Cost of Living in Venice, 🇮🇹 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 4 27 28 29 30 34 35 36 $1,684 $1,796 $2,189 $1,066 $146

Utilities 34 35 36 27 30 — $273 $377 $225 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 $37 $37 $71 $37 $0

Groceries 1 14 15 $133 $333 $798 $266 $3

Transportation 3 8 37 $68 $55 $165 $42 $28

Dining Out 26 1 $1,079 $505 $766 $247 $65

Leisure Activities 1 24 31 32 $186 $138 $1,746 $105 $32

Health Insurance 11 39 40 $67 $187 $187 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 13 38 $11 $22 $49 — —

Total $3,265 $3,346 $6,348 $1,988 $276

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 4 28 $1,066.34 $1,066 – $1,628 per month

Coworking Space 5 $204.04 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 27 $1,459.20 per month

Coliving Space $1,235.83 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 2 $2.30 per cup

Beer 1 2 $7.99 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 2 $23.40 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 2 $12.88 per meal

Apples 1 2 $2.91 per kg

Bread 1 2 $2.82 per loaf

Milk 1 2 $2.02 per liter

Rice 1 2 $3.98 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 2 $16.67 per kg

Beef 1 2 $29.85 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 17 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 2 $102.40 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 15 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 8 $3.59 per trip

Taxi per km 8 $1.91 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $41.53 per month

Gasoline $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 8 $13.13 per trip

Scooter Rental 23 $561.23 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 24 25 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 2 $24.88 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $22.43 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 31 $8.42 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $96.54 per pair

Summer Dress $39.51 per dress

Running Shoes $102.40 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $28.06 per visit

Laundry 33 $1.12 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 20 $112.25 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 21 $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 Florence, Rome, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 4043.9 1459.2
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1444.25 1066.34
- Apples 2.54 2.91
- Beef 21.95 29.85
- Beer 5.78 7.99
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- Bread 2.08 2.82
- Chicken Fillets 12.13 16.67
- Cinema Ticket 12.13 8.42
- Coffee 1.73 2.3
- Coliving Space 982.09 1235.83
- Coworking Space 288.85 204.04
- Dining Out local 184.86, nomad 1097.63, expat 554.59, family 693.24, tourist 98.21 local 247.05, nomad 1079.25, expat 505.11, family 765.52, tourist 65.21
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 112.25
- Fast Food Combo 11.55 12.88
- Gasoline 2.25 2.27
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 173.31, expat 473.71, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 local 266.16, nomad 133.08, expat 332.7, family 798.47, tourist 3.01
- Gym Membership 63.55 56.01
- Haircut 32.35 28.06
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 86.66, expat 109.76, family 300.4, tourist 4.62 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 187.08, family 187.08, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 2253.03, expat 1328.71, family 2079.72, tourist 190.64 local 1066.34, nomad 1683.86, expat 1795.94, family 2188.8, tourist 145.92
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 103.99, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, family 70.66, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.66 25.81
- Jeans 98.21 96.54
- Laundry 13.86 1.12
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 369.73, expat 254.19, family 519.93, tourist 46.22 local 104.79, nomad 185.52, expat 137.6, family 1745.67, tourist 32.38
- Meal (Inexpensive) 20.8 23.4
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 92.43 102.4
- Milk 1.68 2.02
- Mobile Plan 17.33 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 42.75 41.53
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 5.95
- Rice 2.77 3.98
- Ride-hailing (5km) 20.8 13.13
- Running Shoes 109.76 102.4
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 22.43
- Scooter Rental 51.99 561.23
- Summer Dress 46.22 39.51
- Taxi Start 17.33 3.59
- Taxi per km 2.2 1.91
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.42 24.88
- Transportation local 42.75, nomad 92.43, expat 63.55, family 161.76, tourist 28.89 local 41.53, nomad 67.8, expat 54.66, family 165.45, tourist 28.06
- Utilities local 161.76, nomad 0, expat 207.97, family 358.17, tourist 0 local 224.66, nomad 0, expat 272.62, family 376.8, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 46.22, family 75.1 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 21.74, family 49.19
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.58 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 8.59
Fix pass — Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Beer, Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Gasoline, 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, Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) corrected units, identified national and Padua prices, removed unsupported citations, rebuilt category totals from stated quantities and official fees, and recorded unchecked lines at light depth (radiotaxivenezia.com, portaleimmigrazione.it, immobiliare.it).

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