, nomad 0, expat 275.07, family 352.06, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 46.22 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 21.7
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.64 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 8.83
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Pisa cost of living