Cost of studying in Spain
Spain has no official living-cost figure. Check price levels, a monthly breakdown and the last five years on this page.
COST OF LIVING
What living in Spain costs
The official figure in your currency, how prices compare, and five years of change.

Prices vs United States
lower
This country has no official living-cost figure.
One month, item by item
Shown per month so short stays are easy to compare. The official amount and the sum of the items are two different things.
Official living-cost benchmark (per month)
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This country has no official living-cost figure.
Amount by item
- Rent (median)
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- Food
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- Transport
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- Phone and internet
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- Insurance
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Total
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Not enough items have a source, so no total is shown.
“—” means we do not yet have a sourced amount for that item. Tuition and return travel are not included in either amount.
Price level (US = 1.0)
Spain vs United States: cheaper
On the cheaper side of the 14 countries (No. 4 from the cheapest)
Tap a dot to see the country and its value.
- Colombia: 0.36
- Philippines: 0.39
- Mexico: 0.50
- Spain: 0.70
- South Korea: 0.73
- France: 0.83
- Germany: 0.84
- Ireland: 0.89
- Japan: 0.90
- United Kingdom: 0.92
- Canada: 0.93
- United States: 1.00
- New Zealand: 1.04
- Australia: 1.05
The last 5 years
The Euro has lost about 3% against the US Dollar in 5 years. The same payment now costs less.
1 EUR = 1.16 USD → 1.13 USD
October 2026:1 EUR = 1.13 USD
- October 2021:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- November 2021:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- December 2021:1 EUR = 1.13 USD
- January 2022:1 EUR = 1.14 USD
- February 2022:1 EUR = 1.13 USD
- March 2022:1 EUR = 1.12 USD
- April 2022:1 EUR = 1.11 USD
- May 2022:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- June 2022:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- July 2022:1 EUR = 1.04 USD
- August 2022:1 EUR = 1.02 USD
- September 2022:1 EUR = 1.00 USD
- October 2022:1 EUR = 0.976 USD
- November 2022:1 EUR = 0.995 USD
- December 2022:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- January 2023:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- February 2023:1 EUR = 1.09 USD
- March 2023:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- April 2023:1 EUR = 1.09 USD
- May 2023:1 EUR = 1.10 USD
- June 2023:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- July 2023:1 EUR = 1.09 USD
- August 2023:1 EUR = 1.10 USD
- September 2023:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- October 2023:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- November 2023:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- December 2023:1 EUR = 1.09 USD
- January 2024:1 EUR = 1.10 USD
- February 2024:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- March 2024:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- April 2024:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- May 2024:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- June 2024:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- July 2024:1 EUR = 1.07 USD
- August 2024:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- September 2024:1 EUR = 1.11 USD
- October 2024:1 EUR = 1.11 USD
- November 2024:1 EUR = 1.09 USD
- December 2024:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- January 2025:1 EUR = 1.03 USD
- February 2025:1 EUR = 1.03 USD
- March 2025:1 EUR = 1.05 USD
- April 2025:1 EUR = 1.08 USD
- May 2025:1 EUR = 1.13 USD
- June 2025:1 EUR = 1.14 USD
- July 2025:1 EUR = 1.18 USD
- August 2025:1 EUR = 1.14 USD
- September 2025:1 EUR = 1.17 USD
- October 2025:1 EUR = 1.17 USD
- November 2025:1 EUR = 1.15 USD
- December 2025:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- January 2026:1 EUR = 1.17 USD
- February 2026:1 EUR = 1.18 USD
- March 2026:1 EUR = 1.17 USD
- April 2026:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- May 2026:1 EUR = 1.17 USD
- June 2026:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- July 2026:1 EUR = 1.14 USD
- August 2026:1 EUR = 1.15 USD
- September 2026:1 EUR = 1.16 USD
- October 2026:1 EUR = 1.13 USD
- October 2026:1 EUR = 1.13 USD
Sources and revision history
World Bank price level (US = 1.0). The same yardstick as the city diagnosis.
Exchange rates are European Central Bank reference rates (Frankfurter), taken on the first business day of each month; the last point is October 16, 2026.
Price levels are World Bank statistics (retrieved October 15, 2026). 2017 and 2021 are measured by the International Comparison Program (ICP); the years between are the World Bank’s linking series. The 2017 figures are the World Bank’s revised series, aligned with the 2021 round. data.worldbank.org
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