Here is my normal post about living costs, this time about Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The supermarket used this time was HiperDino but there are other cheap alternatives in Gran Canaria like Carrefour & Spar.
| STORE / SUPERMARKET (HiperDino) | ||
| 1,5 liter water bottle | 40 cent | |
| 1,5 liter juice | 86 cent | |
| 1 liter milk | 1,12 euro | |
| 1 liter local beer | 76 cent | |
| 1 liter of wine | 80 cent | |
| 1 liter rice | 75 cent | |
| 0,5 kg pasta | 62 cent | |
| 6 eggs | 1,10 euro | |
| Can of sardines or tunas | 60-80 cent | |
| 1 fresh big bread | 40-50 cent | |
| 1 kg bananas (platanos) | 1,80 euro | |
| 1 kg tomatoes | 1,15 euro | |
| 1 kg apples | 1,65 euro | |
| 1 kg orange | 1,15 euro | |
| 5 kg potatoes | 4,50 euro | |
| washing powder | 2-3 euro | |
| CAFE / PUB / RESTAURANT | ||
| Espresso (café solo) | 0,80 – 1,80 euro | |
| Draft beer (33 cl) | 0,80 – 1,30 euro in the cheap places | |
| Lunch/dinner | 6,50 for a 3 dinner course including drink, 4 euro for a kebab, 2,50 euro for a hamburger | |
| Orange juice | 2 euro | |
| TRANSPORT IN/AROUND LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA | ||
| Local bus | 1,20 euro per trip or 6,50 euro for 10 trips. Card can not be used when changing bus. | |
| Bus within the island | 1 – 10 euro, buses leaving every hour to once every day, and sometimes no direct bus | |
| Bus airport to Las Palmas | 2,85 euro | |
| THE REST | ||
| Furnished apartment | 500 euro/month + electricity & water (Las Canteras, beach/surf area) | |
| Room in shared apartment | 200-300 euro/month including electricity & water & internet(Las Canteras, beach/surf area) | |
| Mobile internet | 25-40 euro/month, depending on how long contract you want | |
| WIFI | Open WIFI networks can be found on the street on some places, like on Las Canteras (beach area). In cafés and restaurants it is common with free WIFI. There are also a number of internet cafés with computers that you can rent. | |