Nomad Watch

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 2 3 25 19 $2,986 $1,684 $2,357 $1,122 $1,122
Utilities 2 $100 $128 $155 $100 $100
Internet & Mobile 5 6 11 19 $18 $41 $59 $35 $3
Groceries 10 $136 $293 $669 $209 $3
Transportation 4 22 $135 $156 $245 $35 $25
Dining Out 2 21 $1,035 $439 $721 $132 $64
Leisure Activities 20 21 15 $191 $124 $213 $68 $36
Health Insurance 2 8 $68 $67 $269 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 24 9 $8 $8 $34 — —
Total $4,677 $2,940 $4,722 $1,701 $1,355

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 $1,908.00 $1,683 – $2,130 per month
Coworking Space 19 $180.15 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 25 $2,806.15 per month
Coliving Space $1,122.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $3.09 per cup
Beer 21 $3.31 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $15.71 per meal
Fast Food Combo 13 $9.66 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 $8.21 per kg
Beef 10 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 17 $7.35 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $67.35 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 16 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 22 $3.54 per trip
Taxi per km 22 $1.24 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 4 $21.33 per month
Gasoline 14 $1.79 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 22 $6.73 per trip
Scooter Rental 7 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $18.29 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $22.45 per month
Gym Membership 20 $42.65 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 15 $9.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $88.24 per pair
Summer Dress 1 $44.12 per dress
Running Shoes 1 $94.11 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $13.18 per visit
Laundry 23 $0.90 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 $84.19 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 18 $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 Adeje, Granada, Alicante, Hanoi, Berlin

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  6. Movistar Prepago Premium €15/28 daysOfficial
  7. Cooltra national monthly subscription from €164; local availability unconfirmedOfficial
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Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 3004.04 2806.15
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 1675.33 1908
    • Apples 2.72 2.06
    • Beef 15.94 16.95
    • Beer 4.04 3.31
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    • Bread 1.33 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 9.82 8.21
    • Cinema Ticket 9.82 9.43
    • Coffee 2.54 3.09
    • Coliving Space 1097.63 1122
    • Coworking Space 242.63 180.15
    • Dining Out local 184.86, nomad 982.09, expat 485.27, family 693.24, tourist 86.66 local 132.34, nomad 1035.47, expat 438.88, family 721.18, tourist 64.49
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 84.19
    • Fast Food Combo 12.13 9.66
    • Gasoline 1.56 1.79
    • Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 439.05, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 local 209.14, nomad 135.94, expat 292.79, family 669.23, tourist 3.49
    • Gym Membership 51.99 42.65
    • Haircut 20.8 13.18
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 75.1, family 184.86, tourist 5.78 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 67.35, family 269.39, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 982.09, nomad 2253.03, expat 1559.79, family 2426.34, tourist 155.98 local 1122.46, nomad 2986.31, expat 1683.69, family 2357.17
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 86.66, expat 63.55, family 98.21, tourist 4.62 local 34.64, nomad 18.29, expat 40.74, family 59.03, tourist 2.81
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 22.45
    • Jeans 86.66 88.24
    • Laundry 10.4 0.9
    • Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 369.73, expat 277.3, family 519.93, tourist 40.44 local 68.13, nomad 191.49, expat 123.7, family 212.82, tourist 36.26
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 16.18 15.71
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 67.35
    • Milk 1.27 0.99
    • Mobile Plan 23.11 18.29
    • Monthly Transport Pass 36.97 21.33
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 4.38
    • Rice 1.91 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 12.71 6.73
    • Running Shoes 98.21 94.11
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 28.89 184.08
    • Summer Dress 40.44 44.12
    • Taxi Start 3.87 3.54
    • Taxi per km 1.44 1.24
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.33 16.84
    • Transportation local 46.22, nomad 75.1, expat 138.65, family 231.08, tourist 28.89 local 34.8, nomad 134.7, expat 156.02, family 244.7, tourist 24.69
    • Utilities local 109.76, nomad 127.09, expat 161.76, family 242.63, tourist 0 local 100.09, expat 127.68, family 155.27
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 28.89, expat 34.66, family 92.43 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.47
    • Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 7.35

    Updated research attribution and verification date; reused the country exchange rate and comparison cities unchanged (ecb.europa.eu).

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