Cost of Living in Javea, 🇪🇸 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 25 26 27 29 $1,684 $1,459 $1,908 $1,459 $152

Utilities 26 27 29 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 9 10 11 26 29 $18 $18 $70 $12 $3

Groceries 13 $172 $397 $846 $291 $9

Transportation 6 7 $79 $69 $219 $49 $11

Dining Out 3 17 18 25 $819 $323 $496 $161 $63

Leisure Activities 12 19 25 $88 $59 $1,465 $45 $7

Health Insurance 14 25 28 $67 $55 $219 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 $8 $8 $34 — $101

Total $2,935 $2,388 $5,257 $2,017 $346

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 29 $1,459.20 per month

Coworking Space 4 5 $202.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 26 $1,683.69 per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $2.71 per cup

Beer 18 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 25 $16.84 per meal

Fast Food Combo 17 $9.66 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) 21 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $51.80 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $2.47 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.52 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 $39.29 per month

Gasoline 8 $1.95 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $10.05 per trip

Scooter Rental 20 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 10 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 12 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $55.30 per pair

Summer Dress 3 $38.16 per dress

Running Shoes $78.57 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $12.90 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 $67.35 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 23 $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 Denia, Alicante, Altea, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1037.97 1683.69
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 749.65 1459.2
- Apples 2.88 2.06
- Beef 17.3 16.95
- Beer 4.04 4.85
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- Bread 1.73 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.07 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 10.38 7.3
- Coffee 2.31 2.71
- Coliving Space 807.31 not set
- Coworking Space 207.59 202
- Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 691.98, expat 288.33, family 230.66, tourist 69.2 local 160.68, nomad 818.5, expat 322.8, family 496.08, tourist 62.67
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.2 67.35
- Fast Food Combo 10.38 9.66
- Gasoline 1.96 1.95
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 115.33, expat 403.66, family 691.98, tourist 0 local 290.8, nomad 171.84, expat 396.54, family 845.96, tourist 8.59
- Gym Membership 46.13 30.05
- Haircut 17.3 12.9
- Health Insurance local 69.2, nomad 80.73, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 54.66, family 218.66
- Housing local 634.32, nomad 2075.95, expat 1268.64, family 1614.63, tourist 138.4 local 1459.2, nomad 1683.69, family 1908, tourist 151.53
- Internet & Mobile local 51.9, nomad 69.2, expat 63.43, family 80.73, tourist 0 local 12.03, nomad 18.04, expat 18.04, family 69.75, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 33.67
- Jeans 69.2 55.3
- Laundry 9.23 not set
- Leisure Activities local 57.67, nomad 230.66, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 34.6 local 44.65, nomad 88.45, expat 59.25, family 1465.45, tourist 7.3
- Meal (Inexpensive) 14.99 16.84
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 51.8
- Milk 1.27 0.99
- Mobile Plan 23.07 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 39.29
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 4.38
- Rice 2.31 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.38 10.05
- Running Shoes 98.03 78.57
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.83 184
- Summer Dress 46.13 38.16
- Taxi Start 4.04 2.47
- Taxi per km 1.27 1.52
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.76 16.84
- Transportation local 46.13, nomad 57.67, expat 69.2, family 138.4, tourist 17.3 local 49.34, nomad 79.49, expat 69.44, family 219.28, tourist 11.36
- Utilities local 138.4, nomad 0, expat 149.93, family 207.59, tourist 0 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 46.13, expat 57.67, family 69.2 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67, tourist 101.02
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.81 0.47
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 7.35
Fix pass: 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) corrected for units, borrowed-price locations, reproducible profile quantities, source links or explicit verification gaps (rentalsjavea.com, mealbudget.app, boe.es).

Javea cost of living