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 13 $1,179 — — — —
Utilities — — — — —
Internet & Mobile 8 9 15 $18 $52 $70 $46 $3
Groceries 14 19 $95 $189 $505 $158 $1
Transportation 6 7 $134 $87 $252 $47 $15
Dining Out 23 $876 $276 $521 $112 $45
Leisure Activities 16 5 20 $114 $108 $177 $50 $15
Health Insurance 12 $67 — — — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 25 — — — — $101
Total $2,483 $712 $1,525 $413 $182

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 13 $1,178.58 per month
Coworking Space 10 $278.43 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 13 $1,178.58 per month
Coliving Space $1,460.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $2.49 per cup
Beer 20 $4.85 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 23 $11.22 per meal
Fast Food Combo 5 $12.40 per meal
Apples 14 $2.06 per kg
Bread 14 $1.47 per loaf
Milk 14 $0.94 per liter
Rice 14 $1.14 per kg
Chicken Fillets 14 $8.20 per kg
Beef 14 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 21 $7.35 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 23 $70.72 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 19 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $3.14 per trip
Taxi per km 6 $1.34 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 24 $29.91 per month
Gasoline 18 $1.96 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $9.82 per trip
Scooter Rental 11 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $18.04 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 15 $33.67 per month
Gym Membership 16 $30.05 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 5 $9.77 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 5 $92.40 per pair
Summer Dress $34.19 per dress
Running Shoes 5 $93.70 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 5 $16.20 per visit
Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $67.35 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 22 $4.38 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 Barcelona, Madrid, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

  1. Fotocasa Begur rent index €13/m² municipality (Oct 2026)Index
  2. Fotocasa Begur pueblo €20/m² (Oct 2026)Index
  3. Engel & Völkers Begur apartments €19.24/m² (12 Oct 2026)Index
  4. Renta media Begur: secondary summary of declared 2024 rents; median €590/monthIndex
  5. Livingcost Girona: USD prices, explicitly borrowed for Begur minor itemsIndex
  6. Girona urban taxi 2026 Tarifa 1 €2.80 + €1.19/kmOfficial
  7. SARFA T10/120 Girona–Costa Brava Centro €21.15 (2025)Official
  8. Orange Prepago 10 €10/28 daysOfficial
  9. Movistar Premium €15 per 28 days; converted to a 30-day monthOfficial
  10. FLOCS Palafrugell: €205/month plus VAT; €175 requires six monthsOfficial
  11. Cooltra 125cc monthly from €164Official
  12. SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
  13. Fotocasa Begur: Sa Riera one-bedroom seasonal listing €1,050/month, October–May; utilities extraListings
  14. Mealbudget Spain supermarket price tracker: packaged EUR prices and pack weightsSecondary
  15. Orange fibre 300 Mbps: standard €30/month after promotionOfficial
  16. Basic-Fit Spain: Comfort €24.99/4 weeks; Flex €29.98/4 weeks; enrollment extraOfficial
  17. Doctoralia: Palamós Clínica Eupnea general medicine visit €60; nearby-town proxyListings
  18. MITECO national gasoline 95 E5 €1.75/L (22 Oct 2026 daily series)Official
  19. Mercadona Aguadoy sparkling water: €2.52 per 9 L, six 1.5 L bottlesShop
  20. Spanish drinks menu sample: €3.80 per 0.5 L beer; venue not identifiedShop
  21. Mercadona El Coto crianza: €6.55 per 750 ml bottleShop
  22. Farmacia online Efferaldol Flash paracetamol 16 comprimidos €3.90Shop
  23. Les Acàcies Begur menu: chicken €10, sandwich €6, steak €19, dessert €5, wine €15Official
  24. ATM Girona 2026: one-zone T-MES €26.65; borrowed Girona pass, not valid across BegurOfficial
  25. European Commission official Schengen fees: standard adult visa €90, exemptions applyOfficial

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 3004.04 1178.58
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 982.09 1178.58
    • Apples 2.43 2.06
    • Beef 16.75 16.95
    • Beer 4.04 4.85
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    • Bread 1.44 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.2
    • Cinema Ticket 10.4 9.77
    • Coffee 2.2 2.49
    • Coliving Space 1097.63 1460
    • Coworking Space 225.3 278.43
    • Dining Out local 231.08, nomad 982.09, expat 519.93, family 693.24, tourist 86.66 local 112.25, nomad 875.52, expat 276.13, family 520.82, tourist 44.9
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 67.35
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 12.4
    • Gasoline 1.99 1.96
    • Groceries local 369.73, nomad 207.97, expat 519.93, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 local 157.88, nomad 94.73, expat 189.45, family 505.21, tourist 1.35
    • Gym Membership 48.53 30.05
    • Haircut 25.42 16.2
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 80.88, family 207.97 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 866.55, nomad 1906.41, expat 1097.63, family 1617.56, tourist 132.87 1178.58
    • Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 103.99, tourist 5.78 local 45.7, nomad 18.04, expat 51.71, family 69.75, tourist 2.81
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 33.67
    • Jeans 86.66 92.4
    • Laundry 9.82 not set
    • Leisure Activities local 115.54, nomad 288.85, expat 231.08, family 462.16, tourist 34.66 local 49.59, nomad 113.94, expat 107.93, family 177.06, tourist 14.62
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 16.18 11.22
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 70.72
    • Milk 1.33 0.94
    • Mobile Plan 23.11 18.04
    • Monthly Transport Pass 51.99 29.91
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 4.38
    • Rice 1.85 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 13.86 9.82
    • Running Shoes 98.21 93.7
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 28.89 184.08
    • Summer Dress 43.91 34.19
    • Taxi Start 4.74 3.14
    • Taxi per km 1.68 1.34
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 16.84
    • Transportation local 69.32, nomad 138.65, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 47.48, nomad 134.25, expat 86.77, family 252.1, tourist 14.57
    • Utilities local 161.76, nomad 0, expat 196.42, family 277.3, tourist 0 not set
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.66, expat 57.77, family 115.54 local 0, tourist 101.02
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.47
    • Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 7.35

    Retry fix pass corrected units, package conversions, borrowed-price disclosures, source support and reproducible profile formulas; removed unsupported totals and laundry conversion. Lines checked and changed: 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). Sources were reopened, the furnished rental corrected to a monthly listing, and official visa fees sourced directly (fotocasa.es, mealbudget.app, home-affairs.ec.europa.eu).

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