Cost of Living in Estepona, 🇪🇸 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 21 22 23 24 $1,684 $1,122 $1,740 $842 $112

Utilities 26 27 28 $82 $107 $159 $82 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 $18 $52 $70 $46 $3

Groceries 9 15 $142 $319 $708 $236 $4

Transportation 19 3 4 $81 $73 $176 $51 $10

Dining Out 12 1 13 $730 $314 $517 $87 $81

Leisure Activities 8 16 13 1 $156 $117 $829 $64 $17

Health Insurance 10 25 $67 $62 $247 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $8 $8 $34 — —

Total $2,968 $2,174 $4,480 $1,408 $229

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 21 22 $1,122.46 $842 – $1,571 per month

Coworking Space 2 $271.64 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 22 $1,683.69 $1,459 – $2,020 per month

Coliving Space $900.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.71 per cup

Beer 13 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 12 $16.70 per meal

Fast Food Combo $9.66 per meal

Apples 9 $2.06 per kg

Bread 9 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 9 $0.94 per liter

Rice 9 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 9 $8.21 per kg

Beef 9 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 14 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $79.16 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 15 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $1.92 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.08 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 19 $44.00 per month

Gasoline 4 $1.95 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $7.31 per trip

Scooter Rental 17 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 8 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $41.39 per pair

Summer Dress $38.00 per dress

Running Shoes $78.57 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $15.92 per visit

Laundry 20 $0.56 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $78.57 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 Alicante, Granada, Málaga, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2426.34 1683.69
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1010.98 1122.46
- Apples 2.25 2.06
- Beef 16.75 16.95
- Beer 3.47 4.85
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- Bread 1.33 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.32 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 7.3
- Coffee 2.43 2.71
- Coliving Space 1270.94 900
- Coworking Space 225.3 271.64
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 439.05, family 519.93, tourist 75.1 local 87.34, nomad 729.62, expat 313.6, family 517.04, tourist 80.54
- Doctor Visit (GP) 75.1 78.57
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.66
- Gasoline 1.94 1.95
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 207.97, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 235.99, nomad 141.59, expat 318.59, family 707.97, tourist 4.35
- Gym Membership 51.99 30.05
- Haircut 20.8 15.92
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 61.74, family 246.94, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 1906.41, expat 1097.63, family 1617.56, tourist 127.09 local 841.85, nomad 1683.69, expat 1122.46, family 1739.81, tourist 112.25
- 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 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 36.97 33.67
- Jeans 86.66 41.39
- Laundry 9.24 0.56
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 254.19, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 64.05, nomad 156.25, expat 117.45, family 829.33, tourist 17
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.6 16.7
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 79.16
- Milk 1.21 0.94
- Mobile Plan 23.11 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 44
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 4.38
- Rice 1.68 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.98 7.31
- Running Shoes 98.21 78.57
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 20.8 184
- Summer Dress 40.44 38
- Taxi Start 4.16 1.92
- Taxi per km 1.27 1.08
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 16.84
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 103.99, expat 138.65, family 231.08, tourist 28.89 local 51.31, nomad 80.55, expat 73.24, family 175.75, tourist 10
- Utilities local 150.2, nomad 173.31, expat 184.86, family 277.3, tourist 0 local 82.43, expat 107.27, family 159.44, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.66, expat 92.43, family 138.65 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.47
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.67 7.35
Fix pass replaced unsupported Apartment (1 bedroom), Airbnb (1 month), Housing, Utilities and Health Insurance allocations with explicit listing, consumption and insurance formulas; historical water rates and unpriced utility charges are disclosed (casasia.es, idealista.com, juntadeandalucia.es, segurcaixaadeslas.es).

Estepona cost of living