Nomad Watch

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 25 26 $1,459 $786 $1,571 $730 $84
Utilities 19 20 25 26 — $92 $147 $79 —
Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 25 $18 $52 $82 $46 $3
Groceries 12 3 $103 $240 $515 $172 $6
Transportation 4 5 $56 $24 $127 $24 $13
Dining Out 3 21 23 $822 $242 $425 $105 $45
Leisure Activities 3 11 17 $170 $100 $1,495 $48 $17
Health Insurance 13 28 $68 $69 $276 — —
Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 $8 $8 $34 — —
Total $2,704 $1,613 $4,672 $1,204 $168

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $785.72 $730 – $842 per month
Coworking Space 10 $215.95 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 25 $1,459.20 per month
Coliving Space 22 $449.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 21 $2.02 per cup
Beer 3 $3.94 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $14.94 per meal
Fast Food Combo 23 $9.66 per meal
Apples 12 $2.06 per kg
Bread 12 $1.47 per loaf
Milk 12 $0.94 per liter
Rice 12 $1.14 per kg
Chicken Fillets 12 $8.21 per kg
Beef 12 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 3 $6.71 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $53.09 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 3 $0.72 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $1.82 per trip
Taxi per km 5 $1.24 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 4 $23.79 per month
Gasoline 6 $1.95 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $7.99 per trip
Scooter Rental 14 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $18.24 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $33.67 per month
Gym Membership 11 $30.39 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 3 $8.77 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $85.34 per pair
Summer Dress 3 $42.67 per dress
Running Shoes 3 $90.14 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $13.47 per visit
Laundry 27 $0.43 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $78.57 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 24 $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 Granada, Córdoba, Madrid, Hanoi, Berlin

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Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 2426.34 1459.2
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 953.21 785.72
    • Apples 2.48 2.06
    • Beef 15.6 16.95
    • Beer 2.08 3.94
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    • Bread 1.1 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.21
    • Cinema Ticket 9.82 8.77
    • Coffee 1.85 2.02
    • Coliving Space 866.55 449
    • Coworking Space 190.64 215.95
    • Dining Out local 161.76, nomad 1097.63, expat 404.39, family 577.7, tourist 75.1 local 105.26, nomad 822, expat 242.29, family 424.72, tourist 45.49
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 75.1 78.57
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.66
    • Gasoline 1.99 1.95
    • Groceries local 288.85, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 171.65, nomad 102.99, expat 240.31, family 514.95, tourist 6.3
    • Gym Membership 43.91 30.39
    • Haircut 18.49 13.47
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 67.95, expat 68.92, family 275.68
    • Housing local 635.47, nomad 1906.41, expat 1097.63, family 1617.56, tourist 127.09 local 729.6, nomad 1459.2, expat 785.72, family 1571.44, tourist 84.18
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 45.83, nomad 18.24, expat 51.91, family 82.31, tourist 2.81
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.66 33.67
    • Jeans 86.66 85.34
    • Laundry 8.09 0.43
    • Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 47.93, nomad 170.15, expat 100.27, family 1495.14, tourist 17.4
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 14.94
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.77 53.09
    • Milk 1.27 0.94
    • Mobile Plan 20.8 18.24
    • Monthly Transport Pass 36.97 23.79
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.51 4.38
    • Rice 1.68 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 10.98 7.99
    • Running Shoes 98.21 90.14
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 13.86 184.08
    • Summer Dress 36.97 42.67
    • Taxi Start 1.79 1.82
    • Taxi per km 1.29 1.24
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 16.84
    • Transportation local 40.44, nomad 69.32, expat 51.99, family 138.65, tourist 17.33 local 23.79, nomad 55.75, family 127.48, tourist 12.7
    • Utilities local 132.87, nomad 207.97, expat 161.76, family 265.74, tourist 0 local 79.22, nomad 0, expat 91.65, family 147.13, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 46.22, expat 17.33, family 34.66 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.72
    • Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 6.71

    Fix pass corrected units, traced listing prices, national and nearby-city borrowing, official visa fees, source pages and explicit profile formulas for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), 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). (tussam.es, boe.es)

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