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 4 10 $1,661 $1,403 $1,571 $1,347 $1,347
Utilities 3 4 — $128 $155 $50 —
Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 4 $18 $52 $70 $52 $0
Groceries 16 20 21 $142 $306 $699 $219 $6
Transportation 5 $90 $21 $43 $21 $11
Dining Out 3 28 $876 $323 $521 $117 $43
Leisure Activities 17 24 28 $115 $73 $146 $45 $18
Health Insurance 3 12 $68 $67 $269 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 13 14 — $8 $34 — —
Total $2,970 $2,381 $3,508 $1,851 $1,427

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 4 $1,403.00 $1,235 – $1,571 per month
Coworking Space 10 $202.00 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 4 $1,459.20 $1,347 – $1,684 per month
Coliving Space 26 $1,032.66 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $2.40 per cup
Beer 28 $3.31 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $13.50 per meal
Fast Food Combo 19 $9.66 per meal
Apples 16 $2.06 per kg
Bread 16 $1.47 per loaf
Milk 16 $0.99 per liter
Rice 16 $1.14 per kg
Chicken Fillets 16 $8.21 per kg
Beef 16 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 21 $7.35 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $67.35 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 20 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 25 $3.54 per trip
Taxi per km 25 $1.24 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 5 $21.33 per month
Gasoline 6 $1.97 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 25 $6.73 per trip
Scooter Rental 11 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $18.29 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month
Gym Membership 17 $30.47 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 24 $14.59 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $8.31 per ticket

Clothing

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

Personal Care

Haircut $15.71 per visit
Laundry 23 $0.56 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 15 $84.18 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 Adeje, Las Palmas, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

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Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1383.97 1459.2
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 749.65 1403
    • Apples 2.42 2.06
    • Beef 13.84 16.95
    • Beer 4.04 3.31
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    • Bread 1.38 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 8.65 8.21
    • Cinema Ticket 9.8 8.31
    • Coffee 2.08 2.4
    • Coliving Space 807.31 1032.66
    • Coworking Space 138.4 202
    • Dining Out local 138.4, nomad 691.98, expat 288.33, family 461.32, tourist 57.67 local 116.74, nomad 875.52, expat 323.27, family 520.82, tourist 42.65
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.2 84.18
    • Fast Food Combo 9.8 9.66
    • Gasoline 1.9 1.97
    • Groceries local 345.99, nomad 138.4, expat 403.66, family 807.31, tourist 0 local 218.55, nomad 142.06, expat 305.97, family 699.37, tourist 5.83
    • Gym Membership 40.37 30.47
    • Haircut 13.84 15.71
    • Health Insurance local 80.73, nomad 69.2, expat 138.4, family 288.33, tourist 11.53 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 67.35, family 269.39, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 691.98, nomad 1729.96, expat 1095.64, family 1556.96, tourist 126.86 local 1346.95, nomad 1661.24, expat 1403.08, family 1571.44
    • Internet & Mobile local 51.9, nomad 69.2, expat 63.43, family 86.5, tourist 5.77 local 51.96, nomad 18.29, family 70.25, tourist 0.4
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 46.13 33.67
    • Jeans 57.67 33.61
    • Laundry 5.77 0.56
    • Leisure Activities local 69.2, nomad 230.66, expat 173, family 288.33, tourist 28.83 local 45.06, nomad 115.31, expat 72.89, family 145.78, tourist 17.9
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 13.5
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 67.35
    • Milk 1.1 0.99
    • Mobile Plan 23.07 18.29
    • Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 21.33
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 4.38
    • Rice 1.96 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 9.23 6.73
    • Running Shoes 92.26 16.83
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.53 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 28.83 184.08
    • Summer Dress 28.83 33.61
    • Taxi Start 4.04 3.54
    • Taxi per km 1.38 1.24
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 14.59
    • Transportation local 63.43, nomad 92.26, expat 80.73, family 173, tourist 17.3 local 21.33, nomad 89.8, family 42.65, tourist 11.22
    • Utilities local 138.4, nomad 34.6, expat 149.93, family 207.59, tourist 0 local 50.04, nomad 0, expat 127.68, family 155.27, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 46.13, family 92.26 local 0, expat 8.42, family 33.67
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.81 0.47
    • Wine (Mid-range) 8.65 7.35

    Fix pass corrected units, borrowed-price disclosures, arithmetic and unusable citations 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). Category totals now state quantities and every profile formula; unsupported tourist lodging omitted (idealista.com, chillcoworking.es, metrotenerife.com, boe.es).

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