Cost of Living in Sorrento, 🇮🇹 Italy - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 30, 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 29 $2,582 $849 $1,908 $778 $121

Utilities 12 13 14 — $194 $299 $180 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $37 $37 $66 $37 $1

Groceries 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 $135 $392 $848 $314 —

Transportation 3 7 $178 $124 $247 $110 $19

Dining Out 3 $898 $323 $525 $155 $73

Leisure Activities 3 9 24 $258 $78 $258 $63 $20

Health Insurance 10 $63 $123 $359 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $11 $22 $40 — —

Total $4,162 $2,142 $4,550 $1,637 $236

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 29 $777.87 $611 – $1,117 per month

Coworking Space 6 $275.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $2,581.66 $1,516 – $4,041 per month

Coliving Space 29 $1,234.71 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $2.47 per cup

Beer $6.73 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $6.73 per meal

Fast Food Combo $7.86 per meal

Apples 15 $3.01 per kg

Bread 20 $1.07 per loaf

Milk 16 $1.34 per liter

Rice 17 $7.59 per kg

Chicken Fillets 18 $13.13 per kg

Beef 19 $25.42 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 22 $7.45 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $50.51 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 21 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $4.49 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $2.94 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $110.00 per month

Gasoline 8 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $13.58 per trip

Scooter Rental 3 $224.49 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 9 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.20 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 24 $6.96 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 26 $33.62 per dress

Running Shoes 27 $56.07 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $22.45 per visit

Laundry $5.05 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 28 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 23 $8.98 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 30, 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 Naples, Amalfi, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 3235.12 2581.66
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1328.71 777.87
- Apples 2.54 3.01
- Beef 21.37 25.42
- Beer 5.78 6.73
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- Bread 1.85 1.07
- Chicken Fillets 10.98 13.13
- Cinema Ticket 10.4 6.96
- Coffee 2.08 2.47
- Coliving Space 1213.17 1234.71
- Coworking Space 242.63 275
- Dining Out local 184.86, nomad 1097.63, expat 439.05, family 635.47, tourist 86.66 local 154.79, nomad 897.97, expat 323.27, family 525.31, tourist 72.96
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 7.86
- Gasoline 2.22 2.26
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 207.97, expat 473.71, family 982.09, tourist 9.24 local 313.96, nomad 134.7, expat 392.45, family 847.7, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 63.55 56.01
- Haircut 28.89 22.45
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 86.66, expat 75.1, family 161.76 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 123.47, family 359.19, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 982.09, nomad 2426.34, expat 1270.94, family 1906.41, tourist 155.98 local 777.87, nomad 2581.66, expat 848.58, family 1908.19, tourist 121.23
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 46.22, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, family 66.17, tourist 0.67
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.66 25.81
- Jeans 98.21 84.18
- Laundry 13.86 5.05
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 404.39, expat 254.19, family 439.05, tourist 40.44 local 62.97, nomad 258.17, expat 78.35, family 257.72, tourist 19.64
- Meal (Inexpensive) 20.8 6.73
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 86.66 50.51
- Milk 1.68 1.34
- Mobile Plan 17.33 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 51.99 110
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 8.98
- Rice 2.77 7.59
- Ride-hailing (5km) 28.89 13.58
- Running Shoes 109.76 56.07
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
- Scooter Rental 40.44 224.49
- Summer Dress 46.22 33.62
- Taxi Start 5.78 4.49
- Taxi per km 2.89 2.94
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.11 20.2
- Transportation local 57.77, nomad 103.99, expat 138.65, family 254.19, tourist 28.89 local 110, nomad 177.91, expat 123.58, family 247.17, tourist 19.08
- Utilities local 207.97, nomad 173.31, expat 225.3, family 358.17, tourist 0 local 179.66, nomad 0, expat 194.4, family 298.99, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 40.44, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 22.45, family 40.41
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.69 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.55 7.45
Coffee, Beer, Fast Food Combo, Jeans, Haircut, Tennis Court (Weekend) and Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) keep their light-check values with sources dropped (no reachable price page); Doctor Visit (GP) now cites MioDottore Sorrento Source

Sorrento cost of living