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 21 28 $1,010 $786 $1,235 $673 $673
Utilities 21 28 — — — — —
Internet & Mobile 4 5 11 21 28 $18 $52 $36 $46 $3
Groceries 12 $71 $179 $429 $143 $4
Transportation 2 3 6 9 10 $203 $95 $189 $29 $30
Dining Out 15 16 17 26 $674 $246 $416 $92 $54
Leisure Activities 13 18 25 $121 $137 $242 $61 $15
Health Insurance 8 $67 — — — $2
Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —
Total $2,164 $1,495 $2,547 $1,044 $781

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $785.72 per month
Coworking Space 7 $84.17 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 21 $1,010.21 per month
Coliving Space 20 $583.68 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 26 $1.35 per cup
Beer 16 $4.85 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) $14.04 per meal
Fast Food Combo 17 $9.66 per meal
Apples 12 $2.06 per kg
Bread 12 $1.47 per loaf
Milk 12 $0.94 per liter
Rice 12 $1.14 per kg
Chicken Fillets 12 $8.21 per kg
Beef 12 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 27 $7.35 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 15 $56.13 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) $0.95 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 9 10 $4.32 per trip
Taxi per km 9 10 $1.51 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $0.00 per month
Gasoline 19 $1.97 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 9 10 $9.63 per trip
Scooter Rental 6 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $18.04 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $33.67 per month
Gym Membership 13 $30.05 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 25 $14.59 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 18 $8.08 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 22 $33.61 per pair
Summer Dress $33.61 per dress
Running Shoes $16.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $15.71 per visit
Laundry 24 $0.47 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $50.51 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.

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Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1675.33 1010.21
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 785.67 785.72
    • Apples 2.43 2.06
    • Beef 16.75 16.95
    • Beer 2.89 4.85
    40 more changes
    • Bread 1.33 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.21
    • Cinema Ticket 8.67 8.08
    • Coffee 1.85 1.35
    • Coliving Space 982.09 583.68
    • Coworking Space 184.86 84.17
    • Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 866.55, expat 323.51, family 519.93, tourist 63.55 local 92.31, nomad 674.37, expat 245.59, family 415.76, tourist 53.56
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 50.51
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.66
    • Gasoline 1.56 1.97
    • Groceries local 323.51, nomad 161.76, expat 369.73, family 751.01, tourist 9.24 local 142.88, nomad 71.44, expat 178.6, family 428.64, tourist 3.54
    • Gym Membership 51.99 30.05
    • Haircut 20.8 15.71
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 161.76, tourist 4.62 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 635.47, nomad 1444.25, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 local 673.48, nomad 1010.21, expat 785.72, family 1234.71
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 86.66, tourist 5.78 local 45.7, nomad 18.04, expat 51.71, family 36.08, tourist 2.81
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 33.67
    • Jeans 80.88 33.61
    • Laundry 9.24 0.47
    • Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 254.19, expat 207.97, family 323.51, tourist 28.89 local 60.81, nomad 120.75, expat 136.91, family 241.5, tourist 15.38
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 14.04
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.77 56.13
    • Milk 1.27 0.94
    • Mobile Plan 23.11 18.04
    • Monthly Transport Pass 46.22 0
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.51 4.38
    • Rice 1.44 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 11.55 9.63
    • Running Shoes 98.21 16.83
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 28.89 184.08
    • Summer Dress 40.44 33.61
    • Taxi Start 3.7 4.32
    • Taxi per km 1.27 1.51
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 14.59
    • Transportation local 51.99, nomad 138.65, expat 242.63, family 369.73, tourist 40.44 local 28.88, nomad 203.33, expat 94.62, family 189.25, tourist 30.47
    • Utilities local 109.76, nomad 127.09, expat 132.87, family 213.75, tourist 0 nomad 0, family 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 17.33, family 34.66 not set
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.95
    • Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 7.35

    Fix pass corrected units, named borrowed prices, dropped unsupported citations and rebuilt reproducible category formulas 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). Beer uses pints, Gym Membership a 30-day month and Laundry a full-load kilogram price; unsupported utility, insurance and visa totals were withdrawn (lavanderiacasadelagua.com, aena.es, spotahome.com).

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