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 22 — — — — $105
Utilities — — — — —
Internet & Mobile 5 6 12 $18 $52 $70 $52 $3
Groceries 13 $85 $221 $510 $170 $4
Transportation 3 4 11 $140 $56 $140 $28 $14
Dining Out 15 18 21 $1,236 $416 $832 $128 $43
Leisure Activities 20 16 $195 $141 $256 $63 $21
Health Insurance 9 $68 — — — $2
Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —
Total $1,742 $886 $1,808 $441 $192

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) — per month
Coworking Space 8 $84.17 per month
Airbnb (1 month) — per month
Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 18 $1.91 per cup
Beer 19 $4.85 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 15 $14.03 per meal
Fast Food Combo 17 $8.13 per meal
Apples 13 $2.06 per kg
Bread 13 $1.47 per loaf
Milk 13 $0.99 per liter
Rice 13 $1.14 per kg
Chicken Fillets 13 $8.20 per kg
Beef 13 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) $6.98 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 21 $56.12 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 18 $1.91 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 4 $3.42 per trip
Taxi per km 3 4 $0.90 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 11 $0.00 per month
Gasoline $1.80 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 3 4 $7.02 per trip
Scooter Rental 7 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $18.29 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 12 $33.67 per month
Gym Membership 20 $56.12 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 10 $5.61 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $7.86 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $116.19 per pair
Summer Dress $58.10 per dress
Running Shoes $122.52 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $12.90 per visit
Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $89.75 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) $8.29 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 Arrecife, Corralejo, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

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Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 2541.88 not set
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 982.09 not set
    • Apples 2.48 2.06
    • Beef 16.41 16.95
    • Beer 4.04 4.85
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    • Bread 1.27 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.2
    • Cinema Ticket 9.82 7.86
    • Coffee 2.54 1.91
    • Coliving Space 1097.63 not set
    • Coworking Space 202.2 84.17
    • Dining Out local 161.76, nomad 982.09, expat 369.73, family 635.47, tourist 75.1 local 127.51, nomad 1235.83, expat 415.76, family 831.52, tourist 43.1
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 89.75
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 8.13
    • Gasoline 1.59 1.8
    • Groceries local 358.17, nomad 207.97, expat 439.05, family 866.55, tourist 13.86 local 170.01, nomad 85, expat 221.01, family 510.02, tourist 4.25
    • Gym Membership 51.99 56.12
    • Haircut 20.8 12.9
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 75.1, family 207.97 nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 866.55, nomad 1906.41, expat 1097.63, family 1617.56, tourist 127.09 105.03
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 51.96, nomad 18.29, family 70.25, tourist 2.81
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 33.67
    • Jeans 86.66 116.19
    • Laundry 11.55 not set
    • Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 277.3, expat 207.97, family 404.39, tourist 40.44 local 62.86, nomad 195.31, expat 141.43, family 255.92, tourist 21.33
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 16.75 14.03
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 56.12
    • Milk 1.44 0.99
    • Mobile Plan 23.11 18.29
    • Monthly Transport Pass 23.11 0
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.51 8.29
    • Rice 1.85 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 11.55 7.02
    • Running Shoes 98.21 122.52
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 28.89 184.08
    • Summer Dress 40.44 58.1
    • Taxi Start 4.04 3.42
    • Taxi per km 1.27 0.9
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 5.61
    • Transportation local 51.99, nomad 242.63, expat 184.86, family 323.51 local 28.06, nomad 140.31, expat 56.12, family 140.31, tourist 14.03
    • Utilities local 86.66, nomad 127.09, expat 109.76, family 184.86, tourist 0 not set
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.66, family 57.77 not set
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 1.91
    • Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 6.98

    Retry fix pass — Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) corrected for source evidence, units, borrowed prices or explicit budget arithmetic.

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