Cost of Living in Playa del Ingles, 🇪🇸 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 23 $1,796 $1,515 $2,133 $1,066 $128

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 10 $52 $52 $70 $46 $3

Groceries 9 17 $158 $341 $778 $243 $7

Transportation 12 2 $124 $191 $288 $21 $15

Dining Out 16 15 21 22 14 $943 $474 $695 $138 $56

Leisure Activities 11 20 14 $232 $140 $303 $59 $23

Health Insurance 7 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —

Total $3,372 $2,713 $4,267 $1,573 $234

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,515.00 $1,122 – $1,796 per month

Coworking Space 6 $191.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,795.94 $1,571 – $2,469 per month

Coliving Space 24 $1,431.14 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 21 $2.25 per cup

Beer 14 $4.26 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 16 $15.71 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 $6.17 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) 17 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 21 22 $63.98 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.95 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 2 $3.42 per trip

Taxi per km 2 $0.95 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 12 $5.25 per month

Gasoline 3 $1.74 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 2 $7.72 per trip

Scooter Rental 8 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $18.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 11 $30.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 20 $14.59 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $8.08 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $33.61 per pair

Summer Dress $33.61 per dress

Running Shoes $16.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $15.71 per visit

Laundry 19 $0.70 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $56.13 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 18 $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 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1383.97 1795.94
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 749.65 1515
- Apples 2.54 2.06
- Beef 13.84 16.95
- Beer 4.04 4.26
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- Bread 1.38 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.65 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 9.23 8.08
- Coffee 2.88 2.25
- Coliving Space 807.31 1431.14
- Coworking Space 138.4 191
- Dining Out local 115.33, nomad 1037.97, expat 230.66, family 173, tourist 46.13 local 138.02, nomad 942.6, expat 474.15, family 694.66, tourist 55.89
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.67 56.13
- Fast Food Combo 9.23 6.17
- Gasoline 1.73 1.74
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 115.33, family 691.98, tourist 0 local 243.22, nomad 158.09, expat 340.51, family 778.3, tourist 7.3
- Gym Membership 40.37 30.05
- Haircut 17.3 15.71
- Health Insurance local 57.67, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 173, tourist 5.77 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 576.65, nomad 1153.31, expat 807.31, family 1153.31, tourist 92.26 local 1066.34, nomad 1795.94, expat 1515, family 2132.67, tourist 127.96
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 288.33, expat 57.67, family 69.2, tourist 0 local 45.7, nomad 51.71, expat 51.71, family 69.75, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 46.13 33.67
- Jeans 69.2 33.61
- Laundry 9.23 0.7
- Leisure Activities local 57.67, nomad 230.66, expat 115.33, family 1614.63, tourist 11.53 local 59.23, nomad 231.97, expat 139.53, family 303.34, tourist 23.11
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 15.71
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 63.98
- Milk 1.27 0.99
- Mobile Plan 23.07 18.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 5.25
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 5.77 4.38
- Rice 1.73 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.07 7.72
- Running Shoes 86.5 16.83
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.53 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.83 184.08
- Summer Dress 40.37 33.61
- Taxi Start 4.04 3.42
- Taxi per km 1.38 0.95
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.84 14.59
- Transportation local 69.2, nomad 57.67, expat 46.13, family 230.66, tourist 11.53 local 20.69, nomad 123.52, expat 190.53, family 288.42, tourist 15.44
- Utilities local 92.26, nomad 0, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.6, family 46.13 not set
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.95
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.23 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), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, 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, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds): corrected billing and laundry units, labelled borrowed prices, dropped unsupported citations and totals, and replaced category budgets with explicit arithmetic (repeople.co, mealbudget.app, movistar.es).

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