Cost of Living in Alicante, 🇪🇸 Spain - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 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 2 $1,179 $1,010 $1,284 $898 $95

Utilities 18 3 — $131 $151 $88 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 $50 $58 $85 $45 $4

Groceries 3 13 $162 $396 $849 $288 $9

Transportation 4 5 $75 $70 $225 $45 $15

Dining Out 19 23 24 25 13 $780 $315 $505 $130 $65

Leisure Activities 3 11 $306 $186 $1,250 $80 $25

Health Insurance 14 $67 $90 $190 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 $20 $15 $40 — —

Total $2,639 $2,271 $4,579 $1,574 $215

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 3 $898.00 $692 – $1,291 per month

Coworking Space 10 $180.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,179.00 $872 – $1,740 per month

Coliving Space 2 $505.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $2.43 per cup

Beer 24 3 $4.26 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 19 3 $16.60 per meal

Fast Food Combo 25 23 $9.66 per meal

Apples 13 $2.06 per kg

Bread 13 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 13 $0.99 per liter

Rice 13 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 13 $8.21 per kg

Beef 13 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 3 $5.84 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 19 3 $57.10 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 3 $0.75 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $2.47 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.52 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $39.29 per month

Gasoline 20 $2.04 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $10.05 per trip

Scooter Rental 12 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $16.84 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 11 $30.04 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 3 $16.84 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $9.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $83.40 per pair

Summer Dress 3 $38.16 per dress

Running Shoes 3 $98.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $13.60 per visit

Laundry 3 $6.73 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $78.57 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 3 $5.39 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 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 Murcia, Granada, Madrid, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2137.49 1179
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 982.09 898
- Apples 2.25 2.06
- Beef 16.75 16.95
- Beer 3.47 4.26
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- Bread 1.27 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 9.43
- Coffee 2.08 2.43
- Coliving Space 1097.63 505
- Coworking Space 190.64 180
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 130, nomad 780, expat 315, family 505, tourist 65
- Doctor Visit (GP) 75.1 78.57
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.66
- Gasoline 1.99 2.04
- Groceries local 288.85, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 288, nomad 162, expat 396, family 849, tourist 9
- Gym Membership 46.22 30.04
- Haircut 20.8 13.6
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 67, expat 90, family 190, tourist 2.2
- Housing local 751.01, nomad 1790.87, expat 1097.63, family 1617.56, tourist 127.09 local 898, nomad 1179, expat 1010, family 1284, tourist 95
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 57.77, family 86.66, tourist 4.62 local 45, nomad 50, expat 58, family 85, tourist 4
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 39.28 33.67
- Jeans 86.66 83.4
- Laundry 10.4 6.73
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 404.39, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 80, nomad 306, expat 186, family 1250, tourist 25
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.6 16.6
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 57.1
- Milk 1.21 0.99
- Mobile Plan 20.8 16.84
- Monthly Transport Pass 36.97 39.29
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 5.39
- Rice 1.62 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 12.71 10.05
- Running Shoes 98.21 98
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.11 11.22
- Scooter Rental 20.8 184
- Summer Dress 36.97 38.16
- Taxi Start 4.85 2.47
- Taxi per km 1.33 1.52
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 16.84
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 51.99, expat 69.32, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 45, nomad 75, expat 70, family 225, tourist 15
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 0 local 87.7, nomad 0, expat 131, family 151, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.11, expat 17.33, family 46.22 local 0, nomad 20, expat 15, family 40
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.75
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.84
Doctor Visit (GP) 65.6 → 78.57 (doctoralia.es); Fast Food Combo 11.5 → 9.66 (cupon.es).

Alicante cost of living