Cost of Living in El Medano, 🇪🇸 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 2 10 24 25 $1,740 $1,100 $1,987 $1,010 $1,010

Utilities 2 3 — $127 $155 $100 $100

Internet & Mobile 2 7 8 9 10 $18 $52 $70 $46 $3

Groceries 15 $108 $233 $534 $167 $3

Transportation 5 19 $137 $156 $245 $21 $25

Dining Out 3 21 $1,211 $323 $646 $126 $67

Leisure Activities 17 4 22 21 $270 $139 $417 $40 $33

Health Insurance 3 12 $68 $67 $269 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 13 14 $8 $8 $34 — —

Total $3,560 $2,205 $4,357 $1,510 $1,243

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,010.21 per month

Coworking Space 10 $280.62 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,459.20 per month

Coliving Space 16 $954.09 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $2.03 per cup

Beer 21 $3.31 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $20.20 per meal

Fast Food Combo 4 $10.70 per meal

Apples 15 $2.06 per kg

Bread 15 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 15 $0.99 per liter

Rice 15 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 $8.20 per kg

Beef 15 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 4 $6.21 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $61.74 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 4 $0.84 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 19 $3.54 per trip

Taxi per km 19 $1.23 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 $21.33 per month

Gasoline 6 $1.95 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 19 $6.73 per trip

Scooter Rental 11 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $18.29 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 17 $30.47 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 4 $9.38 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 4 $88.20 per pair

Summer Dress 4 $44.10 per dress

Running Shoes 4 $94.10 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 4 $13.20 per visit

Laundry 20 $0.56 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $44.90 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 4 $8.24 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, Costa Adeje, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2253.03 1459.2
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1010.98 1010.21
- Apples 2.43 2.06
- Beef 15.6 16.95
- Beer 2.89 3.31
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- Bread 1.1 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 9.38
- Coffee 2.02 2.03
- Coliving Space 947.43 954.09
- Coworking Space 190.64 280.62
- Dining Out local 161.76, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 125.72, nomad 1210.57, expat 322.82, family 645.64, tourist 66.73
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 44.9
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 10.7
- Gasoline 1.55 1.95
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 207.97, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 166.76, nomad 108.39, expat 233.46, family 533.62, tourist 2.78
- Gym Membership 51.99 30.47
- Haircut 20.8 13.2
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 67.35, family 269.39, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 1906.41, expat 1097.63, family 1617.56, tourist 127.09 local 1010.21, nomad 1739.81, expat 1100.01, family 1986.75
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 45.87, nomad 18.29, expat 51.96, family 70.25, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 33.67
- Jeans 75.1 88.2
- Laundry 8.67 0.56
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 207.97, expat 161.76, family 346.62, tourist 40.44 local 39.85, nomad 270.23, expat 139.38, family 416.6, tourist 32.98
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.71 20.2
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 61.74
- Milk 1.33 0.99
- Mobile Plan 20.8 18.29
- Monthly Transport Pass 23.11 21.33
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.86 8.24
- Rice 1.68 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.98 6.73
- Running Shoes 92.43 94.1
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 17.33 184.08
- Summer Dress 36.97 44.1
- Taxi Start 3.76 3.54
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.23
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 16.84
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 51.99, expat 138.65, family 254.19, tourist 28.89 local 21.33, nomad 136.94, expat 156.02, family 244.7, tourist 24.69
- Utilities local 86.66, nomad 127.09, expat 109.76, family 184.86, tourist 0 local 100.09, nomad 0, expat 127.4, family 155.27
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 17.33, family 34.66 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.84
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.67 6.21
Fix pass: Utilities, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Doctor Visit (GP) replaced unsupported totals with cited profile formulas, used the official ordinary visa fee and disclosed nearby medical pricing (adeje.com, safetywing.com, boe.es, doctoralia.es, thebullbar.es, nexus38tenerife.com).

El Medano cost of living