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 $1,122 $1,066 $2,469 $898 $112
Utilities 15 16 3 — $92 $124 $81 —
Internet & Mobile 6 7 13 $18 $52 $70 $52 $3
Groceries 12 $95 $210 $496 $172 $4
Transportation 4 28 $92 $63 $244 $34 $15
Dining Out 18 20 21 $1,061 $320 $597 $149 $57
Leisure Activities 3 8 14 24 19 $236 $102 $1,337 $49 $18
Health Insurance 10 30 $67 $47 $187 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 11 $8 $8 $34 — $101
Total $2,699 $1,960 $5,558 $1,435 $312

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $1,066.34 $730 – $1,459 per month
Coworking Space 8 $168.37 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,122.46 per month
Coliving Space 29 $920.42 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 21 $4.38 per cup
Beer 19 3 $4.26 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 18 $21.32 per meal
Fast Food Combo 20 3 $9.66 per meal
Apples 12 $2.06 per kg
Bread 12 $1.47 per loaf
Milk 12 $0.99 per liter
Rice 12 $1.14 per kg
Chicken Fillets 12 $8.20 per kg
Beef 12 $16.95 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 22 $7.35 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $58.20 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 23 $0.30 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $3.14 per trip
Taxi per km 4 $1.34 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 3 28 $32.40 per month
Gasoline 5 $1.96 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $9.82 per trip
Scooter Rental 9 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $18.04 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $33.67 per month
Gym Membership 14 3 $30.05 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 32 $28.06 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 24 3 $9.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $107.75 per pair
Summer Dress 25 $33.61 per dress
Running Shoes 3 $80.85 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 26 $15.71 per visit
Laundry 27 $0.62 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $67.35 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 31 $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 Lloret de Mar, Girona, Hanoi, Berlin

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  2. Fotocasa Tossa one-bedroom search: long-let asking €650–€1,300/mo (typical €950), furnished temporary €1,000, seasonal monthly €3,000 (alta €4,350) (Oct 2026)Listings
  3. Livingcost.org Lloret de Mar rows in USD: monthly ticket 32.44, brand jeans 107.75, sneakers 80.85, dinner for two 58.23, utilities 78.62/120.41, international primary school 6,982.88/yr (no Tossa page)Index
  4. Girona urban taxi 2026 Tarifa 1 €2.80 + €1.19/kmOfficial
  5. MITECO national gasoline 95 E5 €1.75/L (22 Oct 2026 daily series)Official
  6. Orange Prepago 10 €10/28 daysOfficial
  7. Movistar Prepago Premium €15/28 daysOfficial
  8. Coworking Lloret fixed desk €150/month VAT incl. (nearest coworking)Official
  9. Cooltra 125cc monthly from €164Official
  10. SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
  11. BOE Order AUC/891/2024: ordinary national and Schengen visa fee 90 euros; exemptions and reciprocity applyOfficial
  12. Mercadona/DIA/Carrefour España shelf prices (Sep–Oct 2026)Shop
  13. Orange Fibra 300 Mb €30/month standard rate (€20 promo)Official
  14. Basic-Fit Comfort €24.99 per 4 weeks (Spain chain)Official
  15. Endesa One Luz national tariff incl. tax: €0.212389/kWh and €43.482474/kW/yearOfficial
  16. SOMASRSA Ripoll 2026 water and sewer tariffs (regional proxy; €9.81/quarter service, €0.3141/m³ water)Official
  17. Doctoralia Lloret de Mar GP visits from €60 (nearest verified listings)Listings
  18. Tapa a Tapa Tossa old-town set menus €18.99/€22.99/€26.99 (Oct 2026)Shop
  19. Hostelería drinks menu PDF — jarra cerveza ½ L €3.80Shop
  20. McDonald's España McMenú Big Mac from €8.60 with fries and drink (Jun 2025 promos)Secondary
  21. Starbucks España menu PDF — tall cappuccino €3.90 (Aug 2025)Official
  22. Mercadona El Coto crianza DO Rioja 0.75 L €6.55Shop
  23. Mercadona Aguadoy mineral water 1.5 L €0.27Shop
  24. Yelmo Cines multiplex — normal ticket €8.40 (national chain; Girona area screens)Listings
  25. ZARA España women dress €29.95Shop
  26. Booksy — Santutxu Barber Shop corte caballero €14 (national barber menu sample)Listings
  27. Pim Pam Net Girona 10 kg wash €5.50; drying charged separatelyShop
  28. SARFA T10/120 Girona–Costa Brava €21.15/10 trips (2025)Official
  29. Spotahome Lloret furnished room €820/mo utilities included (Costa Brava coliving proxy)Listings
  30. Sanitas national starting premiums: Más Salud €41.67/month before 0.15% insurance levyOfficial
  31. Farmacia online Efferaldol Flash paracetamol 16 comprimidos €3.90Shop
  32. Club Tennis Costa Brava (Mont-ras) court hire 2026: tennis €25/60 min individual, €30/90 min doubles for non-membersShop

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1906.41 1122.46
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 948.01 1066.34
    • Apples 2.43 2.06
    • Beef 17.1 16.95
    • Beer 4.04 4.26
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    • Bread 1.33 1.47
    • Chicken Fillets 8.55 8.2
    • Cinema Ticket 9.82 9.43
    • Coffee 2.48 4.38
    • Coliving Space 982.09 920.42
    • Coworking Space 213.75 168.37
    • Dining Out local 184.86, nomad 901.21, expat 508.38, family 693.24, tourist 86.66 local 149.24, nomad 1060.8, expat 319.8, family 596.96, tourist 56.68
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 75.1 67.35
    • Fast Food Combo 10.98 9.66
    • Gasoline 1.94 1.96
    • Groceries local 369.73, nomad 207.97, expat 485.27, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 local 171.59, nomad 95.33, expat 209.72, family 495.7, tourist 3.74
    • Gym Membership 48.53 30.05
    • Haircut 23.11 15.71
    • Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 69.32, family 207.97 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 46.84, family 187.37, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 866.55, nomad 1906.41, expat 1097.63, family 1617.56, tourist 127.09 local 897.97, nomad 1122.46, expat 1066.34, family 2469.42, tourist 112.25
    • Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 63.55, family 98.21, tourist 5.78 local 51.71, nomad 18.04, family 69.75, tourist 2.81
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 39.28 33.67
    • Jeans 90.12 107.75
    • Laundry 9.82 0.62
    • Leisure Activities local 103.99, nomad 288.85, expat 242.63, family 519.93, tourist 34.66 local 48.91, nomad 236.14, expat 101.85, family 1337.07, tourist 17.95
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 16.18 21.32
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 58.2
    • Milk 1.21 0.99
    • Mobile Plan 25.42 18.04
    • Monthly Transport Pass 51.99 32.4
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.32 4.38
    • Rice 1.68 1.14
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 13.86 9.82
    • Running Shoes 98.21 80.85
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
    • Scooter Rental 34.66 184
    • Summer Dress 40.44 33.61
    • Taxi Start 4.39 3.14
    • Taxi per km 1.44 1.34
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 18.49 28.06
    • Transportation local 51.99, nomad 69.32, expat 92.43, family 254.19, tourist 17.33 local 33.56, nomad 92.49, expat 63.03, family 243.91, tourist 14.57
    • Utilities local 167.53, nomad 0, expat 190.64, family 277.3, tourist 0 local 81.41, nomad 0, expat 91.66, family 124.33, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.66, expat 28.89, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67, tourist 101.02
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.3
    • Wine (Mid-range) 8.67 7.35

    Tennis Court (Weekend) moved from an uncited prior value to the nearest published court-hire tariff, twenty-five euros an hour for non-members at Club Tennis Costa Brava in Mont-ras Source

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