Cost of Living in Denia, 🇪🇸 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 $1,066 $1,066 $1,122 $1,066 $1,066

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 $18 $52 $70 $46 $11

Groceries 11 20 $162 $325 $731 $244 $2

Transportation 4 5 $79 $69 $187 $49 $14

Dining Out 2 15 16 $712 $316 $542 $119 $50

Leisure Activities 2 10 17 $103 $74 $642 $45 $15

Health Insurance 12 $67 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —

Total $2,207 $1,902 $3,294 $1,569 $1,158

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,066.34 per month

Coworking Space 3 $176.49 per month

Airbnb (1 month) — per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.71 per cup

Beer 16 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $14.90 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 2 $9.66 per meal

Apples 11 $2.06 per kg

Bread 11 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 11 $0.99 per liter

Rice 11 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $8.20 per kg

Beef 11 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 19 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $51.80 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 20 $0.47 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 18 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 10 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) — per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $55.30 per pair

Summer Dress 2 $38.00 per dress

Running Shoes 22 $78.57 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $12.90 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $67.35 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 21 $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, Benidorm, Madrid, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 not set
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 953.21 1066.34
- Apples 2.25 2.06
- Beef 15.6 16.95
- Beer 3.47 4.85
40 more changes
- Bread 1.27 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.55 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 9.24 7.3
- Coffee 2.02 2.71
- Coliving Space 1016.75 not set
- Coworking Space 190.64 176.49
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 80.88 local 118.78, nomad 712, expat 315.68, family 542.28, tourist 49.73
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 67.35
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.66
- Gasoline 1.94 1.95
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 13.86 local 243.62, nomad 162.41, expat 324.82, family 730.85, tourist 2.41
- Gym Membership 51.99 30.05
- Haircut 18.49 12.9
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86 nomad 67.2, tourist 0
- Housing local 751.01, nomad 1675.33, expat 982.09, family 1502.02, tourist 127.09 local 1066.34, family 1122.46
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 45.7, nomad 18.04, expat 51.71, family 69.75, tourist 11.22
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 36.97 33.67
- Jeans 86.66 55.3
- Laundry 7.51 not set
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 254.19, expat 207.97, family 404.39, tourist 34.66 local 44.65, nomad 103.05, expat 73.85, family 641.5, tourist 14.6
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.18 14.9
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 51.8
- Milk 1.21 0.99
- Mobile Plan 20.8 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 39.29
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.16 4.38
- Rice 1.56 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 12.13 10.05
- Running Shoes 98.21 78.57
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 17.33 184
- Summer Dress 36.97 38
- Taxi Start 4.39 2.47
- Taxi per km 1.44 1.52
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 not set
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 103.99, expat 138.65, family 231.08, tourist 28.89 local 49.34, nomad 79.49, expat 69.44, family 187.31, tourist 13.75
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 184.86, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.66, family 57.77 not set
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.47
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.67 7.35
Coworking Space converts €129.95 plus 21% VAT to $176.49; Chicken Fillets converts the €8.04/1.1 kg pack to $8.20/kg, with Groceries recomputed from that rounded input (micelium.es, mealbudget.app).

Denia cost of living