Cost of Living in San Sebastian, Spain

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1530
$3398
🛋️ Without rent
$658
$2018
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$871
$1381
🍽️ Food
$446
$1177
🚐 Transport
$64.2
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2556
😀 Quality of life
79
🏙️ Population
188K

The average cost of living in San Sebastian is $1530, which is in the top 36% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 3314th out of 9294 in our global list and 15th out of 153 in Spain.

The median after-tax salary is $2556, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months. Ranked 486th (TOP 5%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 12th best city to live in Spain. With an estimated population of 188K, San Sebastian is the 33rd largest city in Spain.

✈️ Closest airport 16 km San Sebastian Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 8.6 µg/m³
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Prices in San Sebastian

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
 Cappuccino
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$933
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1083
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9598

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