Cost of Living in Polignano a Mare, 🇮🇹 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 4 $1,510 $1,038 $1,594 $673 $673

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 $37 $37 $48 $37 $3

Groceries 12 13 14 15 16 18 $128 $383 $893 $255 $1

Transportation 5 6 $84 $69 $139 $39 $18

Dining Out 9 $1,027 $301 $602 $81 $43

Leisure Activities 11 20 10 9 $451 $87 $188 $45 $15

Health Insurance 27 $68 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 28 $11 $11 $22 — —

Total $3,316 $1,926 $3,486 $1,130 $753

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,038.28 $673 – $1,403 per month

Coworking Space 20 $336.74 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,509.71 per month

Coliving Space $729.60 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $1.12 per cup

Beer 9 $7.65 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 9 $10.10 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $14.14 per meal

Apples 15 $3.01 per kg

Bread $1.01 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.40 per liter

Rice 13 $3.58 per kg

Chicken Fillets 14 $19.08 per kg

Beef 16 $22.34 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 17 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 9 $86.43 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 18 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $3.93 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 $38.95 per month

Gasoline 29 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $15.15 per trip

Scooter Rental $44.89 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 11 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $22.43 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 10 $7.86 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 23 $44.84 per pair

Summer Dress 24 $33.62 per dress

Running Shoes $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 26 $14.59 per visit

Laundry 21 $1.52 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 25 $78.57 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 22 $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, Berlin

Polignano residential listings: one-bedroom €600–€1,250/monthListings
Via Roma furnished one-bedroom: €1,345, one-month bookingListings
Two-bedroom apartment: €1,320 rent plus €100 condominiumListings
San Vito annual studio €800; summer €2,600–€3,900/monthListings
Monopoli monthly bus pass €34.70 and single fare €1.10Official
Bari municipal taxi tariffs: €3.50 start, €0.90/km, €13.50 standard tripOfficial
Iliad €9.99 monthly tier and €9.99 activationOfficial
Iliad fibre €22.99/month with eligible mobile bundleOfficial
Pescaria Polignano menu: meals, drinks and table chargeOfficial
Red Carpet Monopoli weekday adult admission €7Official
McFIT national Flex membership €49.90/monthOfficial
Esselunga national shelf prices for milk, pasta, eggs and cooking staplesOfficial
Carrefour national Carnaroli rice €3.19/kgOfficial
Carrefour national sliced chicken breast €17/kgOfficial
Esselunga apples €2.68/kgSecondary
Esselunga beef retailer row €19.90/kgSecondary
Esselunga 750 ml wine: recent range €5.35–€7.65Secondary
Esselunga water €1.92 for six 1.5-litre bottlesSecondary
McDonald’s Bari Big Mac meal €12.60Listings
SmartAp Ascoli Piceno shared desk €15/day; no monthly tariffOfficial
Bloomest Bari small wash €7; ten-minute drying €2.50Official
Farmacia Fornari Tachipirina 20 tablets €5.30Official
OVS national jeans catalogue: regular prices €29.95–€59.95Official
OVS national long dress catalogue: €29.95Official
Private GP listings: Bari consultation €70Listings
G&M Lecce haircut €13Official
SafetyWing Essential age 18–39: US$62.72 per 28 daysOfficial
Italian embassy official fee table: national visa €116, Schengen visa €90Official
Italy national gasoline average €2.01/litre on 26 OctoberIndex

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1195.41 1509.71
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 711.62 1038.28
- Apples 2.68 3.01
- Beef 17.08 22.34
- Beer 4.85 7.65
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- Bread 2.05 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 10.54 19.08
- Cinema Ticket 10.25 7.86
- Coffee 1.65 1.12
- Coliving Space 768.58 729.6
- Coworking Space 211.67 336.74
- Dining Out local 91.13, nomad 967.57, expat 256.67, family 284.08, tourist 62.73 local 80.82, nomad 1027.05, expat 300.82, family 601.64, tourist 43.21
- Doctor Visit (GP) 51.19 78.57
- Fast Food Combo 9.97 14.14
- Gasoline 2.11 2.26
- Groceries local 267.49, nomad 113.92, expat 398, family 909.91, tourist 0 local 255.01, nomad 127.51, expat 382.52, family 892.54, tourist 1.47
- Gym Membership 45.57 56.01
- Haircut 22.79 14.59
- Health Insurance local 11.54, nomad 79.74, expat 136.7, family 369.87, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 68.18
- Housing local 540.75, nomad 1881.73, expat 995.7, family 1424.65, tourist 119.83 local 673.48, nomad 1509.71, expat 1038.28, family 1593.89
- Internet & Mobile local 31.29, nomad 54.15, expat 45.57, family 62.73, tourist 0 local 37.02, family 48.23, tourist 2.62
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 37.06 25.81
- Jeans 79.74 44.84
- Laundry 6.85 1.52
- Leisure Activities local 39.94, nomad 257.37, expat 142.75, family 227.83, tourist 25.6 local 44.9, nomad 451.12, expat 87.44, family 188.35, tourist 14.59
- Meal (Inexpensive) 14.83 10.1
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 62.73 86.43
- Milk 1.59 1.4
- Mobile Plan 17.09 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 42.75 38.95
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.12 5.95
- Rice 2.4 3.58
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.27 15.15
- Running Shoes 99.64 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.09 22.43
- Scooter Rental 37.06 44.89
- Summer Dress 42.75 33.62
- Taxi Start 4.57 3.93
- Taxi per km 1.54 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 15.36 8.98
- Transportation local 39.8, nomad 62.59, expat 68.07, family 343.16, tourist 19.97 local 38.95, nomad 84.41, expat 69.26, family 138.51, tourist 17.62
- Utilities local 125.45, nomad 0, expat 136.7, family 216.58, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 16.88, expat 113.21, family 197.59 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 21.7
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.86 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.27 8.59
Cinema Ticket citation corrected to the Monopoli cinema’s live ticket tariff; the €7 weekday admission is unchanged (monopoli.18tickets.it).

Polignano a Mare cost of living