Cost of Living in Granada, 🇪🇸 Spain - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 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 $988 $730 $1,050 $571 $90

Utilities 20 21 22 — $120 $135 $86 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 $50 $58 $78 $44 $4

Groceries 3 13 $145 $338 $710 $245 $8

Transportation 4 5 $62 $50 $165 $30 $14

Dining Out 3 14 $680 $265 $430 $110 $55

Leisure Activities 3 12 16 $232 $145 $980 $51 $20

Health Insurance 15 $70 $82 $170 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 18 19 $20 $15 $40 — —

Total $2,247 $1,803 $3,758 $1,137 $193

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 3 $730.00 $550 – $953 per month

Coworking Space 10 11 $84.17 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $954.00 $813 – $1,100 per month

Coliving Space 2 $505.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 23 $2.81 per cup

Beer 14 3 $4.63 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 14 3 $15.60 per meal

Fast Food Combo 14 3 $9.93 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 $8.21 per kg

Beef 13 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 13 3 $5.21 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 14 3 $39.28 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 3 $0.78 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $1.79 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.11 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $27.62 per month

Gasoline 6 $1.98 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $7.35 per trip

Scooter Rental 17 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $16.84 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 12 $28.04 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 3 $16.84 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 3 $9.35 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 14 3 $72.40 per pair

Summer Dress 3 $35.92 per dress

Running Shoes 14 3 $81.20 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $13.50 per visit

Laundry 3 $6.73 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 3 $9.22 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 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, Murcia, Madrid, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 954
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 722.13 730
- Apples 2.25 2.06
- Beef 15.6 16.95
- Beer 2.89 4.63
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- Bread 1.1 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 9.35
- Coffee 2.08 2.81
- Coliving Space 982.09 505
- Coworking Space 184.86 84.17
- Dining Out local 92.43, nomad 751.01, expat 277.3, family 462.16, tourist 69.32 local 110, nomad 680, expat 265, family 430, tourist 55
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.93
- Gasoline 1.99 1.98
- Groceries local 254.19, nomad 138.65, expat 346.62, family 751.01, tourist 5.78 local 245, nomad 145, expat 338, family 710, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 46.22 28.04
- Haircut 20.8 13.5
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.32, expat 63.55, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 70, expat 82, family 170, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 519.93, nomad 1328.71, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 local 571, nomad 988, expat 730, family 1050, tourist 90
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 98.21, tourist 3.47 local 44, nomad 50, expat 58, family 78, tourist 3.7
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 38.13 33.67
- Jeans 86.66 72.4
- Laundry 6.93 6.73
- Leisure Activities local 46.22, nomad 288.85, expat 138.65, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 51, nomad 232, expat 145, family 980, tourist 20
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 15.6
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.77 39.28
- Milk 1.27 0.99
- Mobile Plan 17.33 16.84
- Monthly Transport Pass 36.97 27.62
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 9.22
- Rice 1.68 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.4 7.35
- Running Shoes 98.21 81.2
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.11 11.22
- Scooter Rental 16.18 184.08
- Summer Dress 34.66 35.92
- Taxi Start 4.85 1.79
- Taxi per km 1.27 1.11
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 16.84
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 51.99, expat 46.22, family 138.65, tourist 17.33 local 30, nomad 62, expat 50, family 165, tourist 14
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 0 local 86, nomad 0, expat 120, family 135, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 17.33, family 34.66 local 0, nomad 20, expat 15, family 40
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.78
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.21
Doctor Visit (GP) moved to private **€50** Visita Medicina General band on Doctoralia Granada (doctoralia.es); Coffee to **€2.50** cappuccino on Segofre menu (segofre.es); Utilities rebased on Repsol **183 kWh** profile and Emasagra 2025 domestic tariffs (repsol.es, granada.org).

Granada cost of living