Cost of Living in Murcia, 🇪🇸 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

Transportation 4 5 $60 $42 $152 $29 $12

Dining Out 19 20 21 22 $681 $258 $388 $107 $48

Housing 1 2 3 $920 $696 $954 $617 $84

Utilities 17 18 — $89 $134 $67 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 8 $51 $56 $79 $44 $4

Groceries 9 3 $138 $338 $711 $245 $8

Leisure Activities 3 11 20 25 26 $240 $155 $1,420 $55 $19

Health Insurance 13 32 $67 $58 $175 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 — $8 $17 — —

Total $2,157 $1,700 $4,030 $1,164 $177

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 3 $674.00 $494 – $898 per month

Coworking Space 10 $168.37 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 $920.00 $700 – $1,050 per month

Coliving Space 2 3 $505.10 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 21 27 $2.13 per cup

Beer 20 3 $4.03 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 22 23 $15.15 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $9.65 per meal

Apples 9 $2.06 per kg

Bread 9 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 9 $0.99 per liter

Rice 9 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 9 $8.21 per kg

Beef 9 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 3 $6.21 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 27 $51.24 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 28 $0.30 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $2.47 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.52 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 33 $19.80 per month

Gasoline 24 $1.96 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $10.05 per trip

Scooter Rental 14 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $16.84 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 11 $28.04 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 25 $14.26 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 26 $8.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $78.10 per pair

Summer Dress $39.05 per dress

Running Shoes 3 $97.60 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 29 $13.47 per visit

Laundry 31 30 $2.24 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 3 $8.10 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 Alicante, Granada, Madrid, Hanoi, Berlin, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 925.19 920
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 578.25 674
- Apples 2.08 2.06
- Beef 13.88 16.95
- Beer 2.89 4.03
40 more changes
- Bread 1.39 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.1 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 8.1 8.64
- Coffee 1.5 2.13
- Coliving Space 578.25 505.1
- Coworking Space 138.78 168.37
- Dining Out local 92.52, nomad 1040.84, expat 277.56, family 173.47, tourist 57.82 local 106.71, nomad 680.55, expat 257.68, family 388.16, tourist 47.53
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.39 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 8.67 9.65
- Gasoline 1.73 1.96
- Groceries local 231.3, nomad 115.65, expat 346.95, family 693.9, tourist 0 local 245, nomad 138.3, expat 338.1, family 710.5, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 34.69 28.04
- Haircut 17.35 13.47
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.39, expat 69.39, family 173.47 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 58.28, family 174.77, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 555.12, nomad 1156.49, expat 867.37, family 1272.14, tourist 115.65 local 617.4, nomad 920, expat 695.95, family 954.09, tourist 84
- Internet & Mobile local 46.26, nomad 34.69, expat 57.82, family 69.39, tourist 5.78 local 43.77, nomad 50.51, expat 56.12, family 78.57, tourist 3.74
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 33.67
- Jeans 52.04 78.1
- Laundry 8.1 2.24
- Leisure Activities local 57.82, nomad 231.3, expat 115.65, family 1676.92, tourist 11.56 local 54.64, nomad 239.51, expat 155.12, family 1420.42, tourist 18.83
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.72 15.15
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.82 51.24
- Milk 1.16 0.99
- Mobile Plan 17.35 16.84
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.69 19.8
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.94 8.1
- Rice 1.73 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.94 10.05
- Running Shoes 86.74 97.6
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.35 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.91 184.08
- Summer Dress 34.69 39.05
- Taxi Start 3.47 2.47
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.52
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.88 14.26
- Transportation local 28.91, nomad 92.52, expat 46.26, family 404.77, tourist 17.35 local 28.78, nomad 60, expat 42.25, family 151.84, tourist 12.41
- Utilities local 104.08, nomad 0, expat 115.65, family 173.47, tourist 0 local 66.77, nomad 0, expat 88.61, family 134.38, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 46.26, family 57.82 local 0, expat 8.42, family 16.84
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.81 0.3
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.1 6.21
Jeans, Running Shoes, Pharmacy (basic meds) and Summer Dress lost their Zara, Decathlon and index-estimate inputs to bot-blocked or missing pages; Jeans, Running Shoes and Pharmacy (basic meds) now rest on Livingcost Murcia rows and Summer Dress keeps its value uncited (Clothing listed under Not verified) Source

Murcia cost of living