Cost of Living in Palma de Mallorca, 🇪🇸 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 27 1 31 $1,347 $1,347 $2,357 $1,347 $84

Utilities 19 30 27 31 $83 $177 $264 $137 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 14 $18 $52 $70 $52 $3

Groceries 11 22 $105 $262 $612 $175 $2

Transportation 3 13 $67 $48 $210 $29 $10

Dining Out 16 18 25 2 $867 $336 $527 $144 $69

Leisure Activities 15 17 12 2 $285 $110 $1,907 $70 $20

Health Insurance 7 29 $68 $107 $385 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 9 $8 $8 $34 — —

Total $2,848 $2,447 $6,366 $1,954 $190

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 27 $1,346.95 per month

Coworking Space 12 $203.73 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 27 $1,346.95 per month

Coliving Space 26 $1,100.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 25 $2.81 per cup

Beer 2 $5.50 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 16 $17.96 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $8.13 per meal

Apples 11 $2.06 per kg

Bread 11 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 11 $0.94 per liter

Rice 11 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $8.20 per kg

Beef 11 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 23 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $60.02 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $2.81 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.35 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 13 $0.00 per month

Gasoline 4 $2.05 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $9.54 per trip

Scooter Rental 10 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $18.29 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 14 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 15 $30.47 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 $8.76 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $33.61 per pair

Summer Dress $17.00 per dress

Running Shoes 21 $16.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $15.25 per visit

Laundry 28 $0.56 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 $168.37 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 20 $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 Madrid, Barcelona, Mahon, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 3235.12 1346.95
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1444.25 1346.95
- Apples 2.48 2.06
- Beef 16.75 16.95
- Beer 5.2 5.5
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- Bread 1.62 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 10.98 8.76
- Coffee 2.54 2.81
- Coliving Space 1097.63 1100
- Coworking Space 254.19 203.73
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 1097.63, expat 404.39, family 577.7, tourist 86.66 local 143.68, nomad 867, expat 335.56, family 527.44, tourist 68.74
- Doctor Visit (GP) 80.88 168.37
- Fast Food Combo 12.13 8.13
- Gasoline 2.06 2.05
- Groceries local 346.62, nomad 173.31, expat 462.16, family 982.09, tourist 9.24 local 174.72, nomad 104.83, expat 262.08, family 611.52, tourist 2.24
- Gym Membership 51.99 30.47
- Haircut 25.42 15.25
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 75.1, family 207.97, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 106.96, family 385.06, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 982.09, nomad 2253.03, expat 1328.71, family 2137.49, tourist 155.98 local 1346.95, family 2357.17, tourist 84.18
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 323.51, expat 63.55, family 92.43, tourist 4.62 local 51.96, nomad 18.29, family 70.25, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 33.67
- Jeans 98.21 33.61
- Laundry 11.55 0.56
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 288.85, expat 231.08, family 462.16, tourist 34.66 local 69.99, nomad 284.72, expat 109.51, family 1906.98, tourist 19.76
- Meal (Inexpensive) 17.33 17.96
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 60.02
- Milk 1.33 0.94
- Mobile Plan 28.89 18.29
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.22 0
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 4.38
- Rice 1.85 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.86 9.54
- Running Shoes 109.76 16.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.11 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.89 184.08
- Summer Dress 40.44 17
- Taxi Start 4.62 2.81
- Taxi per km 1.44 1.35
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 16.84
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 69.32, expat 92.43, family 254.19, tourist 28.89 local 28.62, nomad 66.78, expat 47.7, family 209.88, tourist 9.54
- Utilities local 161.76, nomad 0, expat 184.86, family 277.3, tourist 0 local 137.39, nomad 83.49, expat 176.53, family 264.46, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 23.11, family 1502.02 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.47
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 7.35
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), 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), Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) corrected for factor units, explicit borrowed-price labels, live source evidence and reproducible profile budgets (mobipalma.mobi, palmademallorcaperegarau.bloomest.es, boe.es).

Palma de Mallorca cost of living