Cost of Living in La Palma, 🇪🇸 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 1 25 $2,344 $730 $775 $730 $730

Utilities 25 $112 — — — —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 11 $18 $52 $70 $46 $3

Groceries 10 19 24 $107 $223 $535 $178 $6

Transportation 2 3 6 9 27 $236 $86 $307 $29 $26

Dining Out 14 15 26 $982 $327 $626 $126 $64

Leisure Activities 12 17 23 $153 $92 $215 $61 $23

Health Insurance 8 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —

Total $4,019 $1,510 $2,528 $1,170 $854

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $729.60 per month

Coworking Space 7 $84.17 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 25 $2,343.77 per month

Coliving Space 20 $583.68 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 14 $3.37 per cup

Beer 15 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 14 $14.04 per meal

Fast Food Combo 16 $9.66 per meal

Apples 10 $2.06 per kg

Bread 10 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 10 $0.94 per liter

Rice 10 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 $8.21 per kg

Beef 10 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 24 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 26 $58.82 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 19 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 9 27 $4.32 per trip

Taxi per km 9 27 $1.51 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $0.00 per month

Gasoline 18 $1.97 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 9 27 $9.62 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 12 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 23 $14.59 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 $8.08 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $33.61 per pair

Summer Dress $33.61 per dress

Running Shoes 21 $16.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $15.71 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $44.90 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 22 $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 El Hierro, La Gomera, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1675.33 2343.77
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 751.01 729.6
- Apples 2.25 2.06
- Beef 15.6 16.95
- Beer 2.89 4.85
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- Bread 1.27 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.67 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 8.67 8.08
- Coffee 1.85 3.37
- Coliving Space 982.09 583.68
- Coworking Space 184.86 84.17
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 831.89, expat 369.73, family 519.93, tourist 63.55 local 125.8, nomad 982.3, expat 326.56, family 626.16, tourist 64.23
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 44.9
- Fast Food Combo 10.4 9.66
- Gasoline 1.68 1.97
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 392.84, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 178.41, nomad 107.05, expat 223.01, family 535.23, tourist 5.77
- Gym Membership 51.99 30.05
- Haircut 20.8 15.71
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 161.76 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1559.79, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 local 729.6, nomad 2343.77, family 774.5
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 45.69, nomad 18.04, expat 51.71, family 69.75, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 33.67
- Jeans 86.66 33.61
- Laundry 10.4 not set
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 277.3, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 60.8, nomad 153.05, expat 91.55, family 215.42, tourist 22.67
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 14.04
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 58.82
- Milk 1.21 0.94
- Mobile Plan 23.11 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 28.89 0
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 4.38
- Rice 1.62 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.55 9.62
- 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 3.64 4.32
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.51
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 14.59
- Transportation local 28.89, nomad 92.43, expat 127.09, family 184.86, tourist 40.44 local 28.86, nomad 236, expat 86.44, family 307.28, tourist 25.96
- Utilities local 109.76, nomad 138.65, expat 127.09, family 213.75, tourist 0 112.25
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 57.77 not set
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.47
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 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 units, disclosed borrowed prices, replaced unsupported citations or totals, and removed prices with no reproducible basis (habitaclia.com, mealbudget.app, aena.es).

La Palma cost of living