Cost of Living in Positano, 🇮🇹 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

Leisure Activities 8 25 26 34 $220 $210 $561 $92 $55

Housing 2 3 1 $6,510 $2,806 $5,051 $1,459 $236

Utilities 31 32 33 — $204 $326 $158 —

Internet & Mobile 4 15 $11 $48 $76 $43 $1

Groceries 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 $135 $393 $842 $326 —

Transportation 5 6 27 28 $281 $146 $315 $112 $19

Dining Out 7 8 $898 $427 $1,010 $278 $101

Health Insurance 10 14 $63 $63 $251 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 11 12 $11 $22 $71 — —

Total $8,129 $4,319 $8,503 $2,468 $412

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 1 $2,806.15 $1,684 – $4,490 per month

Coworking Space 9 $275.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 2 $6,510.27 $5,029 – $12,661 per month

Coliving Space 3 $3,367.38 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 8 $4.49 per cup

Beer 8 $10.10 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 $24.69 per meal

Fast Food Combo 8 $16.84 per meal

Apples 19 $3.01 per kg

Bread 24 $2.45 per loaf

Milk 17 $1.34 per liter

Rice 18 $7.59 per kg

Chicken Fillets 20 $12.68 per kg

Beef 21 $22.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 23 $7.45 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 7 $170.61 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 $1.37 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 27 $4.49 per trip

Taxi per km 27 $2.94 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 6 $112.25 per month

Gasoline 16 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 27 $19.19 per trip

Scooter Rental 30 29 $561.23 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 15 $31.42 per month

Gym Membership 25 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 34 $20.20 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 26 $7.74 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $85.51 per pair

Summer Dress $54.15 per dress

Running Shoes $108.30 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 36 $22.45 per visit

Laundry 35 $0.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $67.35 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 37 $8.18 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 Hanoi, Amalfi, Capri, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2566.76 6510.27
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1284.09 2806.15
- Apples 2.85 3.01
- Beef 20.51 22.95
- Beer 5.42 10.1
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- Bread 2 2.45
- Chicken Fillets 11.42 12.68
- Cinema Ticket 10.26 7.74
- Coffee 1.88 4.49
- Coliving Space 1025.3 3367.38
- Coworking Space 245.43 275
- Dining Out local 108.3, nomad 1843.86, expat 486.63, family 549.08, tourist 92.47 local 278.37, nomad 897.97, expat 426.53, family 1010.21, tourist 101.02
- Doctor Visit (GP) 68.36 67.35
- Fast Food Combo 10.83 16.84
- Gasoline 2.22 2.27
- Groceries local 342.47, nomad 131.51, expat 399.43, family 855.12, tourist 0 local 325.51, nomad 134.7, expat 392.86, family 841.85, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 65.68 56.01
- Haircut 25.67 22.45
- Health Insurance local 40.09, nomad 68.36, expat 102.67, family 285.51, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 62.72, family 250.88
- Housing local 1056.25, nomad 3030.9, expat 1828.39, family 3030.9, tourist 251.76 local 1459.2, nomad 6510.27, expat 2806.15, family 5051.07, tourist 235.72
- Internet & Mobile local 51.34, nomad 57.11, expat 59.92, family 74.12, tourist 0 local 42.63, nomad 11.21, expat 48.24, family 76.27, tourist 0.67
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 37.06 31.42
- Laundry 8.56 0.84
- Leisure Activities local 28.55, nomad 199.72, expat 142.76, family 285.51, tourist 25.6 local 91.71, nomad 219.67, expat 210.24, family 561.23, tourist 54.89
- Meal (Inexpensive) 18.82 24.69
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 82.56 170.61
- Milk 1.72 1.34
- Mobile Plan 17.09 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 54.29 112.25
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.27 8.18
- Rice 2.12 7.59
- Ride-hailing (5km) 14.28 19.19
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.09 20.18
- Scooter Rental 42.76 561.23
- Taxi Start 5.42 4.49
- Taxi per km 2.57 2.94
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 28.55 20.2
- Transportation local 56.97, nomad 102.67, expat 91.42, family 343.18, tourist 25.74 local 112.25, nomad 280.62, expat 146.14, family 315.19, tourist 19.19
- Utilities local 108.58, nomad 57.67, expat 131.51, family 182.84, tourist 0 local 158.35, nomad 0, expat 203.92, family 325.93, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 37.28, family 74.54 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 21.74, family 70.89
- Wine (Mid-range) 14.8 7.45
Category totals rebuilt from itemised inputs — Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees and Housing realigned to the ARERA November tables (arera.it), the iliad price pages, the menu and gym inputs, SafetyWing per-person pricing (safetywing.com) and the official visa and residence-permit fee tables (ambsingapore.esteri.it, portaleimmigrazione.it); Jeans, Summer Dress and Running Shoes reverted to their previous uncited values pending a real clothing source.

Positano cost of living