Travel budget and cost of living in Spain how much does a trip cost?

Are you planning to go to Spain and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Spain. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Spain travel budget.

Travel budget in Spain

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Spain: sample budgets by traveller type

These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Spain for 2 people.

Low budget
(backpacker)

Daily budget:

$ 66 for 2 ppl.
$ 14 per person
$ 7.2 per person
Free activities

Total budget:

$ 1481* (1246 €)

Average budget
(traveller)

Daily budget:

$ 109 for 2 ppl.
$ 30 per person
$ 15 per person
$ 9.6 per person

Total budget:

$ 3001* (2520 €)

High budget
(tourist)

Daily budget:

$ 131 for 2 ppl.
$ 47 per person
$ 26 per person
$ 20 per person

Total budget:

$ 4367* (3654 €)

* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).

Cost of living in Spain in 2021

Cost of living: Spain VS United States

Compare with the average cost of living in:

On average, the cost of living in Spain in 2021 is 10% less than in the United States (USA).

The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices United States in in the United States (USA) and United States by types of expenses:

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Cost of living in Spain by city

See the table below for the variation in the cost of living in different cities in Spain compared to the national average.

Cities	/Spain	View Details
Fuerteventura	48% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Fuerteventura
Gibraltar	30% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Gibraltar
San Sebastian	26% more	Travel budget and cost of living in San Sebastian
Ibiza	20% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Ibiza
Barcelona	16% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Barcelona
Bilbao	14% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Bilbao
Lanzarote	12% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Lanzarote
Marbella	8% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Marbella
Madrid	8% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Madrid
Benidorm	7% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Benidorm
Badalona	6% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Badalona
Tenerife	5% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Tenerife
Salou	3% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Salou
Gran Canaria	2% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Gran Canaria
Vinaros	2% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Vinaros
Estepona	2% more	Travel budget and cost of living in Estepona
Catalonia	0% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Catalonia
Gijon	0% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Gijon
Granada	0% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Granada
Majorca	1% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Majorca
Tarragona	2% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Tarragona
Calella	2% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Calella
Ponferrada	2% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Ponferrada
Santander	3% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Santander
Burgos	3% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Burgos
Valencia	3% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Valencia
Girona	4% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Girona
Ferrol	4% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Ferrol
Lloret de Mar	5% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Lloret de Mar
Alicante	5% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Alicante
Malaga	5% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Malaga
Jerez de la Frontera	5% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Jerez de la Frontera
Fuengirola	6% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Fuengirola
Oviedo	7% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Oviedo
Lleida	7% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Lleida
Manresa	8% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Manresa
Vigo	8% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Vigo
Pamplona	9% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Pamplona
Lugo	9% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Lugo
Sevilla	9% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Sevilla
Valladolid	9% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Valladolid
Toledo	9% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Toledo
Torrevieja	10% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Torrevieja
Sagunto	10% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Sagunto
Huelva	10% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Huelva
Gandia	10% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Gandia
Almeria	11% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Almeria
La Palma	12% less	Travel budget and cost of living in La Palma
Elche	12% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Elche
Cádiz	13% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Cádiz
Huesca	13% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Huesca
Andalusia	13% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Andalusia
Ciudad Real	13% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Ciudad Real
Albacete	14% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Albacete
Murcia	14% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Murcia
Santiago de Compostela	14% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Santiago de Compostela
El Ejido	16% less	Travel budget and cost of living in El Ejido
Salamanca	17% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Salamanca
Cartagena	18% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Cartagena
Badajoz	20% less	Travel budget and cost of living in Badajoz
San Fernando	20% less	Travel budget and cost of living in San Fernando

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Local prices in Spain by expense type

Spain: Restaurant budget

On average, budget for eating in a restaurant in Spain costs 16% less than in the United States (USA).

Lunch

$ 13/person
($ 9.6 to $ 18)

14% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 15

3 course dinner

$ 24/person
($ 18 to $ 36)

13% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 28

McDonald's meal

$ 9/person
($ 8.4 to $ 9.6)

15% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 7.9

Local beer

$ 3 for 500ml
($ 1.8 to $ 4.2)

39% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 4.9

Imported beer

$ 1.8 for 330ml
($ 0.8 to $ 3.3)

33% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 2.7

Cappuccino

$ 2/cup
($ 1.2 to $ 3.3)

52% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 4.2

Fizzy drink

$ 2.2/can
($ 1.4 to $ 3)

13% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1.9

Water bottle

$ 1.4/bottle
($ 1.2 to $ 2.4)

6% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1.5

Spain: Hotel and accommodation budget

On average, hotel and accommodation budget in Spain costs 19% less than in the United States (USA).

1-star hotel

$ 77/night
($ 59 to $ 107)

29% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 109

2-star hotel

$ 90/night
($ 63 to $ 137)

28% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 126

3-star hotel

$ 127/night
($ 85 to $ 194)

29% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 180

4-star hotel

$ 136/night
($ 98 to $ 192)

48% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 262

5-star hotel

$ 253/night
($ 185 to $ 352)

50% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 510

Hotel/Youth Hostel

$ 75/month
($ 57 to $ 104)

39% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 122

Room with kitchen

$ 234/month
($ 146 to $ 370)

39% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 169

Hotel with swimming pool

$ 149/month
($ 93 to $ 241)

10% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 165

Cottage or guest house

$ 198/month
($ 113 to $ 339)

11% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 223

Family room

$ 190/month
($ 126 to $ 288)

9% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 175

Spain: Supermarket food budget

On average, the price of supermarket food in Spain costs 32% less than in the United States (USA).

Milk

$ 1/litre
($ 0.7 to $ 1.2)

13% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 0.8

Bread

$ 1.2/500g
($ 0.6 to $ 2.6)

54% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 2.7

Rice

$ 1.2/kg
($ 0.8 to $ 2.3)

69% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 3.9

Eggs

$ 2.3/12 eggs
($ 1.3 to $ 3.6)

2% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 2.3

Cheese

$ 12/kg
($ 6 to $ 24)

7% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 11

Chicken

$ 7.2/kg
($ 3.6 to $ 9.6)

19% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 8.9

Apples

$ 2/kg
($ 1.2 to $ 3)

53% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 4.5

Oranges

$ 1.7/kg
($ 1 to $ 3.1)

56% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 3.9

Tomatoes

$ 1.9/kg
($ 1.1 to $ 3)

53% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 4.2

Potatoes

$ 1.3/kg
($ 0.7 to $ 2.4)

47% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 2.6

Salad

$ 1.2/salad
($ 0.7 to $ 1.7)

29% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1.6

Water bottle

$ 0.7
($ 0.4 to $ 1.2)

58% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1.8

Joint of beef

$ 13/kg
($ 6.6 to $ 20)

2% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 13

Spain: Public and private transport budget

On average, the price of transport in Spain is 15% more expensive than in the United States (USA).

Bus ticket

$ 1.8/ticket
($ 1.3 to $ 2.7)

21% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 2.2

Bus pass

$ 48/month
($ 36 to $ 69)

31% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 70

Taxi (per km)

$ 1.3/km
($ 1.1 to $ 2.4)

20% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1.6

Petrol

$ 1.6/litre
($ 1.2 to $ 1.8)

133% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 0.7

Taxi (initial pick-up charge)

$ 4.2
($ 2.9 to $ 6.1)

32% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 3.2

Car hire

$ 38/24hrs
($ 9.6 to $ 125)

6% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 40

Spain: Budget for living and housing

On average, the cost of housing in Spain costs 23% less than in the United States (USA).

Electricity, water...

$ 141/month
($ 90 to $ 239)

12% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 161

Mobile phone

$ 0.2/min.
($ 0.1 to $ 0.2)

46% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 0.1

Broadband internet

$ 49/month
($ 36 to $ 72)

25% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 65

Studio flat (city centre)

$ 801/month
($ 538 to $ 1195)

39% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1333

Studio flat (suburbs)

$ 607/month
($ 419 to $ 956)

43% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1070

Flat (centre)

$ 1261/month
($ 837 to $ 2151)

40% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 2126

Flat (suburbs)

$ 928/month
($ 598 to $ 1434)

45% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 1695

Gym

$ 45/month
($ 30 to $ 60)

19% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 38

Private nursery

$ 433/month
($ 299 to $ 598)

53% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 923

Private primary school

$ 8737/yr
($ 5975 to $ 14339)

43% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 15597

Spain: Leisure activity budget

On average, budget for leisure activities in Spain costs 14% less than in the United States (USA).

Cinema

$ 9.6/ticket
($ 8.4 to $ 12)

18% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 12

Tennis

$ 15/hr
($ 7.2 to $ 26)

9% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 16

Spain: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

On average, shopping budget in Spain is 17% more expensive than in the United States (USA).

Cigarettes

$ 6/pack
($ 5.9 to $ 7.2)

23% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 7.9

Levi's jeans

$ 87
($ 36 to $ 120)

93% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 45

Summer dress

$ 36
($ 18 to $ 54)

3% less than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 36

Trainers

$ 84
($ 48 to $ 120)

10% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 76

Leather shoes

$ 103
($ 60 to $ 156)

9% more than in the United States (USA)

Average price in the United States (USA): $ 95

Plane ticket budget

Manchester → Malaga

$ 109
(fair price: $ 95)

New York City → Barcelona

$ 535
(fair price: $ 410)

London → Barcelona

$ 94
(fair price: $ 85)

London → Malaga

$ 70
(fair price: $ 61)

Manchester → Barcelona

$ 104
(fair price: $ 84)

Dublin → Malaga

$ 138
(fair price: $ 118)

Manchester → Alicante

$ 119
(fair price: $ 102)

London → Madrid

$ 87
(fair price: $ 76)

London → Alicante

$ 79
(fair price: $ 69)

Los Angeles → Madrid

$ 832
(fair price: $ 617)

London → Valencia

$ 112
(fair price: $ 85)

Edinburgh → Alicante

$ 190
(fair price: $ 155)

Dublin → Barcelona

$ 132
(fair price: $ 109)

New York City → Madrid

$ 523
(fair price: $ 449)

London → Sevilla

$ 102
(fair price: $ 84)

Toronto (Ontario) → Barcelona

$ 640
(fair price: $ 566)

Edinburgh → Malaga

$ 173
(fair price: $ 150)

Edinburgh → Barcelona

$ 173
(fair price: $ 150)

Dublin → Alicante

$ 181
(fair price: $ 147)

Manchester → Madrid

$ 112
(fair price: $ 89)

London → Bilbao

$ 210
(fair price: $ 181)

Toronto (Ontario) → Madrid

$ 722
(fair price: $ 621)

Los Angeles → Barcelona

$ 664
(fair price: $ 575)

Montreal → Barcelona

$ 688
(fair price: $ 606)

Manchester → Valencia

$ 169
(fair price: $ 133)

Dublin → Madrid

$ 119
(fair price: $ 100)

Manchester → Sevilla

$ 139
(fair price: $ 108)

Edinburgh → Sevilla

$ 186
(fair price: $ 144)

Dublin → Valencia

$ 152
(fair price: $ 133)

Manchester → Bilbao

$ 238
(fair price: $ 194)

New York City → Malaga

$ 617
(fair price: $ 517)

Edinburgh → Madrid

$ 189
(fair price: $ 152)

New York City → Sevilla

$ 588
(fair price: $ 495)

Montreal → Madrid

$ 711
(fair price: $ 631)

Sydney → Barcelona

$ 1200
(fair price: $ 979)

Edinburgh → Valencia

$ 181
(fair price: $ 149)

Sydney → Madrid

$ 1214
(fair price: $ 999)

Melbourne → Barcelona

$ 1250
(fair price: $ 1040)

Dublin → Sevilla

$ 179
(fair price: $ 139)

New York City → Valencia

$ 623
(fair price: $ 518)

Montreal → Malaga

$ 741
(fair price: $ 646)

Edinburgh → Bilbao

$ 238
(fair price: $ 199)

Melbourne → Madrid

$ 1244
(fair price: $ 1038)

Dublin → Bilbao

$ 205
(fair price: $ 157)

Toronto (Ontario) → Malaga

$ 768
(fair price: $ 654)

Perth → Barcelona

$ 1238
(fair price: $ 1010)

New York City → Bilbao

$ 655
(fair price: $ 551)

Auckland → Barcelona

$ 1498
(fair price: $ 1108)

Los Angeles → Sevilla

$ 792
(fair price: $ 673)

New York City → Alicante

$ 633
(fair price: $ 525)

Los Angeles → Malaga

$ 875
(fair price: $ 695)

Toronto (Ontario) → Sevilla

$ 707
(fair price: $ 588)

Perth → Madrid

$ 1299
(fair price: $ 1022)

Auckland → Madrid

$ 1553
(fair price: $ 1120)

Toronto (Ontario) → Valencia

$ 793
(fair price: $ 656)

Sydney → Malaga

$ 1749
(fair price: $ 1229)

Los Angeles → Valencia

$ 1007
(fair price: $ 743)

Montreal → Valencia

$ 758
(fair price: $ 642)

Toronto (Ontario) → Bilbao

$ 764
(fair price: $ 659)

Los Angeles → Bilbao

$ 1062
(fair price: $ 763)

Toronto (Ontario) → Alicante

$ 819
(fair price: $ 682)

Los Angeles → Alicante

$ 838
(fair price: $ 703)

Sydney → Valencia

$ 1837
(fair price: $ 1266)

Montreal → Alicante

$ 838
(fair price: $ 679)

Montreal → Sevilla

$ 895
(fair price: $ 752)

Melbourne → Malaga

$ 1696
(fair price: $ 1261)

Montreal → Bilbao

$ 781
(fair price: $ 661)

Sydney → Alicante

$ 1559
(fair price: $ 1297)

Sydney → Sevilla

$ 1719
(fair price: $ 1372)

Sydney → Bilbao

$ 1606
(fair price: $ 1266)

Auckland → Malaga

$ 1573
(fair price: $ 1320)

Melbourne → Valencia

$ 1602
(fair price: $ 1336)

Perth → Malaga

$ 1389
(fair price: $ 1158)

Edinburgh → Tenerife

$ 268
(fair price: $ 210)

Manchester → Lanzarote

$ 241
(fair price: $ 187)

Edinburgh → Lanzarote

$ 284
(fair price: $ 218)

Manchester → Tenerife

$ 174
(fair price: $ 150)

Manchester → Fuerteventura

$ 290
(fair price: $ 212)

London → Majorca

$ 95
(fair price: $ 82)

London → Tenerife

$ 141
(fair price: $ 125)

London → Lanzarote

$ 155
(fair price: $ 122)

London → Fuerteventura

$ 204
(fair price: $ 146)

London → Gran Canaria

$ 162
(fair price: $ 136)

Manchester → Majorca

$ 122
(fair price: $ 102)

Dublin → Tenerife

$ 208
(fair price: $ 175)

Dublin → Lanzarote

$ 220
(fair price: $ 182)

Edinburgh → Fuerteventura

$ 280
(fair price: $ 210)

London → Ibiza

$ 124
(fair price: $ 103)

Manchester → Gran Canaria

$ 265
(fair price: $ 193)

Manchester → Ibiza

$ 194
(fair price: $ 155)

Edinburgh → Majorca

$ 204
(fair price: $ 169)

Edinburgh → Gran Canaria

$ 268
(fair price: $ 208)

Dublin → Fuerteventura

$ 253
(fair price: $ 192)

Dublin → Majorca

$ 181
(fair price: $ 138)

Dublin → Gran Canaria

$ 219
(fair price: $ 174)

Dublin → Ibiza

$ 210
(fair price: $ 167)

Edinburgh → Ibiza

$ 230
(fair price: $ 185)

New York City → Ibiza

$ 585
(fair price: $ 500)

London → Minorca

$ 193
(fair price: $ 151)

New York City → Majorca

$ 581
(fair price: $ 487)

Manchester → Minorca

$ 271
(fair price: $ 189)

New York City → Tenerife

$ 700
(fair price: $ 581)

Edinburgh → Minorca

$ 306
(fair price: $ 238)

Toronto (Ontario) → Tenerife

$ 858
(fair price: $ 703)

Toronto (Ontario) → Majorca

$ 746
(fair price: $ 637)

Los Angeles → Ibiza

$ 833
(fair price: $ 680)

New York City → Gran Canaria

$ 697
(fair price: $ 581)

Dublin → Minorca

$ 281
(fair price: $ 213)

Los Angeles → Majorca

$ 811
(fair price: $ 664)

Montreal → Majorca

$ 797
(fair price: $ 677)

Toronto (Ontario) → Ibiza

$ 836
(fair price: $ 727)

Sydney → Ibiza

$ 1446
(fair price: $ 1266)

New York City → Lanzarote

$ 757
(fair price: $ 637)

Montreal → Tenerife

$ 992
(fair price: $ 820)

Toronto (Ontario) → Gran Canaria

$ 860
(fair price: $ 719)

Los Angeles → Tenerife

$ 955
(fair price: $ 792)

Montreal → Ibiza

$ 849
(fair price: $ 722)

Sydney → Majorca

$ 1475
(fair price: $ 1229)

New York City → Minorca

$ 667
(fair price: $ 570)

Toronto (Ontario) → Lanzarote

$ 956
(fair price: $ 815)

Los Angeles → Gran Canaria

$ 948
(fair price: $ 783)

New York City → Fuerteventura

$ 845
(fair price: $ 660)

Montreal → Gran Canaria

$ 964
(fair price: $ 782)

Melbourne → Majorca

$ 1457
(fair price: $ 1277)

Sydney → Tenerife

$ 1768
(fair price: $ 1425)

Melbourne → Ibiza

$ 1383
(fair price: $ 1238)

Auckland → Majorca

$ 1440
(fair price: $ 1273)

About the information on the cost of living in Spain

The information about the cost of living in Spain shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Easyvoyage and Hotels.com.

Information about cost of living in Spain updated on 12-01-2021.

Travel budget and cost of living in Spain how much does a trip cost?

Travel budget in Spain

Spain: calculate your travel budget

Spain: sample budgets by traveller type

Low budget (backpacker)

Average budget (traveller)

High budget (tourist)

Cost of living in Spain in 2021

Cost of living: Spain VS United States

Explore each type of expense in detail:

Cost of living in Spain by city

Local prices in Spain by expense type

Spain: Restaurant budget

Spain: Hotel and accommodation budget

Spain: Supermarket food budget

Spain: Public and private transport budget

Spain: Budget for living and housing

Spain: Leisure activity budget

Spain: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

Plane ticket budget

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Average budget
(traveller)

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