{"id":108568,"date":"2026-09-15T10:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/?p=108568"},"modified":"2026-09-15T10:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:34:06","slug":"cost-of-living-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/lifestyle\/cost-of-living-in-spain\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"How much does it cost to live in Spain in 2026? Monthly budget by city"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"table table-striped table-color-200\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Spain ranks as the <strong>3rd cheapest country in Western Europe<\/strong> to live in, according to international data from Expatistan in 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Renting an 80 m\u00b2 property costs <strong>\u20ac1,596 per month in Madrid city and \u20ac1,456 in Barcelona city<\/strong>, according to the July 2026 Fotocasa Real Estate Index.<\/li>\n<li>The basic package of household bills and groceries exceeds <strong>\u20ac500 per month per household<\/strong>, based on the 2026 Roams Report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Spain stands out as one of the <strong>most attractive residential destinations in Europe<\/strong> thanks to its climate and infrastructure, ranking as the <strong>third most affordable country in Western Europe<\/strong> (11th out of 13) according to Expatistan\u2019s 2026 ranking.<\/p>\n<p>At Fotocasa, we analyse official data to break down the <strong>actual monthly budget<\/strong> required to settle in Spain, covering housing, utility bills, and the basic shopping basket.<\/p>\n<p>Given the cost disparity across regions, how much do you need to earn each month to live comfortably depending on the city you choose?<\/p>\n<h2>How much does it cost to live in Spain per month in 2026?<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>estimated monthly budget for a single person<\/strong> in Spain is <strong>\u20ac1,979 per month<\/strong>, while for a <strong>family of four it rises to \u20ac3,882 per month<\/strong>, according to Expatistan records updated for 2026.<\/p>\n<section class=\"mini-posts\"><div class=\"row align-items-center\"><div class=\"col-4 col-md-3 pt-2 pb-2\"><div class=\"mini-posts__image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/buyers\/best-places-to-live-in-spain-expats-guide\/?lang=en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Best-places-to-live-in-Spain-for-expats-2026-Guide-355x230.png\" alt=\"Best places to live in Spain for expats: complete 2026 Guide\" title=\"-\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-8 col-md-9 pt-2 pb-2\"><h3 class=\"mini-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/buyers\/best-places-to-live-in-spain-expats-guide\/?lang=en\">Best places to live in Spain for expats: complete 2026 Guide<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<p>For international residents or digital nomads relocating independently, <strong>monthly expenditure in major cities ranges between \u20ac1,800 and \u20ac2,200<\/strong>, according to the March 2026 CalculonPro study. In medium-sized cities or along the Mediterranean coast, this spending drops to a bracket between <strong>\u20ac1,250 and \u20ac1,650 per month<\/strong>, according to CalculonPro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fotocasa is the expert real estate portal if you are looking for your home in Spain and want to resolve your doubts about housing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":282,"featured_media":108574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13668],"tags":[16120,16906,14821,13686,13687,13688,13550,15099,15054,13547,16907,16908],"class_list":["post-108568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-cost-of-living","tag-cost-of-living-in-spain","tag-foreign","tag-houses-in-spain","tag-housing-doubts-in-spain","tag-lifestyle","tag-live-in-spain","tag-living-in-spain","tag-moving-to-spain","tag-real-estate-market","tag-spain-rent-prices","tag-spanish-property-market"],"modified_by":"Patricia Andr\u00e9s","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/282"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}