Cost of Living in Santiago de Compostela, 🇪🇸 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 2 $1,010 $850 $1,179 $640 $88

Utilities 23 2 — $118 $138 $88 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 10 $51 $55 $79 $51 $3

Groceries 2 7 19 20 $150 $355 $720 $285 $9

Transportation 3 4 $48 $55 $155 $22 $12

Dining Out 2 17 18 $680 $275 $430 $125 $62

Leisure Activities 2 11 25 $220 $145 $360 $55 $18

Health Insurance 14 $70 $85 $175 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 $20 $15 $40 — —

Total $2,249 $1,953 $3,276 $1,266 $194

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $760.00 $560 – $982 per month

Coworking Space 6 $163.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $954.00 $787 – $1,120 per month

Coliving Space 1 2 $566.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.24 per cup

Beer 17 2 $4.26 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $14.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $9.66 per meal

Apples 2 7 $2.38 per kg

Bread 7 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 7 $0.94 per liter

Rice 2 7 $1.56 per kg

Chicken Fillets 2 7 $7.77 per kg

Beef 2 $19.53 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 19 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $63.80 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 20 $0.30 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 5 $4.83 per trip

Taxi per km 4 5 $1.35 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 5 $17.52 per month

Gasoline 12 $1.97 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $9.27 per trip

Scooter Rental 24 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $16.84 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 11 $28.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 2 $11.22 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 25 $9.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $92.90 per pair

Summer Dress 2 $39.40 per dress

Running Shoes 22 $78.56 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $12.57 per visit

Laundry 26 $0.41 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 2 13 $67.35 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 21 $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 A Coruna, Lugo, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 954
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 722.13 760
- Apples 2.25 2.38
- Beef 15.6 19.53
- Beer 3.24 4.26
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- Bread 1.27 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.01 7.77
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 9.43
- Coffee 1.85 2.24
- Coliving Space 982.09 566
- Coworking Space 184.86 163
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 323.51, family 462.16, tourist 75.1 local 125, nomad 680, expat 275, family 430, tourist 62
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 67.35
- Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.66
- Gasoline 2.01 1.97
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 751.01, tourist 0 local 285, nomad 150, expat 355, family 720, tourist 9
- Gym Membership 48.53 28.05
- Haircut 20.8 12.57
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 70, expat 85, family 175, tourist 2.2
- Housing local 519.93, nomad 1328.71, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 109.76 local 640, nomad 1010, expat 850, family 1179, tourist 88
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 57.77, expat 51.99, family 75.1, tourist 4.62 local 51, expat 55, family 79, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 33.67
- Jeans 90.12 92.9
- Laundry 6.93 0.41
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 55, nomad 220, expat 145, family 360, tourist 18
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.02 14
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 63.8
- Milk 1.21 0.94
- Mobile Plan 25.42 16.84
- Monthly Transport Pass 32.35 17.52
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 4.38
- Rice 1.68 1.56
- Ride-hailing (5km) 12.71 9.27
- Running Shoes 98.21 78.56
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 13.86 184
- Summer Dress 36.97 39.4
- Taxi Start 4.74 4.83
- Taxi per km 1.44 1.35
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 16.18 11.22
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 51.99, expat 51.99, family 138.65, tourist 13.86 local 22, nomad 48, expat 55, family 155, tourist 11.5
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 242.63, tourist 0 local 88, nomad 0, expat 118, family 138, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.66, expat 23.11, family 46.22 local 0, nomad 20, expat 15, family 40
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.3
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 7.35
Dining Out expat, Dining Out tourist, Leisure Activities expat, Leisure Activities tourist and Visa & Legal Fees expat restated with explicit formulas and named as moved lines (livingcost.org).

Santiago de Compostela cost of living