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 23 26 $2,077 $876 $888 $876 $876
Utilities 23 — — — — —
Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 23 $30 $52 $70 $40 $3
Groceries 3 24 $91 $227 $454 $151 $5
Transportation 4 5 6 $43 $30 $100 $17 $13
Dining Out 2 15 17 22 $660 $228 $404 $65 $54
Leisure Activities 10 16 21 $144 $111 $222 $39 $14
Health Insurance 13 $68 — — — $2
Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —
Total $3,113 $1,524 $2,138 $1,188 $967

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $875.52 per month
Coworking Space 11 $202.04 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 23 $2,076.55 per month
Coliving Space 25 $303.06 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 17 $2.58 per cup
Beer 15 $4.85 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $9.06 per meal
Fast Food Combo 2 $8.93 per meal
Apples 3 $2.06 per kg
Bread 3 $1.47 per loaf
Milk 3 $0.94 per liter
Rice 3 $1.14 per kg
Chicken Fillets 3 $8.21 per kg
Beef 3 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 3 2 $5.80 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 22 $67.34 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 24 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $1.71 per trip
Taxi per km 6 $0.99 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 4 5 $16.84 per month
Gasoline $1.95 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $6.64 per trip
Scooter Rental 12 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $18.29 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month
Gym Membership 10 $30.39 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 21 $11.98 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $8.19 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $79.80 per pair
Summer Dress $39.90 per dress
Running Shoes 2 $75.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 18 $13.47 per visit
Laundry 19 27 $0.62 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $33.67 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 Granada, Cadiz, Córdoba, Hanoi, Berlin

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Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1328.71 2076.55
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 635.47 875.52
    • Apples 2.43 2.06
    • Beef 15.6 16.95
    • Beer 2.89 4.85
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    • Bread 1.1 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 8.67 8.21
    • Cinema Ticket 9.82 8.19
    • Coffee 1.85 2.58
    • Coliving Space 751.01 303.06
    • Coworking Space 161.76 202.04
    • Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 866.55, expat 323.51, family 462.16, tourist 75.1 local 64.68, nomad 659.8, expat 227.8, family 404.08, tourist 54.37
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 33.67
    • Fast Food Combo 10.4 8.93
    • Gasoline 1.99 1.95
    • Groceries local 277.3, nomad 207.97, expat 369.73, family 751.01, tourist 9.24 local 151.33, nomad 90.8, expat 227, family 453.99, tourist 4.68
    • Gym Membership 40.44 30.39
    • Haircut 17.33 13.47
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 161.76, tourist 3.47 nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 519.93, nomad 1328.71, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 109.76 local 875.52, nomad 2076.55, family 887.87
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 92.43, tourist 4.62 local 39.77, nomad 30.48, expat 51.96, family 70.25, tourist 2.81
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 36.97 33.67
    • Jeans 86.66 79.8
    • Laundry 7.51 0.62
    • Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 323.51, expat 173.31, family 288.85, tourist 23.11 local 38.58, nomad 143.83, expat 111.07, family 222.14, tourist 14.18
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 9.06
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 67.34
    • Milk 1.21 0.94
    • Mobile Plan 20.8 18.29
    • Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 16.84
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.51 4.38
    • Rice 1.56 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 10.98 6.64
    • Running Shoes 98.21 75
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 13.86 184.08
    • Summer Dress 36.97 39.9
    • Taxi Start 4.16 1.71
    • Taxi per km 1.1 0.99
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 11.98
    • Transportation local 34.66, nomad 69.32, expat 92.43, family 207.97, tourist 17.33 local 16.84, nomad 43.4, expat 30.12, family 100.08, tourist 13.28
    • Utilities local 127.09, nomad 161.76, expat 155.98, family 242.63, tourist 0 nomad 0, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 46.22 not set
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.47
    • Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.8

    Coffee, Monthly Transport Pass, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket and Haircut retained after checking the café menu, municipal bus fare, historical tennis report, cinema listing and barber listing; the tennis price remains historical (nuracafe.es, comujesa.es, ecartelera.com,0,1.html, booksy.com).

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