Cost of Living in Benidorm, 🇪🇸 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 1 25 24 $1,235 $1,122 $2,189 $920 $107

Utilities 17 26 24 $71 $98 $158 $85 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 $18 $52 $70 $46 $0

Groceries 10 $134 $328 $728 $243 $3

Transportation 3 4 $69 $69 $199 $39 $11

Dining Out 2 13 14 15 $791 $311 $506 $135 $67

Leisure Activities 2 9 15 16 23 $255 $105 $637 $53 $23

Health Insurance 11 27 $67 $101 $292 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 28 29 $8 $8 $33 — —

Total $2,648 $2,194 $4,812 $1,521 $213

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $920.42 $920 – $1,235 per month

Coworking Space 8 $168.37 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 25 1 $1,234.71 $1,235 – $1,571 per month

Coliving Space $673.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 15 $4.38 per cup

Beer 13 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $17.20 per meal

Fast Food Combo 14 $9.65 per meal

Apples 10 $2.06 per kg

Bread 10 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 10 $0.99 per liter

Rice 10 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 $8.20 per kg

Beef 10 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 18 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $52.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 19 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $2.47 per trip

Taxi per km 4 $1.52 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $39.29 per month

Gasoline $2.10 per liter

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

Scooter Rental 20 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 9 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 23 $15.71 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $90.30 per pair

Summer Dress $33.61 per dress

Running Shoes $78.57 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $13.47 per visit

Laundry 21 $0.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 22 $4.38 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 Alicante, Madrid, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 1234.71
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1010.98 920.42
- Apples 2.2 2.06
- Beef 14.79 16.95
- Beer 2.89 4.85
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- Bread 1.33 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.32 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 7.3
- Coffee 2.25 4.38
- Coliving Space 924.32 673
- Coworking Space 190.64 168.37
- Dining Out local 207.97, nomad 1097.63, expat 485.27, family 751.01, tourist 86.66 local 134.62, nomad 790.66, expat 311.12, family 505.64, tourist 67.31
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.65
- Gasoline 1.94 2.1
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 207.97, expat 519.93, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 local 242.79, nomad 133.53, expat 327.76, family 728.36, tourist 3.24
- Gym Membership 51.99 30.05
- Haircut 20.8 13.47
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 86.66, expat 75.1, family 219.53, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 100.64, family 291.99, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 1906.41, expat 1097.63, family 1617.56, tourist 132.87 local 920.42, nomad 1234.71, expat 1122.46, family 2188.8, tourist 106.63
- Internet & Mobile local 46.22, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 98.21, tourist 4.62 local 45.7, nomad 18.04, expat 51.71, family 69.75, tourist 0.4
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 36.97 33.67
- Jeans 86.66 90.3
- Laundry 7.51 0.75
- Leisure Activities local 115.54, nomad 404.39, expat 288.85, family 577.7, tourist 40.44 local 53.06, nomad 255.3, expat 105.27, family 637.3, tourist 23.36
- Meal (Inexpensive) 14.44 17.2
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 52
- Milk 1.21 0.99
- Mobile Plan 23.11 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 43.91 39.29
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.16 4.38
- Rice 1.56 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.98 10.05
- Running Shoes 98.21 78.57
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.89 184
- Summer Dress 36.97 33.61
- Taxi Start 4.39 2.47
- Taxi per km 1.44 1.52
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 16.18 15.71
- Transportation local 51.99, nomad 69.32, expat 103.99, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 39.29, nomad 69.44, expat 69.44, family 199.18, tourist 11.36
- Utilities local 155.98, nomad 0, expat 184.86, family 277.3, tourist 0 local 84.63, nomad 70.97, expat 98.29, family 158.07, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 46.22, expat 40.44, family 138.65 local 0, nomad 8.36, expat 8.36, family 33.43
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.47
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 7.35
Retry 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 for factor units, explicit borrowed-price caveats, exact profile arithmetic, and citations that show the priced inputs; blocked or mismatched references removed (benidorm.bloomest.es, movistar.es, foroinmigracion.es).

Benidorm cost of living