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

Researched Updated Oct 29, 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 20 21 22 23 1 $1,605 $1,010 $2,582 $1,010 $89

Utilities 14 15 21 23 — $73 $102 $59 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 21 $18 $52 $82 $52 $3

Groceries 9 $128 $283 $596 $213 $6

Transportation 3 4 $56 $51 $129 $22 $14

Dining Out 18 $741 $216 $263 $88 $39

Leisure Activities 2 8 16 19 $138 $106 $1,224 $46 $13

Health Insurance 11 24 $67 $70 $278 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 25 — $1 $4 — —

Total $2,753 $1,862 $5,260 $1,490 $166

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Clothing

Running Shoes 2 $92.00 per pair

Jeans 2 $91.90 per pair

Summer Dress $40.35 per dress

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 20 $1,010.21 $842 – $1,403 per month

Coworking Space 22 $202.04 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 21 $1,403.08 $1,403 – $1,403 per month

Coliving Space 23 $1,414.30 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $2.13 per cup

Beer 2 $3.60 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 18 $14.59 per meal

Fast Food Combo 2 $9.24 per meal

Apples 9 $2.06 per kg

Bread 9 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 9 $0.99 per liter

Rice 9 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 9 $8.20 per kg

Beef 9 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 2 $6.98 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) — per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 2 $0.89 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $3.42 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $0.90 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $22.45 per month

Gasoline 13 $1.66 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $7.02 per trip

Scooter Rental 10 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 8 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 19 $5.61 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $7.86 per ticket

Personal Care

Haircut $15.72 per visit

Laundry 17 $0.51 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 $89.75 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $5.53 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 29, 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, Lanzarote, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2253.03 1403.08
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 970.54 1010.21
- Apples 2.48 2.06
- Beef 15.6 16.95
- Beer 2.89 3.6
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- Bread 1.27 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 7.86
- Coffee 2.2 2.13
- Coliving Space 982.09 1414.3
- Coworking Space 190.64 202.04
- Dining Out local 161.76, nomad 901.21, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 87.55, nomad 740.82, expat 215.51, family 262.66, tourist 39.29
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 89.75
- Fast Food Combo 10.4 9.24
- Gasoline 1.56 1.66
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 213, nomad 127.8, expat 283.28, family 596.39, tourist 6.39
- Gym Membership 48.53 30.05
- Haircut 20.8 15.72
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 86.66, expat 63.55, family 161.76 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 69.59, family 278.37, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 751.01, nomad 1559.79, expat 982.09, family 1444.25, tourist 109.76 local 1010.21, nomad 1605.12, family 2581.66, tourist 88.67
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 98.21, tourist 5.2 local 51.71, nomad 18.04, family 81.78, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 33.67
- Jeans 86.66 91.9
- Laundry 11.55 0.51
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 277.3, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 34.66 local 45.77, nomad 137.81, expat 106.38, family 1223.87, tourist 13.47
- Meal (Inexpensive) 14.44 14.59
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 not set
- Milk 1.21 0.99
- Mobile Plan 23.11 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 25.42 22.45
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 5.53
- Rice 1.68 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.82 7.02
- Running Shoes 101.68 92
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 17.33 184.08
- Summer Dress 36.97 40.35
- Taxi Start 3.76 3.42
- Taxi per km 0.81 0.9
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 5.61
- Transportation local 23.11, nomad 103.99, expat 127.09, family 184.86, tourist 28.89 local 22.45, nomad 56.12, expat 50.51, family 129.08, tourist 14.03
- Utilities local 109.76, nomad 0, expat 132.87, family 207.97, tourist 0 local 58.51, nomad 0, expat 72.52, family 102.14, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 46.22 local 0, expat 1.12, family 4.49
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.89
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 6.98
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people): removed the unsupported $39.29 estimate and marked the price as not verified; the guide quotes individual lunches and tapas rather than a meal for two (lanzarotewaitsforyou.com).

Arrecife cost of living