Cost of Living in Ragusa, 🇮🇹 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 $954 $642 $1,010 $584 $112

Utilities — $183 $258 $157 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $37 $37 $71 $37 $3

Groceries 6 8 9 $85 $263 $555 $212 $2

Transportation 2 $67 $54 $135 $54 $5

Dining Out 3 $880 $352 $563 $70 $40

Leisure Activities 13 15 $101 $78 $157 $56 $11

Health Insurance 10 $67 $95 $281 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $11 $11 $22 — —

Total $2,202 $1,715 $3,052 $1,170 $175

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $583.68 $450 – $730 per month

Coworking Space 14 $205.41 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $954.09 $730 – $1,122 per month

Coliving Space $628.58 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $2.24 per cup

Beer 7 $6.76 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $10.66 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $8.76 per meal

Apples $3.20 per kg

Bread $1.82 per loaf

Milk 6 $1.40 per liter

Rice $2.32 per kg

Chicken Fillets $10.88 per kg

Beef $15.71 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 8 $8.59 per bottle

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

Water (1.5L bottle) 9 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $4.71 per trip

Taxi per km $1.44 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $53.88 per month

Gasoline 12 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $11.90 per trip

Scooter Rental $1,178.58 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 13 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 15 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $22.43 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $8.42 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 17 $33.62 per dress

Running Shoes $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 20 $20.20 per visit

Laundry 21 $0.56 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 16 $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 Modica, Noto, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1383.97 954.09
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 583.68
- Apples 2.31 3.2
- Beef 17.3 15.71
- Beer 4.61 6.76
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- Bread 1.73 1.82
- Chicken Fillets 9.23 10.88
- Cinema Ticket 9.8 8.42
- Coffee 1.73 2.24
- Coliving Space 922.64 628.58
- Coworking Space 173 205.41
- Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 1153.31, expat 207.59, family 576.65, tourist 46.13 local 70.38, nomad 879.73, expat 351.89, family 563.03, tourist 39.68
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.67 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 9.23 8.76
- Gasoline 2.13 2.26
- Groceries local 207.59, nomad 57.67, expat 253.73, family 634.32, tourist 5.77 local 211.83, nomad 84.73, expat 262.67, family 555, tourist 2.42
- Gym Membership 46.13 56.01
- Haircut 17.3 20.2
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.2, expat 103.8, family 230.66, tourist 3.46 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 95.41, family 280.62, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 576.65, nomad 1095.64, expat 691.98, family 1037.97, tourist 115.33 local 583.68, nomad 954.09, expat 642.05, family 1010.21, tourist 112.25
- Internet & Mobile local 40.37, nomad 57.67, expat 46.13, family 57.67, tourist 2.31 local 37.02, family 70.66, tourist 2.62
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.6 25.81
- Jeans 69.2 84.18
- Laundry 5.77 0.56
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 288.33, expat 92.26, family 115.33, tourist 23.07 local 56.01, nomad 100.91, expat 78.46, family 156.92, tourist 11.22
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 10.66
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 67.35
- Milk 1.38 1.4
- Mobile Plan 17.3 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 53.88
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.53 5.95
- Rice 2.08 2.32
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 11.9
- Running Shoes 92.26 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 22.43
- Scooter Rental 28.83 1178.58
- Summer Dress 40.37 33.62
- Taxi Start 4.04 4.71
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.44
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.07 22.45
- Transportation local 40.37, nomad 57.67, expat 46.13, family 115.33, tourist 17.3 local 53.88, nomad 67.35, family 134.7, tourist 5.39
- Utilities local 138.4, nomad 0, family 207.59, tourist 0 local 157.14, nomad 0, expat 183.41, family 258.17, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 23.07, family 34.6 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 21.7
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.58 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 8.59
Fix pass corrected units, comparison geography, total formulas, exchange rate arithmetic and unsupported citations for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). The current partial findings supersede earlier claims of complete price verification (lenoteragusa.it, lavanderia-self-service.webnode.it, consnewyork.esteri.it).

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