Cost of Living in Maspalomas, 🇪🇸 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 8 2 $1,594 $1,347 $1,908 $1,347 $1,347

Utilities 25 26 1 — $55 $80 $39 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 13 $18 $52 $70 $46 $0

Groceries 12 $105 $228 $526 $175 $3

Transportation 15 3 4 5 $77 $52 $115 $21 $27

Dining Out 20 17 18 33 $920 $206 $549 $145 $50

Leisure Activities 14 21 32 17 $130 $150 $186 $61 $20

Health Insurance 9 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $7 $7 $27 — —

Total $2,918 $2,097 $3,461 $1,834 $1,449

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,346.95 $1,033 – $1,684 per month

Coworking Space 8 $134.70 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,459.20 $1,033 – $1,684 per month

Coliving Space 31 $561.23 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 33 $2.24 per cup

Beer 17 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 20 $15.71 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 19 $9.65 per meal

Apples 12 $2.06 per kg

Bread 12 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 12 $0.99 per liter

Rice 12 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 12 $8.20 per kg

Beef 12 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 27 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 34 33 $62.86 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.95 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 4 $3.42 per trip

Taxi per km 3 4 $0.95 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 15 $5.24 per month

Gasoline 5 $1.75 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 4 $7.72 per trip

Scooter Rental 10 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 14 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 32 $14.59 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $8.08 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 22 $33.62 per pair

Summer Dress 23 $33.62 per dress

Running Shoes 24 $16.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 29 $15.71 per visit

Laundry 30 $0.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 28 $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 Las Palmas, Los Cristianos, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1268.64 1459.2
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 749.65 1346.95
- Apples 2.65 2.06
- Beef 16.15 16.95
- Beer 4.61 4.85
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- Bread 1.73 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.65 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 10.38 8.08
- Coffee 2.88 2.24
- Coliving Space 922.64 561.23
- Coworking Space 173 134.7
- Dining Out local 138.4, nomad 1383.97, expat 288.33, family 345.99, tourist 69.2 local 144.98, nomad 920.14, expat 206.46, family 548.59, tourist 50.4
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 10.38 9.65
- Gasoline 1.79 1.75
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 138.4, expat 403.66, family 807.31, tourist 5.77 local 175.17, nomad 105.1, expat 227.72, family 525.51, tourist 3.49
- Gym Membership 51.9 30.05
- Haircut 23.07 15.71
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.2, expat 80.73, family 288.33, tourist 3.46 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 634.32, nomad 1499.3, expat 864.98, family 1268.64, tourist 115.33 local 1346.95, nomad 1593.9, family 1908.18
- Internet & Mobile local 40.37, nomad 57.67, expat 57.67, family 80.73, tourist 2.31 local 45.7, nomad 18.04, expat 51.71, family 69.75, tourist 0.4
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 33.67
- Jeans 74.96 33.62
- Laundry 8.07 0.67
- Leisure Activities local 57.67, nomad 576.65, expat 173, family 288.33, tourist 17.3 local 60.8, nomad 130.35, expat 149.91, family 186.24, tourist 20.23
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 15.71
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.43 62.86
- Milk 1.38 0.99
- Mobile Plan 23.07 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 5.24
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 4.38
- Rice 2.08 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 7.72
- Running Shoes 98.03 16.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.83 184.08
- Summer Dress 46.13 33.62
- Taxi Start 4.04 3.42
- Taxi per km 1.38 0.95
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 14.59
- Transportation local 46.13, nomad 69.2, expat 115.33, family 288.33, tourist 17.3 local 20.68, nomad 77.2, expat 51.56, family 115.48, tourist 26.58
- Utilities local 80.73, nomad 0, expat 92.26, family 138.4, tourist 0 local 39.21, nomad 0, expat 54.79, family 80.27, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 23.07, family 34.6 local 0, nomad 6.85, expat 6.85, family 27.41
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.04 0.95
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 7.35
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Maspalomas cost of living