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

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 2 11 23 $988 $786 $1,684 $786 $84

Utilities 23 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 10 11 $18 $52 $82 $46 $3

Groceries 13 $85 $212 $508 $169 $6

Transportation 4 6 $51 $36 $131 $22 $11

Dining Out 22 $657 $272 $359 $108 $43

Leisure Activities 3 12 $79 $63 $1,800 $47 $8

Health Insurance 17 $68 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 19 $7 $7 $27 — —

Total $1,953 $1,428 $4,591 $1,178 $155

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Coworking Space 11 $89.76 per month

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 3 $786.00 $506 – $954 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $897.97 per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $2.03 per cup

Beer 3 $4.97 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 22 $13.47 per meal

Fast Food Combo 3 $11.50 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 $5.46 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $67.10 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 3 $0.68 per bottle

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $12.10 per visit

Laundry 21 $0.56 per kg

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $1.93 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.07 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $21.94 per month

Gasoline 7 $1.98 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $7.26 per trip

Scooter Rental 16 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $18.29 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 12 $30.47 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) — per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 3 $8.10 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $93.50 per pair

Summer Dress — per dress

Running Shoes 3 $98.90 per pair

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 15 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 3 $11.60 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 Granada, Alicante, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1328.71 897.97
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 670.13 786
- Apples 2.14 2.06
- Beef 15.6 16.95
- Beer 2.89 4.97
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- Bread 1.27 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.32 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 8.1
- Coffee 1.85 2.03
- Coliving Space 866.55 not set
- Coworking Space 167.53 89.76
- Dining Out local 184.86, nomad 982.09, expat 439.05, family 519.93, tourist 63.55 local 107.76, nomad 656.64, expat 271.64, family 359.19, tourist 43.21
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 10.4 11.5
- Gasoline 1.94 1.98
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 169.36, nomad 84.68, expat 211.7, family 508.08, tourist 6.05
- Gym Membership 43.91 30.47
- Haircut 18.49 12.1
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 69.32, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 68.13
- Housing local 577.7, nomad 1328.71, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 109.76 local 786, nomad 987.73, family 1683.69, tourist 84.18
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 86.66, tourist 5.78 local 45.86, nomad 18.29, expat 51.96, family 82.44, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 33.67
- Jeans 86.66 93.5
- Laundry 7.51 0.56
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 254.19, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 46.67, nomad 79.07, expat 62.87, family 1799.74, tourist 8.1
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 13.47
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 67.1
- Milk 1.21 0.99
- Mobile Plan 23.11 18.29
- Monthly Transport Pass 37.55 21.94
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.16 11.6
- Rice 1.56 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.98 7.26
- Running Shoes 98.21 98.9
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 17.33 184.08
- Summer Dress 34.66 not set
- Taxi Start 3.93 1.93
- Taxi per km 1.1 1.07
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 not set
- Transportation local 36.97, nomad 51.99, expat 69.32, family 207.97, tourist 28.89 local 21.94, nomad 50.98, expat 36.46, family 131, tourist 10.8
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 150.2, expat 161.76, family 242.63, tourist 0 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.66, expat 28.89, family 46.22 local 0, nomad 6.85, expat 6.85, family 27.41
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.68
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.46
Meal (Inexpensive) changed from $17.40 to $13.47 using a €12 main portion borrowed from Gádor; SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) now identifies its national tariff. Twelve remaining individual items rely on index prices (larejamesonrural.com, orange.es).

Almeria cost of living