Cost of Living in Lugo, 🇪🇸 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 26 $539 $730 $842 $539 $539

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 $52 $52 $94 $46 $3

Groceries 10 $122 $306 $734 $245 $6

Transportation 3 4 21 $49 $57 $164 $22 $10

Dining Out 2 13 14 $758 $263 $487 $127 $43

Leisure Activities 11 14 17 $183 $107 $289 $59 $19

Health Insurance 18 24 $67 $100 $350 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 19 — $1 $4 — —

Total $1,770 $1,616 $2,964 $1,038 $622

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 25 $729.60 per month

Coworking Space 5 $168.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $1,118.00 $900 – $1,350 per month

Coliving Space $566.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.12 per cup

Beer 14 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $14.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 13 $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 $8.20 per kg

Beef 10 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 2 $4.63 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $57.40 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 2 $0.62 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $4.66 per trip

Taxi per km 4 $1.26 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $22.22 per month

Gasoline 21 $1.99 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $8.81 per trip

Scooter Rental 12 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 11 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 $9.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $87.50 per pair

Summer Dress 2 $39.40 per dress

Running Shoes 2 $81.90 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $15.60 per visit

Laundry 23 $0.45 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 2 $7.94 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 A Coruna, Gijón, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1040.84 1118
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 578.25 729.6
- Apples 2.31 2.06
- Beef 13.88 16.95
- Beer 2.89 4.85
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- Bread 1.73 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.1 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 9.25 9.43
- Coffee 2.08 2.12
- Coliving Space 751.72 566
- Coworking Space 138.78 168
- Dining Out local 92.52, nomad 624.51, expat 231.3, family 289.12, tourist 52.04 local 126.55, nomad 758.3, expat 262.8, family 486.8, tourist 42.51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.39 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 9.83 9.66
- Gasoline 1.97 1.99
- Groceries local 231.3, nomad 92.52, expat 323.82, family 578.25, tourist 0 local 244.83, nomad 122.42, expat 306.04, family 734.49, tourist 6.12
- Gym Membership 40.48 30.05
- Haircut 13.88 15.6
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.39, expat 115.65, family 289.12 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 100.49, family 349.85, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 404.77, nomad 1387.79, expat 983.02, family 1272.14, tourist 104.08 local 538.78, expat 729.6, family 841.85
- Internet & Mobile local 52.04, nomad 57.82, expat 57.82, family 69.39, tourist 0 local 45.7, nomad 51.71, expat 51.71, family 93.81, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 33.67
- Jeans 80.95 87.5
- Laundry 6.94 0.45
- Leisure Activities local 46.26, nomad 138.78, expat 115.65, family 173.47, tourist 23.13 local 58.61, nomad 183.09, expat 106.57, family 288.58, tourist 19.13
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.72 14
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.82 57.4
- Milk 1.16 0.94
- Mobile Plan 17.35 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.48 22.22
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.25 7.94
- Rice 1.73 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.56 8.81
- Running Shoes 92.52 81.9
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.35 11.22
- Scooter Rental 40.48 184
- Summer Dress 46.26 39.4
- Taxi Start 4.05 4.66
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.26
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.35 16
- Transportation local 34.69, nomad 46.26, expat 57.82, family 150.34, tourist 5.78 local 22.22, nomad 48.65, expat 57.46, family 163.84, tourist 10.25
- Utilities local 138.78, nomad 0, expat 161.91, family 208.17, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 57.82, expat 115.65, family 173.47 local 0, expat 1.12, family 4.49
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.93 0.62
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.25 4.63
Fix pass: Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP) corrected for units, actual source coverage, borrowed-price labels or reproducible scenario sums; unsupported claims identified above (buslugo.com, lavaysecaexpress.com, sede.policia.gob.es)

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