Cost of Living in Altea, 🇪🇸 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 $1,347 $1,066 $920 $920 $920

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 $18 $40 $59 $34 $3

Groceries 13 $126 $311 $661 $225 $7

Transportation 4 5 $79 $69 $179 $44 $11

Dining Out 3 15 16 $779 $315 $487 $119 $60

Leisure Activities 14 17 3 $105 $68 $1,770 $49 $9

Health Insurance 10 $67 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 11 12 $8 $8 $34 — $101

Total $2,529 $1,877 $4,110 $1,391 $1,111

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $954.00 per month

Coworking Space 2 $112.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,347.00 per month

Coliving Space $730.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $2.43 per cup

Beer 16 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $16.60 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 $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) 3 $57.10 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 3 $0.75 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $2.47 per trip

Taxi per km 4 $1.52 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 $39.29 per month

Gasoline 6 $1.95 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $10.05 per trip

Scooter Rental $84.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $22.45 per month

Gym Membership 14 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 $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 $6.73 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $78.57 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 3 $5.39 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, Madrid, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1614.63 1347
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 807.31 954
- Apples 2.42 2.06
- Beef 16.15 16.95
- Beer 5.19 4.85
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- Bread 2.08 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.8 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 10.96 9.43
- Coffee 2.88 2.43
- Coliving Space 922.64 730
- Coworking Space 173 112
- Dining Out local 115.33, nomad 1037.97, expat 230.66, family 288.33, tourist 57.67 local 119.04, nomad 778.6, expat 315.44, family 486.8, tourist 59.51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.2 78.57
- Fast Food Combo 9.8 9.66
- Gasoline 1.9 1.95
- Groceries local 207.59, nomad 57.67, expat 253.73, family 691.98, tourist 5.77 local 224.71, nomad 125.57, expat 310.63, family 660.9, tourist 6.61
- Gym Membership 46.13 30.05
- Haircut 20.76 13.6
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.2, expat 115.33, family 230.66, tourist 3.46 nomad 67.2, tourist 0
- Housing local 634.32, nomad 1729.96, expat 922.64, family 1383.97, tourist 115.33 local 920.42, nomad 1347, expat 1066.34
- Internet & Mobile local 51.9, nomad 28.83, expat 57.67, family 69.2, tourist 2.31 local 34.48, nomad 18.04, expat 40.49, family 58.53, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 22.45
- Jeans 80.73 83.4
- Laundry 9.23 6.73
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 461.32, expat 115.33, family 288.33, tourist 23.07 local 48.91, nomad 105.49, expat 67.77, family 1769.87, tourist 9.43
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.15 16.6
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.43 57.1
- Milk 1.44 0.99
- Mobile Plan 23.07 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 51.9 39.29
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 5.39
- Rice 2.31 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.23 10.05
- Running Shoes 98.03 98
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.53 11.22
- Scooter Rental 40.37 84
- Summer Dress 40.37 38.16
- Taxi Start 4.04 2.47
- Taxi per km 1.38 1.52
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 16.84
- Transportation local 69.2, nomad 34.6, expat 115.33, family 230.66, tourist 17.3 local 44.31, nomad 79.49, expat 69.44, family 179.08, tourist 11.36
- Utilities local 103.8, nomad 0, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.6, family 57.67 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67, tourist 101.02
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 0.75
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 5.84
Fix pass — Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, 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), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds): corrected units and billing periods, labelled borrowed prices, rebuilt supported totals from explicit quantities, and removed unsupported citations or amounts (mealbudget.app, taxienalicante.com, boe.es).

Altea cost of living