Nomad Watch

Researched Updated Oct 28, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost
Housing 1 20 $1,235 $842 $1,010 $758 $758
Utilities 20 — — — — —
Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 20 $18 $52 $70 $46 $3
Groceries 13 $106 $265 $636 $212 $4
Transportation 3 4 5 $55 $55 $143 $22 $11
Dining Out 19 22 2 $731 $269 $485 $126 $46
Leisure Activities 11 23 2 $209 $149 $296 $59 $20
Health Insurance 14 18 16 $68 $112 $391 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 $8 $8 $34 — —
Total $2,430 $1,752 $3,065 $1,223 $844

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $760.00 $758 – $1,066 per month
Coworking Space 10 $210.52 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 20 $1,234.71 per month
Coliving Space $594.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.23 per cup
Beer 2 $5.08 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 19 $15.71 per meal
Fast Food Combo 22 $9.66 per meal
Apples 13 $2.06 per kg
Bread 13 $1.47 per loaf
Milk 13 $0.94 per liter
Rice 13 $1.14 per kg
Chicken Fillets 13 $8.20 per kg
Beef 13 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 2 $6.56 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $50.85 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 2 $0.66 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $4.83 per trip
Taxi per km 5 $1.20 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 3 4 $22.22 per month
Gasoline 6 $2.01 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $8.19 per trip
Scooter Rental 12 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $18.24 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month
Gym Membership 11 $30.39 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 23 $9.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $84.88 per pair
Summer Dress 2 $38.20 per dress
Running Shoes 2 $116.81 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $20.89 per visit
Laundry 21 $0.47 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $33.67 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 2 $4.80 per purchase

About these costs

Method
Researched
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026
Last changed
Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate
1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Alicante, Granada, Madrid, Hanoi, Berlin

  1. A Coruña Capital: one-bedroom €675–€950, three-bedroom €750–€950 monthly listingsListings
  2. Livingcost.org A Coruña basket (updated Jun 2026)Index
  3. Millennium card €0.45/trip; PMUS monthly cap €19.80 (44 trips general profile)Official
  4. Urban bus cash fare €1.30; bono-bus €0.45Official
  5. BOP 2025 urban taxi Tarifa 1 €4.30 flag + €1.07/kmOfficial
  6. Spain Octane-95 €1.79/litre (Oct 2026)Index
  7. Orange Prepago 10 €10/28 daysOfficial
  8. Movistar Prepago Premium €15/28 daysOfficial
  9. Orange Fibra 300 Mb €20/month promo; €30 standardOfficial
  10. Eléctrica A Coruña: full-time desk €155/month before VATOfficial
  11. Basic-Fit Comfort €24.99 per 4 weeks (Spain chain)Official
  12. Cooltra 125cc monthly hire from €164/monthOfficial
  13. Mealbudget national Spain supermarket price tracker, retailer-reported pack pricesSecondary
  14. SafetyWing Nomad Insurance Essential from $62.72/4 weeksOfficial
  15. BOE ordinary short-stay and national visa application fees: €90Official
  16. Schengen 90/180-day short-stay rules (UK FCDO)Official
  17. Doctoralia: Clínica Rey López A Coruña general medicine from €30 per visitListings
  18. Sanitas Más Salud without copay: La Coruña age 30–34 €99.96, age 3–15 €74.03/monthOfficial
  19. Simbo A Coruña: weekday three-course lunch with drink and dessert or coffee €14Shop
  20. Ruela da Estacada: furnished one-bedroom short let €1100/month including expensesListings
  21. Lavavut A Coruña: 12 kg wash from €5, drying from €2Shop
  22. McDonald's España McMenú from €8.60 with fries and drinkSecondary
  23. Yelmo Cines Puerta de Alicante normal ticket €8.40 (national Yelmo chain reference)Listings

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1675.33 1234.71
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 901.21 760
    • Apples 2.25 2.06
    • Beef 14.44 16.95
    • Beer 2.89 5.08
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    • Bread 1.27 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 8.32 8.2
    • Cinema Ticket 9.82 9.43
    • Coffee 2.08 2.23
    • Coliving Space 751.01 594
    • Coworking Space 202.2 210.52
    • Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 125.68, nomad 731.4, expat 269.2, family 484.68, tourist 45.54
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 33.67
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.66
    • Gasoline 1.99 2.01
    • Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 211.99, nomad 105.99, expat 264.98, family 635.96, tourist 3.53
    • Gym Membership 51.99 30.39
    • Haircut 20.8 20.89
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 67.95, expat 112.37, family 391.18, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 635.47, nomad 1559.79, expat 982.09, family 1386.48, tourist 109.76 local 757.66, nomad 1234.71, expat 841.85, family 1010.21
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 45.83, nomad 18.24, expat 51.91, family 70.15, tourist 2.81
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.66 33.67
    • Jeans 86.66 84.88
    • Laundry 8.09 0.47
    • Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 58.68, nomad 208.89, expat 149.39, family 295.86, tourist 19.59
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 15.71
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.77 50.85
    • Milk 1.21 0.94
    • Mobile Plan 23.11 18.24
    • Monthly Transport Pass 37.55 22.22
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.51 4.8
    • Rice 1.56 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 10.98 8.19
    • Running Shoes 98.21 116.81
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 11.55 184
    • Summer Dress 40.44 38.2
    • Taxi Start 4.79 4.83
    • Taxi per km 1.33 1.2
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.33 16.84
    • Transportation local 34.66, nomad 51.99, expat 57.77, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 22.22, nomad 54.98, expat 54.98, family 142.72, tourist 11.11
    • Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 0 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 46.22 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.66
    • Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 6.56

    Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP) corrected for units, borrowed prices, supported page numbers and exact profile formulas; unsupported utility bills and tourist lodging omitted. Provenance updated to this review (electricacoruna.com, lavavut.com, restaurantesimbo.com, boe.es).

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