Cost of Living in Trapani, 🇮🇹 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 $584 $584 $584 $584 $584

Utilities — — — — —

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

Groceries — — — — —

Transportation 2 3 $51 $51 $118 $34 $20

Dining Out 10 $808 $274 $436 $54 $55

Leisure Activities 16 12 20 $117 $94 $143 $56 $19

Health Insurance 13 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 $11 $11 $43 — —

Total $1,675 $1,051 $1,395 $765 $683

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $583.68 $449 – $730 per month

Coworking Space 11 $134.69 per month

Airbnb (1 month) — per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 9 $1.91 per cup

Beer 9 $5.74 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 10 $13.47 per meal

Fast Food Combo 22 $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) 7 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 10 $56.12 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 8 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $3.37 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 15 $2.26 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $8.42 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 16 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 20 $22.45 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 12 $7.86 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 18 $33.62 per pair

Summer Dress 19 $31.43 per dress

Running Shoes $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 23 $20.20 per visit

Laundry 24 $0.56 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 21 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 17 $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 Hanoi, Marsala, Palermo, Berlin

Trapani one-bedroom listings: €400–800/month, including €500, €550 and €570Listings
ATM Trapani abbonamento mensile generico €30Official
Trapani taxi urbano scatto €3.00; €0.90/kmOfficial
iliad national €9.99 mobile tier and €9.99 SIM activationOfficial
iliad fibra €22.99/month with mobile bundleOfficial
Esselunga national staple prices (no Trapani store)Official
Esselunga Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 750 ml €7.65Secondary
Esselunga Dolomiti 6×1.5 L €1.92 → €0.32/bottleSecondary
Caffè Baby Luna Trapani — cappuccino €1.70Listings
Osteria Vecchia Villa: pasta alla norma €12; average meal €25Listings
Beehive Trapani monthly pass €120 (common areas)Official
Cinema Ariston/Diana/Royal 2D ticket €7.00Official
SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Italian embassy official visa fee table: national D visa €116Official
Italian national gasoline average €2.01/litre, 26 October 2026Index
McFIT Flex from €49.90/monthOfficial
Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30 OTC shelfSecondary
OVS national jeans list: regular prices include €29.95Official
OVS national dress list: regular prices include €29.95Official
CUS Palermo tennis €20/h weekend (Sicily proxy)Official
MioDottore Trapani private GP from €50Listings
McDonald’s Pescara: McMenu Double Chicken BBQ €7.80Listings
Barberia Dannunziana, Pescara in Abruzzo: haircut and shampoo €20Official
Splash Cagliari, Sardinia: large wash €8 up to 16 kgListings
ECB exchange rate reused unchanged from Italy country prepOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1328.71 not set
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 600.81 583.68
- Apples 2.25 3.2
- Beef 19.06 15.71
- Beer 4.04 5.74
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- Bread 1.5 1.82
- Chicken Fillets 10.98 10.88
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 7.86
- Coffee 1.39 1.91
- Coliving Space 866.55 not set
- Coworking Space 184.86 134.69
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 901.21, expat 392.84, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 53.88, nomad 808.17, expat 273.88, family 435.51, tourist 55
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 8.76
- Gasoline 2.17 2.26
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 not set
- Gym Membership 51.99 56.01
- Haircut 20.8 20.2
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 173.31 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 485.27, nomad 1328.71, expat 635.47, family 982.09, tourist 109.76 583.68
- Internet & Mobile local 32.35, nomad 63.55, expat 40.44, family 75.1, tourist 2.89 local 37.02, family 70.66, tourist 2.62
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
- Jeans 86.66 33.62
- Laundry 7.51 0.56
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 277.3, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 23.11 local 56.01, nomad 116.62, expat 94.17, family 143.45, tourist 19.08
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 13.47
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 56.12
- Milk 1.68 1.4
- Mobile Plan 16.75 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 33.67
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 5.95
- Rice 2.43 2.32
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.18 8.42
- Running Shoes 98.21 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 22.43
- Scooter Rental 34.66 not set
- Summer Dress 40.44 31.43
- Taxi Start 5.78 3.37
- Taxi per km 1.85 1.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 22.45
- Transportation local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 92.43, family 184.86, tourist 17.33 local 33.67, nomad 50.51, expat 50.51, family 117.86, tourist 20.2
- Utilities local 161.76, nomad 127.09, expat 190.64, family 277.3, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.66, family 51.99 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 10.85, family 43.4
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.52 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 8.59
Fix pass: 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) corrected for units, borrowed-price disclosure, source attribution or reproducible profile formulas; unsupported aggregates and short-stay amounts omitted (immobiliare.it, thefork.it, lavanderia-self-service.webnode.it).

Trapani cost of living