Cost of Living in Vigo, 🇪🇸 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 22 23 $1,235 $842 $1,055 $786 $86

Utilities 19 24 1 23 — $105 $154 $95 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 10 $24 $52 $70 $52 $3

Groceries 7 16 17 $136 $340 $679 $264 $4

Transportation 4 5 $51 $51 $135 $35 $12

Dining Out 26 $808 $269 $431 $108 $51

Leisure Activities 11 21 $112 $68 $136 $49 $9

Health Insurance 14 25 $68 $70 $251 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 15 — — — — —

Total $2,434 $1,797 $2,911 $1,389 $165

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $841.85 $786 – $1,347 per month

Coworking Space 6 $180.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,234.71 per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 $2.14 per cup

Beer 3 $3.94 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 26 $13.47 per meal

Fast Food Combo 3 $12.80 per meal

Apples 7 $2.06 per kg

Bread 7 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 7 $0.94 per liter

Rice 7 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 7 $8.20 per kg

Beef 3 $16.60 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 16 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $57.90 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 17 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $4.83 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.20 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $34.59 per month

Gasoline 12 $1.95 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $8.19 per trip

Scooter Rental 20 $184.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $18.29 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 11 $30.47 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) — per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $9.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 $80.20 per pair

Summer Dress 3 $36.09 per dress

Running Shoes — per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $12.70 per visit

Laundry 27 $0.62 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 18 $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 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruna, Granada, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1037.97 1234.71
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 749.65 841.85
- Apples 2.88 2.06
- Beef 13.84 16.6
- Beer 3.46 3.94
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- Bread 2.08 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 9.23 8.2
- Cinema Ticket 10.38 9.43
- Coffee 1.96 2.14
- Coliving Space 691.98 not set
- Coworking Space 138.4 180
- Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 691.98, expat 230.66, family 288.33, tourist 57.67 local 107.76, nomad 808.17, expat 269.39, family 431.02, tourist 50.51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 69.2 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 9.8 12.8
- Gasoline 1.96 1.95
- Groceries local 230.66, nomad 92.26, expat 345.99, family 634.32, tourist 0 local 264.18, nomad 135.86, expat 339.66, family 679.32, tourist 3.91
- Gym Membership 40.37 30.47
- Haircut 17.3 12.7
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.2, expat 80.73, family 207.59 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 69.59, family 250.53
- Housing local 518.99, nomad 1383.97, expat 864.98, family 1153.31, tourist 103.8 local 785.72, nomad 1234.71, expat 841.85, family 1055.11, tourist 86.43
- Internet & Mobile local 40.37, nomad 69.2, expat 51.9, family 63.43, tourist 5.77 local 51.96, nomad 24.39, family 70.25, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 33.67
- Jeans 69.2 80.2
- Laundry 6.92 0.62
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 173, expat 92.26, family 115.33, tourist 23.07 local 49.33, nomad 111.99, expat 68.19, family 136.37, tourist 9.43
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.69 13.47
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 57.9
- Milk 1.27 0.94
- Mobile Plan 17.3 18.29
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 34.59
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 4.38
- Rice 2.08 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.07 8.19
- Running Shoes 92.26 not set
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.83 184
- Summer Dress 46.13 36.09
- Taxi Start 4.04 4.83
- Taxi per km 1.38 1.2
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.84 not set
- Transportation local 46.13, nomad 57.67, expat 51.9, family 138.4, tourist 17.3 local 34.59, nomad 50.97, expat 50.97, family 134.7, tourist 11.85
- Utilities local 92.26, nomad 0, expat 115.33, family 149.93, tourist 0 local 94.96, nomad 0, expat 105.14, family 153.78, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.6, family 57.67 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.47
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.23 7.35
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Vigo cost of living