Cost of Living in Gijón, 🇪🇸 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 $1,235 $909 $1,212 $763 $763

Utilities 1 21 22 — $139 $169 $94 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 10 $18 $46 $65 $46 $3

Groceries 3 $129 $323 $775 $258 $8

Transportation 4 6 $63 $54 $162 $45 $18

Dining Out 15 18 27 $953 $317 $485 $139 $57

Leisure Activities 12 13 18 19 $222 $118 $209 $55 $19

Health Insurance 16 $68 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 17 $8 $8 $34 — —

Total $2,696 $1,914 $3,111 $1,400 $868

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Coliving Space — per month

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $909.00 $764 – $1,179 per month

Coworking Space 11 $177.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,234.71 $954 – $1,400 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 18 $2.56 per cup

Beer 18 $4.04 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 27 $20.20 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 $12.75 per meal

Apples 3 $3.13 per kg

Bread 3 $1.29 per loaf

Milk 3 $1.45 per liter

Rice 3 $1.29 per kg

Chicken Fillets $5.39 per kg

Beef $12.91 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 26 $8.14 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 27 $56.12 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $2.44 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.32 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $44.56 per month

Gasoline 7 $2.01 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $9.06 per trip

Scooter Rental 23 $1,178.58 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $18.29 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $28.06 per month

Gym Membership 12 $30.39 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 19 $9.09 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 13 $9.45 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $103.00 per pair

Summer Dress 20 $33.62 per dress

Running Shoes $102.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 24 $17.96 per visit

Laundry 25 $0.47 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $22.45 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 28 $13.74 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 A Coruna, Alicante, Granada, Madrid, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1387.79 1234.71
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 751.72 909
- Apples 2.31 3.13
- Beef 16.19 12.91
- Beer 2.89 4.04
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- Bread 1.16 1.29
- Chicken Fillets 8.67 5.39
- Cinema Ticket 9.25 9.45
- Coffee 2.08 2.56
- Coliving Space 693.9 not set
- Coworking Space 138.78 177
- Dining Out local 69.39, nomad 462.6, expat 208.17, family 289.12, tourist 40.48 local 139.19, nomad 952.97, expat 316.53, family 484.9, tourist 57.41
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.39 22.45
- Fast Food Combo 9.83 12.75
- Gasoline 1.85 2.01
- Groceries local 289.12, nomad 92.52, expat 404.77, family 693.9, tourist 11.56 local 258.44, nomad 129.22, expat 323.04, family 775.31, tourist 8.08
- Gym Membership 40.48 30.39
- Haircut 17.35 17.96
- Health Insurance local 46.26, nomad 69.39, expat 92.52, family 231.3, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 68.13
- Housing local 520.42, nomad 1387.79, expat 867.37, family 1156.49, tourist 92.52 local 763.27, nomad 1234.71, expat 909.19, family 1212.26
- Internet & Mobile local 40.48, nomad 57.82, expat 52.04, family 63.61, tourist 5.78 local 46.35, nomad 18.29, family 64.64, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 46.26 28.06
- Jeans 69.39 103
- Laundry 6.94 0.47
- Leisure Activities local 34.69, nomad 173.47, expat 80.95, family 115.65, tourist 28.91 local 55.23, nomad 221.66, expat 117.94, family 208.94, tourist 18.52
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.88 20.2
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.82 56.12
- Milk 1.39 1.45
- Mobile Plan 23.13 18.29
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.48 44.56
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.56 13.74
- Rice 2.08 1.29
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.25 9.06
- Running Shoes 92.52 102
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.35 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.91 1178.58
- Summer Dress 40.48 33.62
- Taxi Start 4.05 2.44
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.32
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.88 9.09
- Transportation local 34.69, nomad 23.13, expat 57.82, family 138.78, tourist 9.25 local 44.56, nomad 62.68, expat 53.62, family 161.59, tourist 18.12
- Utilities local 104.08, nomad 0, expat 127.21, family 161.91, tourist 0 local 93.94, nomad 0, expat 138.53, family 169.1, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.13, expat 34.69, family 57.82 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.93 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.25 8.14
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