Italy cost breakdown
Cost of a Trip to Italy (2026): 10-Day Multi-City Budget
Italy in 2026 has climbed in cost (especially with new tourist taxes). Here’s the honest 10-day budget across Rome + Florence + Venice with realistic numbers.
Currency: EUR
Budget tiers
Budget ($80-140/day, $800-1,400 for 10 days)
Hostels (25-50 EUR/night), grocery + cheap trattorias (15-30 EUR/day on food), regional trains (20-40 EUR each), free monuments.
Mid-range ($180-320/day, $1,800-3,200 for 10 days)
3-star hotels (90-220 EUR/night), mix of trattorias + 1-2 upscale meals (40-90 EUR/day), high-speed trains (40-100 EUR each), pre-booked Colosseum + Vatican + Uffizi.
Luxury ($500-1,200+/day, $5,000-12,000+ for 10 days)
5-star hotels (350-1,200+ EUR/night), Michelin dining (80-200+ EUR/dinner), private tour guides, first-class trains.
Extra costs to budget for
- ETIAS
- ~7 EUR. Required for visa-free travelers from mid-2025.
- Tourist taxes
- Rome city tax (3-7 EUR/night per person). Florence tax. Venice day-tripper fee (5 EUR).
- Flight costs
- From US: $600-1,200 round-trip. From Europe: 100-400 EUR.
- Travel insurance
- $30-60 for 10 days.
Where to save money
Avoid restaurants on main tourist streets near Trevi/Pantheon/Colosseum (50% markup). Eat lunch outside Vatican walls. Take regional trains instead of high-speed Italo/Trenitalia (50% cheaper, 30 min longer). Book Italo trains 30+ days ahead for €15-25 fares.