Find out how much money you need to take to vacation in Spain in 2021. Current prices for food, entertainment and excursions. How much to plan for shopping and souvenirs? At the end of the article, consider the cost of a 10-day trip for one person.
Food
All-inclusive hotels are rare in Spanish resorts, so it is important to know how much money you need for food in Spain. Breakfast in a cafe with scrambled eggs, ham, toast and coffee costs 6-8 €. For lunch or dinner - that is, the main course and the salad - you will pay 8-12 €. Locals enjoy breakfast at Santagloria chain bakeries. Baking and a cup of coffee there cost 2.5 €.
In the afternoon, during a siesta, visitors to Spanish cafes and restaurants are offered business lunches - menu del dia for 12-16 €. These are hearty set meals that include an appetizer, main course, drink, and dessert. In establishments labeled Buffet for 10-20 €, guests are served on a buffet basis.
You can eat on a budget in Spain in street food vans and in markets called mercado... A slice of empanada or pizza costs 2-3 €, a kebab - 3 €, a large sandwich - 3-4 €, and a cup of cappuccino - 1.7-2.5 €. Three meals a day with no frills will cost 25-30 € per day.
In ordinary restaurants, a main course with meat or fish costs 10-12 €, and a glass of wine and beer from 2 €. As a rule, no one is limited to one dish, so for dinner or lunch you will receive a bill of 25-40 €. For a comfortable trip to Spain, plan a food budget from 50 € per day, and if you want to indulge yourself in anything, then take 70 € per day.
Excursions and entertainment
Fans of active recreation come not only for swimming in the sea and sunbathing. There are many interesting museums and attractions in Spanish resorts!
How much money do you need for excursions in Spain in 2021? The entrance to the famous Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona costs 19.3 €, to the Prado Art Gallery in Madrid - 14 €. A one-day ticket for the Barcelona Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Bus will cost € 29, and a visit to the popular Flamenco show is € 30-50.
Prices for group excursions in Spanish cities start from 25-30 €. One-day bus tours are more expensive - from 80 €. Look for excursions in Spain on Tripster and Sputnik8.
If you are vacationing at seaside resorts, you will be offered a lot of entertainment:
- diving, one dive - 36-50 €
- boat trip for an hour - 60 €
- fishing in the sea - from 75 €
- snorkeling from a boat - 18-20 €
- bike rental per day - 10 €.
The entrance to the beaches in Spain is free, but renting a sunbed and a sun umbrella costs 10-15 €.
Shopping and souvenirs
It's nice to bring beautiful things and souvenirs from your vacation! With an economical approach, 30 € will be enough for purchases.
Tourists willingly bring magnets with images of attractions from Spain - 3.5 € and beautiful ceramics - 25-30 €. Commemorative T-shirts for € 100, caps for € 18 and scarves for € 15 are sold at the CAMP NOU stadium in Barcelona.
Find out what to bring from Spain.
Transport
In order to plan your trip, it is important to know how much money is spent on public transport in Spain. In large cities, it is convenient to travel by metro. In Madrid, Bilbao and Valencia, a single ticket costs 1.5 €, and in Barcelona - 2.15 €.
Travel by city buses costs about 2 €. Intercity transport - buses and trains - are not cheap, so it is often more profitable to get to an interesting place with a guided tour.
Taxis in Spain are expensive. A trip of 3 km will cost 6 € during the day and 12 € at night. Add to this 2-3 € for boarding, as well as the money that will have to pay for waiting and driving on toll roads. The price for 1 km differs in different cities: in Madrid - € 1.1, in Seville - € 0.92, and in the Canary Islands - € 0.63.
Find out how to get from the airport to Barcelona.
Read about car rental in Spain.
Conclusion: how much money to take to Spain
For budget trip to Spain for 10 days for one person take 350 €: food - 250 €, excursions and entertainment - 50 €, shopping and souvenirs - 30 €, 10 trips by metro or buses - 15 €.
Comfortable rest more expensive - 720 €: meals - 500 €, 3 excursions - 90 €, expenses for shopping and souvenirs - 100 €, 5 taxi rides - 30 €.
How much money do you need in Spain to live without limiting your desires? For luxury holiday in Spanish resorts, book from 1100 €: food - 700 €, 3 excursions, boat trip and diving - 200 €, shopping and souvenirs - 150 €, 10 taxi rides - 50 €.
Find out how much a vacation in Barcelona costs.
Look, how much money is spent usually in Spain tourists:
Dasha Andrianova: “Here are our approximate expenses: housing - about 800 euros per month; car rental - 500 euros for a month and a half + 250 euros for gasoline for this period + 100 euros for toll roads; buying food in stores - 250 euros per month; cafe - 200 euros per month; entertainment - 100 euros per month. "
Olga: "All the expenses that were known before the trip (plane, hotels, visas, tickets to Portaventura) amount to 1,680 euros. Another 900 euros were spent on entertainment, food and snacks in 15 days. Not very budgetary, of course. But we are 100% satisfied with the rest. "
