Cost of Living in Pamplona, 🇪🇸 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 26 20 $1,403 $1,235 $1,515 $1,089 $95

Utilities 20 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 $46 $46 $64 $40 $3

Groceries 11 $122 $254 $661 $203 $2

Transportation 3 4 $60 $60 $183 $41 $14

Dining Out 24 2 $743 $257 $459 $117 $50

Leisure Activities 10 14 21 13 $322 $105 $210 $58 $19

Health Insurance 17 25 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 23 $8 $8 $34 — —

Total $2,771 $1,965 $3,126 $1,548 $185

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,235.00 per month

Coworking Space 10 $217.31 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 26 $1,403.00 per month

Coliving Space 19 $695.93 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.89 per cup

Beer 13 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $19.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 12 $12.74 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) 18 $8.14 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $59.40 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.67 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 5 $3.03 per trip

Taxi per km 4 5 $1.35 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $40.79 per month

Gasoline 6 $2.00 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 5 $9.77 per trip

Scooter Rental 16 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $28.00 per month

Gym Membership 14 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $8.98 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $89.60 per pair

Summer Dress $33.62 per dress

Running Shoes 2 $84.60 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $16.10 per visit

Laundry 22 $1.32 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 15 $28.06 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $11.50 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 Bilbao, Granada, Lugo, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1383.97 1403
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 864.98 1235
- Apples 2.88 2.06
- Beef 13.84 16.95
- Beer 3.23 4.85
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- Bread 1.27 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.07 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 9.23 8.98
- Coffee 2.54 2.89
- Coliving Space 749.65 695.93
- Coworking Space 207.59 217.31
- Dining Out local 115.33, nomad 576.65, expat 288.33, family 345.99, tourist 63.43 local 116.72, nomad 743.25, expat 256.56, family 459.2, tourist 50.07
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.67 28.06
- Fast Food Combo 9.8 12.74
- Gasoline 1.9 2
- Groceries local 253.73, nomad 69.2, expat 345.99, family 691.98, tourist 0 local 203.42, nomad 122.05, expat 254.28, family 661.12, tourist 2.24
- Gym Membership 46.13 30.05
- Haircut 16.15 16.1
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 74.96, expat 92.26, family 230.66 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 634.32, nomad 1499.3, expat 980.31, family 1268.64, tourist 109.56 local 1089, nomad 1403, expat 1235, family 1515, tourist 95.41
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 63.43, expat 57.67, family 69.2, tourist 0 local 40.02, nomad 46.04, expat 46.04, family 64.08, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 28
- Jeans 80.73 89.6
- Laundry 6.92 1.32
- Leisure Activities local 57.67, nomad 173, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 28.83 local 57.71, nomad 322.08, expat 104.77, family 210.26, tourist 18.68
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 19
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 59.4
- Milk 1.38 0.94
- Mobile Plan 17.3 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 40.79
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 11.5
- Rice 1.73 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.23 9.77
- Running Shoes 98.03 84.6
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.53 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.83 184
- Summer Dress 40.37 33.62
- Taxi Start 2.88 3.03
- Taxi per km 1.38 1.35
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 16
- Transportation local 40.37, nomad 57.67, expat 51.9, family 115.33, tourist 11.53 local 40.79, nomad 60.33, expat 60.33, family 182.7, tourist 13.59
- Utilities local 138.4, nomad 0, expat 149.93, family 207.59, tourist 0 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 46.13, family 92.26 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.67
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.07 8.14
Fix pass — Taxi Start and Taxi per km retain the official weekday tariff; citation numbering refreshed Source

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