Cost of Living in Vatican City, 🇻🇦 Vatican City - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 31, 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 11 12 $2,252 $1,340 $1,866 $951 $157

Utilities 28 29 — $218 $364 $157 —

Internet & Mobile 3 16 $37 $41 $75 $37 $0

Groceries 26 31 32 $168 $448 $952 $356 $12

Transportation 2 5 32 $84 $62 $168 $39 $20

Dining Out 1 20 21 $1,126 $485 $753 $196 $62

Leisure Activities 1 4 18 19 $229 $153 $2,671 $112 $42

Health Insurance 7 $63 $101 $280 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 9 10 $11 $34 $63 — —

Total $3,970 $2,882 $7,192 $1,848 $295

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 11 31 $951.00 $722 – $1,202 per month

Coworking Space 4 $167.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 11 12 $2,992.00 $2,073 – $3,664 per month

Coliving Space 11 $1,092.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 20 $2.24 per cup

Beer 20 21 14 $5.43 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 20 $12.33 per meal

Fast Food Combo 31 $11.40 per meal

Apples 31 $2.51 per kg

Bread 31 $2.07 per loaf

Milk 26 $1.40 per liter

Rice 31 $3.24 per kg

Chicken Fillets 31 $12.52 per kg

Beef 31 $20.15 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 31 $8.57 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 21 $72.27 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 13 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $3.92 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.49 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 32 $39.22 per month

Gasoline 25 $2.25 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $14.68 per trip

Scooter Rental 27 $560.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $11.19 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 16 $25.74 per month

Gym Membership 18 $61.51 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 31 $26.28 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $20.14 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $10.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 23 31 $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 31 24 $50.42 per dress

Running Shoes 22 $78.42 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $28.01 per visit

Laundry $1.55 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $89.64 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 30 $8.96 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 31, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8925 EUR on Oct 22, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Rome, Ferrara, Hanoi, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1617.12 2992
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1386.1 951
- Apples 2.89 2.51
- Beef 15.02 20.15
- Beer 6.35 5.43
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- Bread 1.73 2.07
- Chicken Fillets 8.66 12.52
- Cinema Ticket 11.55 10.64
- Coffee 2.31 2.24
- Coliving Space 1039.58 1092
- Coworking Space 288.77 167
- Dining Out local 115.51, nomad 808.56, expat 346.53, family 231.02, tourist 69.31 local 196, nomad 1126, expat 485, family 753, tourist 62
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.31 89.64
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 11.4
- Gasoline 2.02 2.25
- Groceries local 346.53, nomad 92.41, expat 462.03, family 1039.58, tourist 0 local 356, nomad 168, expat 448, family 952, tourist 12
- Gym Membership 57.75 61.51
- Haircut 28.88 28.01
- Health Insurance local 92.41, nomad 69.31, expat 138.61, family 346.53, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 101, family 280, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 808.56, nomad 2310.17, expat 1732.63, family 2887.71, tourist 173.26 local 951, nomad 2252, expat 1340, family 1866, tourist 157
- Internet & Mobile local 57.75, nomad 80.86, expat 69.31, family 92.41, tourist 0 local 37, expat 41, family 75, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.43 25.74
- Jeans 103.96 84.18
- Laundry 13.86 1.55
- Leisure Activities local 57.75, nomad 173.26, expat 115.51, family 173.26, tourist 46.2 local 112, nomad 229, expat 153, family 2671, tourist 42
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.02 12.33
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 80.86 72.27
- Milk 1.5 1.4
- Mobile Plan 20.79 11.19
- Monthly Transport Pass 51.98 39.22
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.93 8.96
- Rice 2.31 3.24
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.4 14.68
- Running Shoes 127.06 78.42
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 20.79 20.14
- Scooter Rental 40.43 560
- Summer Dress 69.31 50.42
- Taxi Start 4.04 3.92
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.49
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 28.88 26.28
- Transportation local 34.65, nomad 46.2, expat 57.75, family 115.51, tourist 17.33 local 39, nomad 84, expat 62, family 168, tourist 20
- Utilities local 138.61, nomad 0, expat 184.81, family 231.02, tourist 0 local 157, nomad 0, expat 218, family 364, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.65, expat 57.75, family 92.41 local 0, nomad 10.83, expat 33.61, family 62.74
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.86 8.57
fix pass continued: Apartment (1 bedroom), Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP) and Pharmacy (basic meds) re-cited to pages that show each number, with every euro anchor recomputed at the country prep exchange rate and the visa fee moved to the official consular tariff (esteri.it, ecb.europa.eu).

Vatican City cost of living