{"id":3389,"date":"2026-03-04T09:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/cost-of-living-mallorca\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:42:25","slug":"cost-of-living-mallorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/cost-of-living-mallorca\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of Living in Mallorca 2026 \u2013 Rental Prices &#038; Expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How expensive is Mallorca really? <strong>Living costs<\/strong> have risen in recent years but depending on lifestyle remain below many major European cities.<\/p>\n<h2>Rental prices by region (2026)<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Region<\/th>\n<th>1-bed<\/th>\n<th>2-3 bed<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Palma centre<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac800-1,200<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac1,200-2,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Palma outskirts<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac600-900<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac900-1,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Southwest (Calvi\u00e0, Andratx)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac800-1,200<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac1,200-2,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North (Alc\u00fadia, Pollen\u00e7a)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac600-1,000<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac900-1,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East (Manacor, Felanitx)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac500-800<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac700-1,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inland (Inca, Sineu)<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac450-700<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac650-1,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Monthly fixed costs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Electricity:<\/strong> 80-150 euros (seasonal \u2013 air conditioning in summer!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water:<\/strong> 30-50 euros<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internet + phone:<\/strong> 35-50 euros (fibre: Movistar, Orange, Digi)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gas:<\/strong> Bottle gas (Butano) approx. 15-20 euros, lasts 4-6 weeks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community fees:<\/strong> 50-200 euros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Groceries<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Supermarket:<\/strong> Mercadona and Lidl are cheapest. Eroski and Carrefour slightly pricier<\/li>\n<li><strong>Budget for 2:<\/strong> 400-600 euros\/month<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dining out:<\/strong> Men\u00fa del d\u00eda from 10-15 euros, evening restaurant 20-40 euros\/person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Transport<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Car:<\/strong> Almost essential. Petrol approx. 1.40-1.60 \u20ac\/litre<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bus (TIB):<\/strong> Good network from Palma, monthly pass approx. 40 euros<\/li>\n<li><strong>Car insurance:<\/strong> 300-600 euros\/year (fully comprehensive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More on <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/rent-apartment-mallorca\/\">finding a rental in Mallorca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/moving-to-mallorca\/\">moving to Mallorca guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How expensive is Mallorca really? Living costs have risen in recent years but depending on lifestyle remain below many major European cities. Rental prices by region (2026) Region 1-bed 2-3 bed Palma centre \u20ac800-1,200 \u20ac1,200-2,500 Palma outskirts \u20ac600-900 \u20ac900-1,800 Southwest (Calvi\u00e0, Andratx) \u20ac800-1,200 \u20ac1,200-2,500 North (Alc\u00fadia, Pollen\u00e7a) \u20ac600-1,000 \u20ac900-1,800 East (Manacor, Felanitx) \u20ac500-800 \u20ac700-1,400 Inland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-immobilien-wohnen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}