How Much Does Nice Cost per Day
A full breakdown of Nice prices: daily budgets by tier, every itemised cost from the guide, and where the money actually goes.
The short answer
Budget travellers in Nice spend around EUR 90 a day. Mid-range travel runs closer to EUR 190, and a splurge day lands around EUR 400. Per person per day in EUR, roughly USD 97 / 205 / 430 at a rough EUR-USD rate near 1.08 in late 2026; check the current rate before budgeting off this.
Daily cost breakdown
- Stay
- Food
- Transport
- Activities
| Tier | Stay | Food | Transport | Activities | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | EUR 40 | EUR 30 | EUR 8 | EUR 12 | EUR 90 |
| Mid-range | EUR 110 | EUR 55 | EUR 12 | EUR 15 | EUR 192 |
| Splurge | EUR 280 | EUR 90 | EUR 20 | EUR 30 | EUR 420 |
A mid-range day: EUR 110 hotel room in Vieux Nice or Carre d'Or (split two ways or solo), EUR 5 tram/bus day pass, EUR 6 socca and a coffee for breakfast at Cours Saleya, EUR 12 museum entry, EUR 25 sit-down lunch with a glass of wine, EUR 30 dinner in the old town. Comes to roughly EUR 190 not counting a splurge meal or a private beach club day.
Every priced item in this guide
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Vieux Nice (Old Town) | free to walk |
| Cours Saleya Market | free to browse |
| Promenade des Anglais | free |
| Colline du Chateau (Castle Hill) | free |
| Musee Matisse | EUR 12 standard, EUR 9 for groups of 10+, free for under-18s and Nice metro residents |
| Musee National Marc Chagall | check official site, unverified here |
| Musee d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain (MAMAC) | check official site, unverified here |
| Nice beaches (Promenade des Anglais coastline) | free on public sections; private plage clubs charge for a sunbed and umbrella, typically EUR 20-30 a day, confirm current rates locally |
| Socca (chickpea flour flatbread) | EUR 4-7 a portion |
| Pan bagnat | EUR 6-9 |
| Salade nicoise | EUR 14-19 |
| Pissaladière | EUR 3-6 a slice |
| Ratatouille | EUR 12-18 |
| Farcis niçois (stuffed vegetables) | EUR 13-19 |
How to spend less
- Skip the private beach clubs and bring a towel to any public stretch of pebble beach, which is most of the coastline outside the clubs themselves
- Cours Saleya and the smaller Marche de la Liberation stalls sell fruit, cheese and prepared food cheaper than any sit-down restaurant nearby
- Buy a multi-day museum pass if you're doing three or more of the city's museums rather than paying per entry
- Day trips by TER regional train are consistently cheaper than a rental car once you count Nice parking, and you skip the coast-road traffic entirely
- Restaurants a block or two off the Promenade and off Cours Saleya's main row charge noticeably less than the ones with a sea view or a market-front terrace