2.86/5
193 reviews
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Cost of Living in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

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Great vibe in Corralejo - awesome coworking space. You can get around by walking or they have scooters to rent. I recommend getting a car as it allows you to explore. Excited to go back - in Corralejo they have everything from Yoga spots, kitesurf, skate surf, a callisthenics gym, and good food! It's a small town but a great vibe - lots of cool people living there.

1 year ago

I can recommend Fuerteventura (specifically El Cotillo) if you like surfing, village vibes, yoga, and watersports.
As for places in El Cotillo, Cocoworking seems great, also Triton's Coffee Lab for work and food.
I stayed in Corralejo, but it feels much more touristy.

2 years ago

Back from Corralejo (Fuerteventura): I spent 2 weeks there. The vibe is surf/windsurf/yoga. If you don't do any of these 3 things, you will be bored after 3 days. All the coworkings I saw were absolute garbage (mismanaged, empty, sad vibe). The weather is not that nice: it's super windy all the time, hence why in the evenings it is cold and during the day you need to find a super sunny day to properly enjoy "summer". I've been told it gets better in Sept-Oct. Having said that, there are some amazing hikes and it's a good place to get lost in the desert. The town of Corralejo is the typical beach town, good mix of locals & foreigners. It was not too crowded - and COVID does not seem that serious there. Loved the canarios & the hospitality is next level. It really makes me want to spend a long season tin Tenerife or Gran Canaria, which I think have more things to do and a more diverse landscape

4 years ago

Lots of remote workers. Chill and sexy vibe with beautiful people everywhere. Very outgoing and buzzing. Mood is definitely watersports and a great place if you love surf, windsurf or kitesurf.

4 years ago

Great place to escape winter to. Vibe is surf and watersports oriented. Only one coworking space (Hub Fuerteventura) with great internet connection, +300Mbps
Great atmosphere, very laidback and relaxed people. Lots of expats and some remote workers

6 years ago

✅ Great vibe with a surf and watersports orientation

✅ Fast internet connection (+300Mbps)

✅ Laidback and relaxed atmosphere

✅ Good mix of locals and expats

✅ Ideal for remote workers

✅ Opportunities for surfing, windsurfing, and yoga

✅ Nice hiking spots and desert landscapes

✅ Easy to get around by walking or renting scooters

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm all year round

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Limited coworking spaces

❌ Boring for those not into watersports

❌ Weather can be too windy and cold at times

❌ Touristy feel in some areas

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

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4 UVI

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$2,000 / mo

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Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°

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$1,722 / mo

🌇 Also went here59 people

400 remote workers in Fuerteventura now, of which 2+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who will be here soon

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.86/5 (Rank #155) 193 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍7 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,964 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 28Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Nice: 19°C66°F (feels 19°C66°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 64%
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	High: $2,225 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Bad
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Good
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Good
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Spain
🗓️ Average trip length	16 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	28 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 19°C 66°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 19°C 66°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 105
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Hub Fuerteventura
☕️ Best coffee place	Cirtus Surf Cafe
☕️ Best alt. coffee place	The Workshop Cafe Bar
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍13% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	2,250,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	43,121 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	20,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$26,695 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 78% 👱‍♀️ 22%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	RyanAir
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Iberia
🏥 Best hospital	Hospital General de Fuerteventura

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,964 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,632 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,974 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,135 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$784 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,472 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,115 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$37 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$48 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$126 / month
🍛 Dinner	$8
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$8,764 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$19 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$2 / trip
Sales tax (VAT/GST)	7%
Individual tax rate (min)	20%
Individual tax rate (max)	20%
💰 Corporate tax rate	20%