How much does it cost to live in Venice?
Typical Month (Mid Range)
$3,640 (€3,155)
Housing, food, transport, mobile, coworking and gym.
Updated September 2026 · Sources cited: esim.holafly.com, expat.com
- Typical Month (Lower End)
- $1,697 (€1,471)
- Typical Month (Premium)
- $4,644 (€4,026)
- Furnished 1-bed rent
- $1,096 (€950)
Cannaregio
Good to know
Good to Know
- Venice's historic center is an island with no car access, which pushes both housing and grocery prices somewhat above mainland Italian averages — goods and furniture have to arrive by boat, and this cost gets passed on.
- Cannaregio and Dorsoduro are the two most commonly recommended areas for longer stays: Cannaregio for a quieter, more residential local feel and slightly lower rents, Dorsoduro for café culture, walkability, and proximity to Ca' Foscari and IUAV universities.
- Ground-floor apartments (piano terra) in the historic center carry real flooding risk from acqua alta (seasonal high water) — worth checking floor level before booking any furnished rental.
- Short-term furnished rentals in the historic center run well above nearby mainland Mestre; staying in Mestre and commuting in by train (about 10 minutes) is a common way nomads cut housing costs.
- Venice has few dedicated coworking spaces compared to other nomad hubs; most remote workers rely on café Wi-Fi or the handful of spaces like those in Cannaregio/Dorsoduro.
- Venice's historic center has very few coworking spaces of its own (e.g. Cowo Venezia in Cannaregio, Impact Hub on Giudecca) — many nomads end up working from cafés or commuting to larger, cheaper coworking spaces in Mestre on the mainland.
- Public transport in Venice is boat-based (vaporetto), which makes both single tickets and passes noticeably pricier than a typical Italian city bus/metro system — the monthly pass is one of the better value options if you're staying a month or more.
- Mobile data tends to be more reliable than café Wi-Fi on the islands, so budgeting for a solid prepaid SIM plan is worth it.
- Gyms and big-box entertainment venues are scarce in the historic center itself — most options are on the Mestre mainland, a short train or bus ride away.
Monthly Totals
- Mid-range month
- €3,155
Includes 8 estimated components
- Lean month
- €1,471
Includes 6 estimated components
- Comfortable month
- €4,026
Includes 9 estimated components
Living Costs
- Where nomads live
- No large formal digital-nomad cluster exists in Venice, but expat/relocation guides consistently point to two sestieri: Cannaregio (more local, better value, popular with residents and long-stay renters) and Dorsoduro (bohemian, café-heavy, near Ca' Foscari and IUAV universities, favored by academics and longer-stay visitors). Housing figures below are grounded in these two areas; Mestre (mainland) is cited as a cheaper alternative but is a ~10-20 minute train/bus ride from the historic center.
Housing (per month)
- Mid-range 1-bed
- €1,950
Estimated
Midpoint taken from a travel-guide-stated range of €1,500-2,400/month for a furnished studio in Dorsoduro; picking a midpoint from a range makes this an estimate rather than a single stated price.
- Budget studio / 1-bed
- €950
Local listing
Idealista listing: furnished restored apartment, Cannaregio S. Fosca (near Ca' D'oro), one double bedroom, transitional/temporary contract for non-residents, monthly rent €950 excluding utilities.
- Premium apartment
- €2,600
Estimated
Midpoint taken from a travel-guide-stated range of €2,000-3,200/month for a furnished 1-bedroom apartment in Dorsoduro; midpoint of a range, so classified as an estimate.
- Private room in a shared home
- €650
Estimated
No live shared-room listing was found for Venice specifically; estimated as roughly 60-65% of a budget studio's rent, consistent with Venice's large student-flatshare market around Ca' Foscari/Dorsoduro and Cannaregio.
Groceries
- Groceries for one (month)
- €300
Estimated
No single itemized grocery-basket source for Venice was retrieved; estimated on general knowledge that Venice's island logistics push supermarket prices somewhat above Italy's mainland average, for someone cooking most meals at home.
Sample prices
1L Milk
- 1L Milk
- €1.30
Estimated
General Italian supermarket price estimate; no Venice-specific listing retrieved.
Loaf of White Bread
- Loaf Of White Bread
- €2.00
Estimated
General Italian supermarket price estimate; no Venice-specific listing retrieved.
12 Eggs
- 12 Eggs
- €3.50
Estimated
General Italian supermarket price estimate; no Venice-specific listing retrieved.
1kg Chicken Breast
- 1kg Chicken Breast
- €9.00
Estimated
General Italian supermarket price estimate; no Venice-specific listing retrieved.
1.5L Bottled Water (Supermarket, Not Restaurant)
- 1.5L Bottled Water (Supermarket, Not Restaurant)
- €0.50
Estimated
General Italian supermarket price estimate; no Venice-specific listing retrieved.
Eating out
- Cheap meal
- €15
Estimated
Wise cost-of-living page: 'a meal at an inexpensive restaurant in Venice costs approximately $23.' [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 19.93 EUR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
Published in USD
- High-end meal
- €70
Estimated
No single-diner high-end restaurant figure was retrieved; estimated based on Venice's reputation for elevated tourist-area fine-dining pricing relative to other Italian cities.
- Mid-range meal
- €33
Estimated
Wise states a three-course mid-range meal for two people costs approximately $102; halved to estimate a single-person figure, making this an estimate rather than a directly stated single-diner price. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 44.2 EUR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
Published in USD
Work, Transport & Essentials
Coworking
- Venue
- Cowo Venezia (Cannaregio)
- Day pass
- €18
Survey / cost-of-living site
Travel/remote-work guide states Cowo Venezia (Cannaregio 4582) day passes are approximately €18 as of 2026.
- Monthly hot desk
- €150
Survey / cost-of-living site
Same guide states monthly hot desks start from approximately €150 at Cowo Venezia.
Transport
- How to get there
- vaporetto (waterbus) / bus
- What the pass covers
- AVM/Actv standard (ordinario, non-resident) monthly pass for unlimited urban vaporetto, bus and tram travel in the Venice municipality; the discounted VeneziaUnica resident-card rate (~€31/month) does not apply to short-term visitors.
- Single ride
- €9.50
Estimated
Could not confirm the current single-ride waterbus fare in the sources we checked (retrieved pages showed related fares like the €25 24-hour Venezia daily pass and discounted resident single tickets, but not the standard single vaporetto ticket); figure is a best estimate based on widely reported recent Venice vaporetto single-ticket pricing and should be reverified.
- Monthly pass
- Not shown: failed a consistency check
Mobile & data
- Carrier
- TIM / Vodafone / WindTre (typical prepaid options)
- Monthly plan
- €12
Estimated
No carrier page retrieved at the time of research; estimate reflects typical entry-level Italian prepaid SIM plans (TIM/Vodafone/WindTre) in the ~€10-15/month range for 50-100GB. A €20/30-day TIM tourist SIM with 50GB was mentioned in a travel guide, which is a slightly different (short-stay tourist) product.
- Data allowance
- approx. 50-100GB/month (varies by plan)
Short Stays (per night)
- Seasonal pricing
- Yes
- Why
- Summer peak (May–August) shows 60%+ pricing premium over winter lows (November–March); multi-week Carnival and Biennale events drive additional spikes requiring 6–10 months advance booking.
Low season
- Budget
- €65
2-star hotel, low-season rates drop 40–50% per confirmed sources; winter rates €100–180 for mid-range implies budget tier ~€65
- Luxury
- €380
5-star hotel, maintains 40–50% reduction from high season; standard rooms at luxury properties cost 30–40% less than signature suites per Budget Guide
- Premium
- €180
4-star hotel, low-season drop mirrors mid-range 40–50% reduction; €150–250 high-season range implies €180 low-season baseline
- Standard
- €130
3-star hotel, winter rates €100–180 confirmed for identical mid-range properties per Budget Guide and Machupicchu 2026 sources
High season
- Budget
- €130
2-star hotel (basic Venice accommodation), mid-range estimates from booking platforms for May-August peak periods
- Luxury
- €750
5-star hotel (iconic properties: Hotel Danieli €450–900, Gritti Palace €600–1,200, Aman Venice €1,200–2,500 per Budget Guide 2026); mid-range 5-star during high season approximately €750
- Premium
- €380
4-star hotel, Travelocity and Expedia show €150–250 base range; high-season premium tier €380+ confirmed via multiple booking portals
- Standard
- €280
3-star hotel, confirmed range €250–350 for mid-range properties July–August per Budget Guide 2026
Low-season months
- November
- December
- January
- February
- March
High-season months
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this cost of living research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
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Data last updated September 2026 · Verify anything important.