Cost of Living in La Orotava, 🇪🇸 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 2 9 19 $1,274 $954 $1,066 $673 $673

Utilities 2 8 — $100 $155 $100 $100

Internet & Mobile 2 4 5 6 9 $18 $52 $70 $46 $0

Groceries 11 $110 $239 $642 $183 $1

Transportation 7 21 $141 $108 $216 $36 $26

Dining Out 1 20 $946 $308 $733 $116 $62

Leisure Activities 12 1 $123 $77 $163 $40 $16

Health Insurance 8 14 $68 $67 $269 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 — $8 $34 — —

Total $2,680 $1,913 $3,348 $1,194 $880

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 $9.31 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $88.90 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $44.45 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $92.60 per pair

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $954.00 $673 – $1,010 per month

Coworking Space 9 19 $264.23 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,010.21 $1,010 – $1,066 per month

Coliving Space 17 $1,010.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 8 $2.53 per cup

Beer 1 $3.44 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 8 $14.50 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $10.70 per meal

Apples 11 $2.06 per kg

Bread 11 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 11 $0.99 per liter

Rice 11 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $8.21 per kg

Beef 11 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $5.67 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $61.54 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.86 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 21 $3.54 per trip

Taxi per km 21 $1.24 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 $21.33 per month

Gasoline 3 $1.95 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 21 $7.24 per trip

Scooter Rental 10 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $18.29 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 12 $30.47 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $11.22 one-time

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $13.01 per visit

Laundry 18 $0.97 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $44.89 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $8.25 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 La Laguna, El Medano, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 1010.21
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 837.67 954
- Apples 2.43 2.06
- Beef 15.6 16.95
- Beer 2.89 3.44
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- Bread 1.27 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.32 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 9.31
- Coffee 1.85 2.53
- Coliving Space 982.09 1010
- Coworking Space 190.64 264.23
- Dining Out local 127.09, nomad 785.67, expat 300.4, family 462.16, tourist 63.55 local 116, nomad 945.9, expat 308.32, family 732.64, tourist 62.3
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 44.89
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 10.7
- Gasoline 1.56 1.95
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 161.76, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 183.47, nomad 110.08, expat 238.51, family 642.13, tourist 1.14
- Gym Membership 51.99 30.47
- Haircut 20.8 13.01
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 161.76, tourist 2.31 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 67.35, family 269.39, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1328.71, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 local 673.48, nomad 1274.44, expat 954, family 1066.34
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 86.66, tourist 3.47 local 45.86, nomad 18.29, expat 51.96, family 70.25, tourist 0.4
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 39.28 33.67
- Jeans 86.66 88.9
- Laundry 7.51 0.97
- Leisure Activities local 46.22, nomad 254.19, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 23.11 local 39.78, nomad 122.75, expat 76.61, family 162.94, tourist 16.19
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 14.5
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 61.54
- Milk 1.21 0.99
- Mobile Plan 17.33 18.29
- Monthly Transport Pass 36.97 21.33
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 8.25
- Rice 1.68 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.82 7.24
- Running Shoes 98.21 92.6
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.55 11.22
- Scooter Rental 17.33 184.08
- Summer Dress 40.44 44.45
- Taxi Start 3.7 3.54
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.24
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 16.84
- Transportation local 28.89, nomad 51.99, expat 127.09, family 254.19 local 35.81, nomad 141.21, expat 108.21, family 216.42, tourist 25.7
- Utilities local 109.76, nomad 0, expat 138.65, family 219.53, tourist 0 local 100.09, nomad 0, family 155.27
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.11, expat 17.33, family 34.66 local 0, expat 8.42, family 33.67
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.86
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.67
Fix pass: Water (1.5L bottle), Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), 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), Jeans, 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), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP). Corrected units, price origins, unsupported citations and profile arithmetic; missing nightly quotes disclosed. (idealista.com, boe.es, laorotava.bloomest.es)

La Orotava cost of living