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 1 25 26 $1,347 $1,347 $1,684 $1,347 $112
Utilities 29 30 $81 $92 $124 $81 —
Internet & Mobile 6 7 12 $52 $52 $70 $52 $3
Groceries 11 18 $95 $209 $494 $171 $4
Transportation 3 4 $121 $91 $300 $62 $20
Dining Out 23 $1,273 $318 $594 $149 $64
Leisure Activities 2 8 13 19 $244 $143 $1,782 $68 $19
Health Insurance 10 27 $67 $47 $187 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 28 $8 $8 $34 — $101
Total $3,288 $2,307 $5,269 $1,930 $325

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,346.95 per month
Coworking Space 8 $176.56 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,346.95 per month
Coliving Space 21 22 $775.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.49 per cup
Beer 16 $4.85 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 23 $21.21 per meal
Fast Food Combo 15 $9.66 per meal
Apples 11 $2.06 per kg
Bread 11 $1.47 per loaf
Milk 11 $0.94 per liter
Rice 11 $1.14 per kg
Chicken Fillets 11 $8.20 per kg
Beef 11 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 17 $7.36 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $61.80 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 18 $0.44 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $3.14 per trip
Taxi per km 4 $1.34 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 3 $51.80 per month
Gasoline 5 $1.97 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $9.82 per trip
Scooter Rental 9 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $18.04 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 12 $33.67 per month
Gym Membership 13 $30.05 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $9.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $92.40 per pair
Summer Dress $33.61 per dress
Running Shoes 2 $93.70 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $15.71 per visit
Laundry 24 $0.62 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $56.12 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 20 $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 Barcelona, Madrid, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

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Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 2426.34 1346.95
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 1010.98 1346.95
    • Apples 2.43 2.06
    • Beef 15.6 16.95
    • Beer 4.04 4.85
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    • Bread 1.44 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.2
    • Cinema Ticket 10.4 9.43
    • Coffee 2.25 2.49
    • Coliving Space 1328.71 775
    • Coworking Space 213.75 176.56
    • Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 404.39, family 519.93, tourist 86.66 local 148.5, nomad 1272.87, expat 318.22, family 594.01, tourist 63.64
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.66
    • Gasoline 1.99 1.97
    • Groceries local 323.51, nomad 207.97, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 170.91, nomad 94.95, expat 208.89, family 493.74, tourist 3.88
    • Gym Membership 51.99 30.05
    • Haircut 25.42 15.71
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 86.66, expat 75.1, family 184.86, tourist 4.62 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 46.84, family 187.37, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 866.55, nomad 1906.41, expat 1097.63, family 1617.56, tourist 127.09 local 1346.95, family 1683.69, tourist 112.25
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 63.55, expat 51.99, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 51.71, family 69.75, tourist 2.81
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 36.97 33.67
    • Jeans 92.43 92.4
    • Laundry 10.4 0.62
    • Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 369.73, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 34.66 local 67.77, nomad 244.33, expat 143.2, family 1781.54, tourist 18.86
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 16.18 21.21
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 61.8
    • Milk 1.33 0.94
    • Mobile Plan 25.42 18.04
    • Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 51.8
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 4.38
    • Rice 1.85 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 13.86 9.82
    • Running Shoes 109.76 93.7
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 20.8 184
    • Summer Dress 40.44 33.61
    • Taxi Start 4.39 3.14
    • Taxi per km 1.56 1.34
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 16.84
    • Transportation local 51.99, nomad 103.99, expat 69.32, family 254.19, tourist 28.89 local 61.62, nomad 120.55, expat 91.09, family 300.03, tourist 19.64
    • Utilities local 161.76, nomad 0, expat 190.64, family 277.3, tourist 0 local 81.42, expat 91.66, family 124.33, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.66, expat 51.99, family 69.32 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67, tourist 101.02
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.44
    • Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 7.36

    Fix pass corrected units, borrowed-price disclosures, source destinations and profile arithmetic for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Unsupported citations were removed and unchecked minor prices retained explicitly (pimpam.net, larevogirona.com, boe.es).

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