To help you successfully budget your money while abroad, take a look at how much past ISI Florence students spent on the following items during their time in Florence. Estimates may fluctuate from one academic session to the next and based on the program selected. Please use the guide below for a general idea of what is usually spent and compare it to your own personal spending habits.

1. Average amount spent per week on groceries (toiletries, apartment food, cleaning supplies)
   • 46% – spent between 20 and 30 euros per week.
   • 34% – spent between 30 and 40 euros per week.
   • 13% – spent between 40 and 50 euros per week.
   • 5% – spent between 50 and 70 euros per week.
   • 2% – spent more than 70 euros per week.
2. Average amount spent per week eating out (cafes, restaurants, gelaterias, etc.)
   • 8% – spent between 0 and 15 euros per week.
   • 24% – spent between 15 and 30 euros per week.
   • 41% – spent between 30 and 50 euros per week.
   • 23% – spent between 50 and 100 euros per week.
   • 4% – spent more than 100 euros per week.
3. Average amount spent per week on social activities (movies, museums, tours, bars)
   • 29% – spent between 5 and 25 euros per week.
   • 38% – spent between 25 and 50 euros per week.
   • 18% – spent between 50 and 75 euros per week.
   • 10% – spent between 75 and 100 euros per week.
   • 5% – spent more than 100 euros per week.
4. Average amount spent per month on personal items (clothes, shoes, home goods, souvenirs)
   • 9% – spent between 0 and 10 euros per month.
   • 21% – spent between 10 and 30 euros per month.
   • 24% – spent between 30 and 60 euros per month.
   • 24% – spent between 60 and 100 euros per month.
   • 22% – spent more than 100 euros per month.
5. Average amount spent per month on independent travel (buses, trains, flights, hotels)
   • 5% – spent between 0 and 200 euros per month.
   • 21% – spent between 200 and 400 euros per month.
   • 33% – spent between 400 and 600 euros per month.
   • 26% – spent between 600 and 800 euros per month.
   • 15% – spent more than 800 euros per month.
6. Average amount spent per semester on school supplies (notebooks, pens, art supplies)
   • 70% – spent between 0 and 20 euros per semester.
   • 22% – spent between 20 and 40 euros per semester.
   •  4% – spent between 40 and 60 euros per semester.
   • 3% – spent between 60 and 100 euros per semester.
   • 1% – spent more than 100 euros per semester.
7. Average amount spent per semester on course textbooks
   • 13% – spent between 0 and 30 euros per semester.
   • 15% – spent between 30 and 60 euros per semester.
   • 18% – spent between 60 and 90 euros per semester.
   • 27% – spent between 90 and 120 euros per semester.
   • 27% – spent more than 120 euros per semester.
8. (For Architecture Students Only) Average amount spent per semester on architecture studio supplies
   • 58% – spent between 0 and 50 euros per semester.
   • 24% – spent between 50 and 100 euros per semester.
   • 18% – spent between 100 and 150 euros per semester.
   • 0% – spent more than 150 euros per semester.