Per-trip budget planning
Pre-filled with indicative mid-range daily averages for Italy (as of 2026-06). Adjust every field to your own plan, switch on the road-trip block for fuel and tolls, then export the breakdown.
Preset prices indicative, as of
A classic Rome–Florence–Venice route: three-star hotels or B&Bs, trattoria dinners, regional trains and city transit, plus museums and guided sites.
Indicative mid-range figures for the main art cities. Lodging is per room; food, transport, and activities are per person, per day. Coastal and August high-season prices run higher.
Loaded with the indicative presets, a 7-day trip for 2 people lands near the headline figure above before flights. Lodging is counted per room and the daily categories per person, so adjusting the party size and comfort level moves the total the way you would expect. Presets were last reviewed and are indicative, not quotes.
| Cost | How it's counted | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| Lodging | $140/day × 7 days (per room) | $980 |
| Food | $50/day × 7 days × 2 people | $700 |
| Local transport | $14/day × 7 days × 2 people | $196 |
| Activities | $28/day × 7 days × 2 people | $392 |
| Estimated total | $2,268 | |
For a first Italy itinerary, the biggest number is usually the room, not pasta or coffee. This calculator starts a mid-range Rome-Florence-Venice plan at $140 per night for lodging, $50 per person per day for food, $14 for local transport, and $28 for museums, tours, and paid sites. That puts a 7-day trip for 2 people near $2,268 before flights. Solo travelers should raise the per-person room cost, because the lodging line is not shared.
City order matters. Rome and Florence can be managed with walking, transit, and short paid visits, while Venice often pushes lodging and restaurant costs higher because the historic center is compact and highly seasonal. Coastal towns, lake towns, and August holiday dates can also move the room line well above the preset. If your plan mixes one expensive city with cheaper regional stops, edit the lodging number first; it has more impact than shaving a few dollars from daily food.
The easiest savings are structural. Stay near a station but outside the most famous square, book intercity trains early when your route is fixed, and group paid sights instead of booking a guided tour every day. For food, a cafe breakfast, casual lunch, and one trattoria dinner can stay close to the $50 daily preset, while three sit-down meals and wine at tourist streets will overshoot it. If you rent a car, add a separate toll, parking, and restricted-zone buffer rather than hiding those costs inside the daily transport field.
On the indicative mid-range figures used here, a 7-day trip for 2 people works out to roughly $2,268 in total, or about $1,134 per person, before flights. Your real cost depends heavily on season, comfort level, and how much you do, so treat this as a starting point and edit every field.
The presets use about $140 per day for lodging (per room), $50 per person for food, $14 for local transport, and $28 for activities. These are indicative averages, not quotes.
No — they are indicative averages, last reviewed 2026-06, not live prices. They are meant to seed a sensible starting estimate. Always check current accommodation, transport, and activity prices for your dates before committing.
Only if you add them. Flights are entered separately as a per-person one-off, because long-haul fares vary far too much by origin and date to preset. Add your own quoted fare to fold it into the total.
Using this page's mid-range presets, 7 days in Italy for 2 people costs roughly $2,268 before flights, or about $1,134 per person when sharing a room. A solo traveler can spend more per person because the lodging line is no longer split. Budget trips can come in lower by choosing hostels or simple guesthouses, while Venice stays, private tours, and peak summer dates can push the total much higher.
Italy is moderate by Western Europe standards if you use trains, stay in small hotels or B&Bs, and eat at casual places. The expensive parts are peak-season lodging, Venice or coastal nights, guided tours, and rental-car extras such as tolls, parking, and restricted-zone fines. Food and local transport are usually easier to keep predictable.
For a Rome-Florence-Venice route, usually no. Trains avoid parking, traffic, tolls, and ZTL restricted-zone risks. A car makes more sense for countryside stays, hill towns, or regions where train service is thin. If you do rent, add a separate allowance for tolls, parking, and fuel rather than relying only on the calculator's local transport preset.