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 2 11 $1,538 — — — —
Utilities — — — — —
Internet & Mobile 8 9 10 $18 $52 $70 $46 $3
Groceries 13 $108 $226 $633 $181 $4
Transportation 3 5 6 7 $64 $43 $169 $16 $14
Dining Out 22 21 29 20 1 $965 $273 $821 $132 $63
Leisure Activities 12 18 23 $211 $121 $61 $61 $15
Health Insurance 14 $67 — — — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 16 — — — — —
Total $2,971 $715 $1,754 $436 $101

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $690.00 $690 – $1,403 per month
Coworking Space 11 $134.70 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,403.00 per month
Coliving Space 19 $561.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 29 $2.25 per cup
Beer 20 $4.27 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 22 $14.48 per meal
Fast Food Combo 21 $9.65 per meal
Apples 13 $2.06 per kg
Bread 13 $1.47 per loaf
Milk 13 $0.99 per liter
Rice 13 $1.14 per kg
Chicken Fillets 13 $8.20 per kg
Beef 13 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 26 $7.35 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $61.00 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) $0.95 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $3.31 per trip
Taxi per km 3 $0.90 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 6 $15.71 per month
Gasoline 7 $1.72 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $6.87 per trip
Scooter Rental 15 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $18.04 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $33.67 per month
Gym Membership 12 $30.05 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 23 $14.59 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 18 $8.08 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $33.62 per pair
Summer Dress 24 $33.62 per dress
Running Shoes 25 $16.83 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $15.71 per visit
Laundry 28 $0.56 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $56.12 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 27 $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 Las Palmas, Maspalomas, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

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  3. Ingenio municipal mobility study: Telde taxi fare table, €2.95 start, €0.80/km, first 1,032 metres includedOfficial
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  5. Guaguas Municipales Bono sin contacto — €0.42 per urban trip (IGIC incl.)Official
  6. Global Canary resident pass: €14 per 30 days before conditional full subsidyOfficial
  7. MITECO Las Palmas province — REPSOL Telde Gasolina 95 E5 €1.529/L (25 Oct 2026)Official
  8. Orange Prepago 10 €10/28 daysOfficial
  9. Movistar Prepago Premium €15/28 daysOfficial
  10. Orange Fibra 300 Mb €30/month standard rate (€20 promo)Official
  11. Workin.space Las Palmas: Sky coworking desk from €120/month; €106 is a meeting room per dayListings
  12. Basic-Fit Comfort €24.99 per 4 weeks (Spain chain)Official
  13. Mealbudget Spain national supermarket price tracker, packaged prices and quantitiesShop
  14. SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
  15. Cooltra 125cc from €164/monthOfficial
  16. Schengen 90/180-day short-stay rules (UK FCDO)Official
  17. Doctoralia Las Palmas private GP visits from €25–€70 (e.g. €50)Listings
  18. Yelmo Cines Las Arenas Las Palmas — normal ticket €7.20Listings
  19. Spotahome Las Palmas furnished rooms from €400–€550/moListings
  20. Hostelería drinks menu PDF — jarra cerveza ½ L €3.80Shop
  21. McDonald's España McMenú from €8.60 with fries and drink (2025 promos)Secondary
  22. Telde menú del día listings €7.50–€12.90Listings
  23. Conde Jackson Las Palmas — hard court hire €13/hour weekendsListings
  24. Zara España women’s dresses from €29.95 (national chain)Shop
  25. Decathlon Kiprun Jogflow 100.1 €14.99Shop
  26. Mercadona El Coto crianza DO Rioja 0.75 L €6.55Shop
  27. diemFarma — Efferaldol Flash paracetamol 16 comprimidos €3.90Shop
  28. Openwash Telde advertisement: clothes wash €6 per 12 kg machineSecondary
  29. Calma Cafe Maspalomas — café con leche €2.00 (Gran Canaria south resort carta)Shop

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1617.56 1403
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 751.01 690
    • Apples 2.43 2.06
    • Beef 15.6 16.95
    • Beer 2.89 4.27
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    • Bread 1.27 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 9.01 8.2
    • Cinema Ticket 9.82 8.08
    • Coffee 1.85 2.25
    • Coliving Space 1039.86 561
    • Coworking Space 161.76 134.7
    • Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 866.55, expat 323.51, family 462.16, tourist 75.1 local 131.6, nomad 964.64, expat 272.92, family 820.56, tourist 63.4
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 69.32 56.12
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.65
    • Gasoline 1.56 1.72
    • Groceries local 323.51, nomad 138.65, expat 369.73, family 866.55, tourist 9.24 local 180.72, nomad 108.43, expat 225.9, family 632.52, tourist 3.61
    • Gym Membership 43.91 30.05
    • Haircut 17.33 15.71
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 184.86 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 635.47, nomad 1328.71, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 1537.7
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 57.77, expat 51.99, family 75.1, tourist 3.47 local 45.7, nomad 18.04, expat 51.71, family 69.75, tourist 2.81
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 33.67
    • Jeans 86.66 33.62
    • Laundry 9.24 0.56
    • Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 404.39, expat 173.31, family 346.62, tourist 34.66 local 60.8, nomad 211.41, expat 120.73, tourist 15.38
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 14.48
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 61
    • Milk 1.21 0.99
    • Mobile Plan 17.33 18.04
    • Monthly Transport Pass 32.35 15.71
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 4.38
    • Rice 1.68 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 10.4 6.87
    • Running Shoes 98.21 16.83
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.11 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 17.33 184.08
    • Summer Dress 34.66 33.62
    • Taxi Start 3.64 3.31
    • Taxi per km 1.27 0.9
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 14.59
    • Transportation local 34.66, nomad 51.99, expat 92.43, family 254.19, tourist 28.89 local 15.71, nomad 64.36, expat 43.19, family 169.02, tourist 13.74
    • Utilities local 98.21, nomad 0, expat 127.09, family 207.97, tourist 0 not set
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.11, expat 17.33, family 34.66 0
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.95
    • Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 7.35

    Fix pass corrected units, borrowed-price descriptions, source links and reproducible totals for 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, 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). Unsupported amounts were omitted and unchecked minor prices retained without citations (guaguasglobal.com, mealbudget.app, movistar.es, basic-fit.com).

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