Put three numbers in your spreadsheet, not one: the one-time travel insurance policy for your visa application, then the recurring statutory (Germany) or SSN (Italy) insurance once you arrive, and finally your blocked account or proof-of-funds requirement, which is a separate line again. Students who budget for only “insurance” as a single number are almost always underestimating what leaves their account in the first two months.
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