🇪🇸 Spain · #299 of 538 cities · 2026

Cost of Living in Alicante

Close to the Spain average

Ranked #299 of 538 cities · More expensive than 44.4% of cities worldwide

Compared to Spain average

Rent Prices

Rent Prices in Alicante

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom EUR 873/mo ≈ $1,009 EUR 722/mo ≈ $834 17%
3-Bedroom EUR 1,311/mo ≈ $1,515 EUR 1,159/mo ≈ $1,339 17%
Numbeo · 2026-03-18

Multi-Source Comparison

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Alicante has a composite cost index of 35.7 from 3 independent data sources.

35.7
Composite
3
Sources
0.1
Spread

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
35.8
Expatistan
35.7
LivingCost
No data
SIM
34.5
Eurostat Validation (EU27 = 100) Gov. Data
Eurostat
84.9

Based on 93 country PLI x 0.913 city factor

View all 127 cities | Data last updated: 2026-03-18

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
-1.5% Average
Rent
-3.0% Average
Groceries
+2.8% Average
Restaurants
-2.7% Average
Purchasing Power
+0.5% Average

Living in Alicante: What to Expect

Alicante is average by global standards (ranked #299 of 538 cities). It is 1.5% cheaper than the Spain average, based on 12 cities.

Groceries are average, while dining out is average. Rent offers the best value, while Groceries is the priciest.

Local purchasing power is limited — residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

Workers in Spain earning EUR 50,000 gross take home EUR 2,963/month after tax (28.9% effective rate). See full Spain tax calculator →

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