Cost of Living in Las Palmas, 🇪🇸 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 16 8 $1,706 $1,010 $1,852 $1,010 $1,010

Utilities 16 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 16 $18 $52 $70 $46 $3

Groceries 10 $105 $228 $526 $175 $3

Transportation 3 2 4 $64 $49 $173 $22 $18

Dining Out 20 18 1 19 $1,029 $271 $518 $114 $52

Leisure Activities 9 15 21 1 $241 $150 $1,289 $61 $15

Health Insurance 11 13 $67 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 13 $7 $7 $27 — —

Total $3,237 $1,767 $4,455 $1,428 $1,101

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 16 $1,010.21 $1,010 – $1,571 per month

Coworking Space 8 $134.70 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 16 $1,571.44 $1,010 – $1,695 per month

Coliving Space 17 $561.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.89 per cup

Beer 18 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 20 $15.71 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $9.66 per meal

Apples 10 $2.06 per kg

Bread 10 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 10 $0.99 per liter

Rice 10 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 $8.21 per kg

Beef 10 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 10 1 $5.21 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $61.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.95 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 2 $3.42 per trip

Taxi per km 2 $0.95 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 1 $17.91 per month

Gasoline 4 $1.52 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 2 $7.72 per trip

Scooter Rental 12 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 9 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 21 $14.59 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 15 $8.08 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $33.61 per pair

Summer Dress 22 $33.61 per dress

Running Shoes 23 $16.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $15.71 per visit

Laundry 25 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $56.13 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 24 $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, Alicante, Arrecife, Hanoi, Berlin, Paris

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2137.49 1571.44
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 982.09 1010.21
- Apples 2.43 2.06
- Beef 16.75 16.95
- Beer 3.47 4.85
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- Bread 1.1 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 8.08
- Coffee 2.08 2.89
- Coliving Space 1270.94 561
- Coworking Space 202.2 134.7
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 866.55, expat 323.51, family 519.93, tourist 80.88 local 113.66, nomad 1029.3, expat 270.8, family 518.48, tourist 51.71
- Doctor Visit (GP) 75.1 56.13
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.66
- Gasoline 1.59 1.52
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 175.17, nomad 105.1, expat 227.72, family 525.51, tourist 3.49
- Gym Membership 48.53 30.05
- Haircut 18.49 15.71
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 67.2
- Housing local 751.01, nomad 1675.33, expat 1097.63, family 1559.79, tourist 127.09 local 1010.21, nomad 1706.14, family 1852.06
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 45.7, nomad 18.04, expat 51.71, family 69.75, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 33.67
- Jeans 86.66 33.61
- Laundry 13.86 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 404.39, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 40.44 local 60.8, nomad 240.59, expat 149.91, family 1289.11, tourist 15.38
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.02 15.71
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 61
- Milk 1.33 0.99
- Mobile Plan 20.8 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 17.91
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.51 4.38
- Rice 1.68 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.98 7.72
- Running Shoes 101.68 16.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.11 11.22
- Scooter Rental 17.33 184.08
- Summer Dress 36.97 33.61
- Taxi Start 3 3.42
- Taxi per km 0.98 0.95
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 14.59
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 51.99, expat 69.32, family 207.97, tourist 28.89 local 21.69, nomad 64.23, expat 48.79, family 172.62, tourist 18.27
- Utilities local 103.99, nomad 0, expat 127.09, family 207.97, tourist 0 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 46.22, expat 23.11, family 46.22 local 0, nomad 6.85, expat 6.85, family 27.41
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.95
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.21
Fix pass: Monthly Transport Pass and Transportation use the exact rounded 38-trip bus budget, $17.91, without truncation Source

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