Cost of Living Calculator

How Much Will It Cost to Live in Spain? 

Compare monthly living costs across 11 Spanish cities. Choose your location, set your household, and get an instant estimate.

City comparison is free. Unlock the full breakdown including rent, groceries, transport, and more for a one-time €17.

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Calculator – Cost of Living

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Rent shown is a city average. Actual prices vary by neighbourhood.

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Family is based on two adults and two children.
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Lifestyle

Affects eating out, hobbies, cinemas, live music, and days out.
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What’s Included 

11 Cities
Alicante · Badajoz · Barcelona · Bilbao · Granada · Madrid · Málaga · Palma de Mallorca · Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Seville · Valencia

Free — city comparison
Total estimated monthly costs across all 11 cities. Good for shortlisting where you want to live.

Paid — full breakdown
A detailed monthly estimate across every cost category — rent, utilities, groceries, healthcare, schools, transport, eating out, leisure, and more — adjusted for your city, household size, and lifestyle.

About the Data

Built from primary research, not national averages.

Rent
Rental costs use real price-per-square-metre data from Idealista across all 11 cities.

Utilities
Utilities are calculated from actual provider tariffs and real usage models.

Groceries
Groceries are based on a 25-item basket priced across four major Spanish supermarkets, scaled for household size and adjusted for city-level price differences using crowd-sourced data.

Healthcare
Healthcare costs are sourced from local providers and chains each city.

Schools
School fees are researched city by city and adjusted for school type — public, semi-private, private, and international.

Transport
Transport costs are based on real local public transport pricing and a nationally averaged car ownership and fuel model.

Lifestyle
Lifestyle costs — eating out, gyms, leisure, self-care — are priced from local venues and adjusted for city using crowd-sourced cost comparisons.

Updated quarterly.  

Frequently Asked Questions

The city comparison is free — no signup needed. The detailed breakdown is €17, shown before you purchase. If you bought the previous version, your upgrade is free. 

A full monthly estimate across every major cost category, adjustable for household size, property type, and lifestyle — across all 11 cities.

Close enough to plan from. Tested against real expat spending across Spain, built on current data, and updated quarterly. It won’t model your life exactly, but it will give you a solid, realistic foundation. 

They cover the most common destinations for people relocating to Spain — major cities, coastal hubs, the Balearics, and the Canary Islands.