Cost of Living in Santa Pola, 🇪🇸 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 27 $1,122 $1,010 $1,459 $898 $76

Utilities 26 25 23 $98 $98 $146 $69 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 $52 $52 $70 $46 $3

Groceries 11 $94 $219 $500 $156 $5

Transportation 4 5 $69 $59 $197 $39 $13

Dining Out 2 13 $860 $313 $627 $133 $48

Leisure Activities 10 12 20 $174 $138 $242 $68 $23

Health Insurance 18 24 $68 $57 $229 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 22 $8 $8 $34 — $101

Total $2,545 $1,954 $3,504 $1,409 $271

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $898.00 $786 – $1,122 per month

Coworking Space 3 $217.31 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 27 $1,122.46 $1,122 – $1,347 per month

Coliving Space $730.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.43 per cup

Beer 12 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $16.60 per meal

Fast Food Combo 13 $9.65 per meal

Apples 11 $2.06 per kg

Bread 11 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 11 $0.99 per liter

Rice 11 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $8.20 per kg

Beef 11 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $57.10 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 16 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $2.47 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.52 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $39.29 per month

Gasoline 6 $1.95 per liter

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

Scooter Rental 19 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $18.29 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 10 $30.47 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 20 $9.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $83.40 per pair

Summer Dress $44.50 per dress

Running Shoes $78.57 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $13.60 per visit

Laundry 21 $1.03 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $78.57 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 17 $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 Alicante, Denia, Peniscola, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 924.07 1122.46
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 577.54 898
- Apples 2.89 2.06
- Beef 13.86 16.95
- Beer 4.04 4.85
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- Bread 1.39 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.09 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 9.43
- Coffee 2.08 2.43
- Coliving Space 577.54 730
- Coworking Space 138.61 217.31
- Dining Out local 103.96, nomad 924.07, expat 288.77, family 288.77, tourist 51.98 local 132.8, nomad 860.4, expat 313.4, family 626.8, tourist 47.71
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.31 78.57
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 9.65
- Gasoline 1.96 1.95
- Groceries local 254.12, nomad 115.51, expat 288.77, family 750.8, tourist 11.55 local 156.13, nomad 93.68, expat 218.59, family 499.63, tourist 4.68
- Gym Membership 40.43 30.47
- Haircut 20.79 13.6
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.31, expat 103.96, family 288.77, tourist 9.24 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 57.16, family 228.62, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 577.54, nomad 1501.61, expat 924.07, family 1155.08, tourist 103.96 local 897.97, nomad 1122.46, expat 1010.21, family 1459.2, tourist 76.33
- Internet & Mobile local 34.65, nomad 57.75, expat 46.2, family 57.75, tourist 5.78 local 45.87, nomad 51.96, expat 51.96, family 70.25, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.43 33.67
- Jeans 69.31 83.4
- Laundry 11.55 1.03
- Leisure Activities local 34.65, nomad 288.77, expat 103.96, family 115.51, tourist 23.1 local 68.19, nomad 174.15, expat 138.23, family 242.33, tourist 23.12
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.55 16.6
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.75 57.1
- Milk 1.27 0.99
- Mobile Plan 17.33 18.29
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.43 39.29
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.24 4.38
- Rice 2.08 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.24 10.05
- Running Shoes 92.41 78.57
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.86 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.88 184.08
- Summer Dress 46.2 44.5
- Taxi Start 4.04 2.47
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.52
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 16.84
- Transportation local 34.65, nomad 57.75, expat 69.31, family 288.77, tourist 23.1 local 39.29, nomad 69.42, expat 59.38, family 197.33, tourist 13.41
- Utilities local 103.96, nomad 57.75, expat 127.06, family 173.26, tourist 0 local 69.14, nomad 97.86, expat 97.86, family 146.47, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.1, expat 34.65, family 46.2, tourist 2.31 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67, tourist 101.02
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.47
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.55 7.35
Apartment (1 bedroom) description now distinguishes listing asks from unfurnished lease claims; Chicken Fillets, Fast Food Combo and Scooter Rental conversions were rounded once from the quoted euro inputs (mealbudget.app, cupon.es, cooltra.com).

Santa Pola cost of living