Nomad Watch

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 2 3 4 $691 $483 $718 $431 $95
Utilities 35 16 36 — $159 $262 $134 —
Internet & Mobile 5 6 $37 $48 $71 $37 $0
Groceries 14 18 19 20 21 30 31 32 33 $157 $427 $1,066 $326 $10
Transportation 1 34 17 $67 $79 $135 $45 $13
Dining Out 8 9 23 $578 $403 $579 $164 $41
Leisure Activities 7 10 26 $157 $106 $835 $113 $16
Health Insurance 11 $63 $90 $224 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 12 13 39 $11 $8 $30 — —
Total $1,761 $1,803 $3,920 $1,250 $177

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 3 2 $431.02 $395 – $611 per month
Coworking Space 15 $178.02 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 2 4 $841.85 $618 – $1,010 per month
Coliving Space 37 $337.86 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 38 $1.68 per cup
Beer 19 $5.61 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 8 $11.23 per meal
Fast Food Combo 23 $9.54 per meal
Apples 30 $2.27 per kg
Bread 33 $1.68 per loaf
Milk 14 $1.40 per liter
Rice 31 $2.69 per kg
Chicken Fillets 32 $12.80 per kg
Beef 21 $13.92 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 20 $8.59 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 8 $48.26 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 18 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 34 $3.82 per trip
Taxi per km 34 $1.46 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 1 $44.90 per month
Gasoline 17 $2.26 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 34 $11.11 per trip
Scooter Rental $12.35 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $11.21 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 5 $25.81 per month
Gym Membership 7 $89.80 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 26 $7.86 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 10 $7.86 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 24 $33.62 per pair
Summer Dress 25 $33.62 per dress
Running Shoes 40 $112.10 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 27 $24.69 per visit
Laundry 28 $1.40 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 29 $56.12 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 22 $5.95 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 Perugia, Ferrara, Ascoli Piceno, Hanoi

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Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1559.79 841.85
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 635.47 431.02
    • Apples 2.43 2.27
    • Beef 18.49 13.92
    • Beer 5.2 5.61
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    • Bread 1.91 1.68
    • Chicken Fillets 10.98 12.8
    • Cinema Ticket 10.4 7.86
    • Coffee 1.5 1.68
    • Coliving Space 866.55 337.86
    • Coworking Space 184.86 178.02
    • Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 80.88 local 164.45, nomad 578.07, expat 402.96, family 579.19, tourist 40.97
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
    • Fast Food Combo 10.4 9.54
    • Gasoline 2.17 2.26
    • Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 325.51, nomad 157.14, expat 426.53, family 1066.34, tourist 10.1
    • Gym Membership 51.99 89.8
    • Haircut 25.42 24.69
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 92.43, family 207.97, tourist 4.62 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 89.8, family 224.49, tourist 2.09
    • Housing local 519.93, nomad 1328.71, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 127.09 local 431.02, nomad 691.44, expat 482.66, family 718.37, tourist 95.41
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 51.99, family 80.88, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, expat 48.23, family 70.66, tourist 0.37
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
    • Jeans 86.66 33.62
    • Laundry 7.51 1.4
    • Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 113.37, nomad 157.14, expat 105.51, family 835.1, tourist 15.71
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 17.33 11.23
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 48.26
    • Milk 1.68 1.4
    • Mobile Plan 13.86 11.21
    • Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 44.9
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 5.95
    • Rice 2.66 2.69
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 16.18 11.11
    • Running Shoes 103.99 112.1
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 20.18
    • Scooter Rental 46.22 12.35
    • Summer Dress 40.44 33.62
    • Taxi Start 4.62 3.82
    • Taxi per km 1.85 1.46
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 7.86
    • Transportation local 46.22, nomad 69.32, expat 138.65, family 288.85, tourist 17.33 local 44.9, nomad 67.35, expat 78.57, family 134.7, tourist 13.47
    • Utilities local 207.97, nomad 0, expat 254.19, family 358.17, tourist 0 local 134.36, nomad 0, expat 159.03, family 262.4, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.66, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 7.53, family 30.1
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.52 0.36
    • Wine (Mid-range) 9.82 8.59

    Scooter Rental estimate note removed as unsupported; value kept without a citation under Not verified

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