Cost of Living in Marbella, 🇪🇸 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 22 $1,684 $1,570 $2,245 $1,117 $1,117

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 8 $18 $40 $58 $40 $3

Groceries 10 $98 $246 $591 $197 $3

Transportation 4 5 $83 $54 $166 $25 $15

Dining Out 23 2 $1,022 $416 $685 $147 $70

Leisure Activities 9 16 2 $192 $108 $178 $69 $20

Health Insurance 12 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 13 14 $8 $8 $34 — —

Total $3,172 $2,442 $3,957 $1,595 $1,230

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Clothing

Running Shoes $78.57 per pair

Jeans 2 $83.50 per pair

Summer Dress $39.28 per dress

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,570.32 per month

Coworking Space 3 $256.70 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 22 $1,683.69 per month

Coliving Space $1,010.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.67 per cup

Beer 16 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 23 $15.70 per meal

Fast Food Combo 17 $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) 19 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $66.30 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 20 $0.44 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $1.92 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.08 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $24.69 per month

Gasoline 11 $1.95 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $7.31 per trip

Scooter Rental 18 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $22.34 per month

Gym Membership 9 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.18 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 2 $9.84 per ticket

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $19.30 per visit

Laundry 24 $2.02 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 15 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 21 $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 Fuengirola, Estepona, Málaga, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2075.95 1683.69
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1095.64 1570.32
- Apples 2.88 2.06
- Beef 16.15 16.95
- Beer 4.61 4.85
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- Bread 1.73 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 10.38 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 11.53 9.84
- Coffee 2.88 2.67
- Coliving Space 1037.97 1010
- Coworking Space 230.66 256.7
- Dining Out local 115.33, nomad 1383.97, expat 230.66, family 345.99, tourist 80.73 local 146.96, nomad 1022.1, expat 415.84, family 684.72, tourist 69.89
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.2 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 10.38 9.66
- Gasoline 1.9 1.95
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 115.33, expat 345.99, family 807.31, tourist 0 local 196.91, nomad 98.45, expat 246.14, family 590.73, tourist 3.28
- Gym Membership 51.9 30.05
- Haircut 28.83 19.3
- Health Insurance local 34.6, nomad 69.2, expat 115.33, family 345.99, tourist 5.77 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 807.31, nomad 2075.95, expat 1383.97, family 2075.95, tourist 138.4 local 1116.85, nomad 1683.69, expat 1570.32, family 2244.92
- Internet & Mobile local 34.6, nomad 69.2, expat 80.73, family 92.26, tourist 5.77 local 40.38, nomad 18.04, family 58.42, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 46.13 22.34
- Jeans 80.73 83.5
- Laundry 11.53 2.02
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 230.66, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 23.07 local 69.13, nomad 191.82, expat 108.21, family 177.62, tourist 19.54
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.15 15.7
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.2 66.3
- Milk 1.38 0.99
- Mobile Plan 23.07 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 24.69
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.53 4.38
- Rice 2.08 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.84 7.31
- Running Shoes 98.03 78.57
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.83 184
- Summer Dress 51.9 39.28
- Taxi Start 4.61 1.92
- Taxi per km 2.08 1.08
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 16.18
- Transportation local 46.13, nomad 115.33, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 23.07 local 24.69, nomad 83.17, expat 53.93, family 166.34, tourist 14.62
- Utilities local 138.4, nomad 0, expat 173, family 230.66, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 57.67, expat 115.33, family 173 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 0.44
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 7.35
Fix pass corrected units, declared borrowed national and Málaga prices, replaced unsupported citations and rebuilt or withdrew category totals: 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), 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), Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Operator, shop and listing inputs are documented in Findings (marbella.avanzagrupo.com, boe.es, sofiarestaurante.es, washme.es).

Marbella cost of living