Nomad Watch

Researched Updated Oct 30, 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 23 $1,122 $673 $1,347 $561 $94
Utilities 18 23 $98 $166 $336 $146 —
Internet & Mobile 6 7 $11 $37 $71 $37 $2
Groceries 8 9 11 $146 $365 $876 $292 $6
Transportation 3 17 $125 $79 $158 $49 $17
Dining Out 5 11 22 $1,123 $418 $837 $189 $56
Leisure Activities 4 16 25 11 $278 $114 $1,951 $74 $20
Health Insurance 14 $68 $178 $710 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 15 $11 $11 $43 — —
Total $2,982 $2,041 $6,329 $1,348 $197

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $561.23 $561 – $673 per month
Coworking Space 4 $204.04 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,122.46 $898 – $1,515 per month
Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 11 $2.29 per cup
Beer 11 $7.99 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 22 $17.96 per meal
Fast Food Combo 24 $13.14 per meal
Apples 11 $2.92 per kg
Bread 11 $2.24 per loaf
Milk 8 $1.40 per liter
Rice 11 $2.84 per kg
Chicken Fillets 11 $11.99 per kg
Beef 11 $27.60 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 10 $8.59 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 5 $78.57 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 9 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 17 $4.04 per trip
Taxi per km 17 $2.23 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 3 $48.71 per month
Gasoline 13 $2.26 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 17 $15.21 per trip
Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.21 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 6 $25.81 per month
Gym Membership 16 $56.01 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 11 $22.08 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 25 $8.98 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 21 $22.39 per pair
Summer Dress 11 $36.93 per dress
Running Shoes 11 $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut — per visit
Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 19 $112.25 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 20 $5.95 per purchase

About these costs

Method
Researched
Last updated
Oct 30, 2026
Last changed
None yet
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, Lucca, Ferrara, Hanoi, Berlin

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Change history

  1. Added

    independent-check fix pass: corrected units, source links, borrowed-price labels and all profile formulas; removed unsupported prices and revised 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). Official visa fee, accessible Vicchio listings and national tariffs replace unsupported inputs (trovacasa.it; ambhanoi.esteri.it).

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