Cost of Living in Mahon, 🇪🇸 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 19 $1,010 — $2,469 — —

Utilities 19 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 3 4 5 $52 $52 $70 $52 $3

Groceries 10 $86 $171 $600 $171 $1

Transportation 6 7 8 $68 $54 $190 $34 $14

Dining Out 2 14 17 $886 $260 $386 $107 $50

Leisure Activities 9 15 18 $422 $159 $350 $52 $26

Health Insurance 12 20 $67 $47 $228 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —

Total $2,591 $743 $4,293 $416 $96

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $946.00 $780 – $1,010 per month

Coworking Space 9 $319.17 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 19 $1,010.21 per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 17 $2.81 per cup

Beer 2 $3.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $18.60 per meal

Fast Food Combo 14 $8.13 per meal

Apples 10 $2.06 per kg

Bread 10 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 10 $0.94 per liter

Rice 10 $2.12 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 $8.20 per kg

Beef 10 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 2 $8.10 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $40.10 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 2 $0.87 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $3.69 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $0.62 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 8 $0.00 per month

Gasoline 16 $2.10 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $6.78 per trip

Scooter Rental 13 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership — per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) — per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 18 $7.86 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $83.80 per pair

Summer Dress 2 $41.90 per dress

Running Shoes 2 $109.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $14.80 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 11 $101.02 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 2 $9.93 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 Barcelona, Ciutadella, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1037.97 1010.21
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 749.65 946
- Apples 2.88 2.06
- Beef 13.84 16.95
- Beer 4.04 3.85
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- Bread 1.73 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.07 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 10.38 7.86
- Coffee 2.31 2.81
- Coliving Space 807.31 not set
- Coworking Space 207.59 319.17
- Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 691.98, expat 230.66, family 345.99, tourist 63.43 local 106.92, nomad 886.2, expat 260.29, family 385.84, tourist 49.59
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.2 101.02
- Fast Food Combo 9.8 8.13
- Gasoline 1.85 2.1
- Groceries local 322.93, nomad 115.33, expat 369.06, family 749.65, tourist 0 local 171.32, nomad 85.66, family 599.62, tourist 1.43
- Gym Membership 46.13 not set
- Haircut 20.76 14.8
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 74.96, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 11.53 nomad 67.2, expat 46.77, family 228.04, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 484.39, nomad 1556.96, expat 980.31, family 1383.97, tourist 109.56 nomad 1010.21, family 2469.41
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 63.43, expat 57.67, family 69.2, tourist 5.77 local 51.71, family 69.75, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 33.67
- Jeans 69.2 83.8
- Laundry 8.07 not set
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 173, expat 92.26, family 173 local 51.64, nomad 422.45, expat 159.4, family 350.24, tourist 25.82
- Meal (Inexpensive) 14.99 18.6
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.2 40.1
- Milk 1.15 0.94
- Mobile Plan 17.3 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.6 0
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.61 9.93
- Rice 2.08 2.12
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 6.78
- Running Shoes 92.26 109
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.84 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.83 184
- Summer Dress 46.13 41.9
- Taxi Start 4.04 3.69
- Taxi per km 1.38 0.62
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.84 not set
- Transportation local 34.6, nomad 57.67, expat 51.9, family 230.66, tourist 17.3 local 33.9, nomad 67.8, expat 54.24, family 189.84, tourist 13.56
- Utilities local 138.4, nomad 0, expat 149.93, family 207.59, tourist 0 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.07, expat 46.13, family 92.26 not set
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.87
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.38 8.1
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, 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, Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Corrected units and exchange-rate arithmetic, named borrowed prices, rebuilt profile totals from quantities and removed unsupported fees and tariffs (mealbudget.app, taxismenorca.com, bemoremenorca.com).

Mahon cost of living