2.75/5
262 reviews
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Alicante

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beach

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Alicante is gaining popularity and is expected to become a top destination for digital nomads and retirees. The cost of living is low, making it an affordable spot with access to good food, gyms, parks, golf, and other amenities. The city has a mix of locals and expats, including many retirees, especially from older generations. There’s also an emerging community of remote workers and younger travelers. Several reviewers highlight the presence of nice beaches like San Juan Beach, which is clean and enjoyable for swimming and relaxing, especially outside the busy summer months.

October is a good time to visit since the weather remains warm enough for beach days but the crowds aren't as intense. The city's cuisine leans toward simple and fried dishes, typical of local Spanish preferences. While the area is not known for gourmet food, the offerings are still positively received. A downside noted by reviewers is the extreme summer heat, which can make mid-year visits less comfortable. Overall, Alicante offers solid value for the money and is suitable for short visits or long-term stays with plenty of outdoor and leisure activities.

AI-generated summary of reviews

will be top destination in a few years. lot of nomads, amazing beach, very cheap, good food, gyms, park, golf, etc.

I recommend it.

1 year ago

Went there for a few days at the beginning of October. The weather was perfect for going to the beach with warm water. It has great restaurants and during that time it wasn't that crowded as it looks like their vacation spot for summer. A few days are enough to enjoy the whole city.

3 years ago

Really hot in the summer.
Many old Boomer retire there.
San Juan Beach is really nice
Food is simple as Spanish love to deepfry

3 years ago

✅ Very affordable

✅ Nice beach

✅ Good food

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Good hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

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

❌ Very hot in summer

❌ Very expensive

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

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Feels (median)

12°C / 54°F cool

16°C / 61°F cool

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21°C / 70°F mild

25°C / 77°F warm

29°C / 84°F warm

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29°C / 84°F warm

22°C / 72°F mild

18°C / 64°F cool

17°C / 63°F cool

Real (median)

13°C / 55°F
cool

16°C / 60°F
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15°C / 59°F
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17°C / 63°F
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21°C / 70°F
mild

25°C / 77°F
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27°C / 81°F
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28°C / 82°F
very warm

27°C / 80°F
warm

22°C / 72°F
mild

17°C / 63°F
cool

17°C / 62°F
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Humidity

nice
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nice
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damp
71%

nice
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nice
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nice
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nice
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nice
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nice
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Most common

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Rain

dry
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27mm

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28mm

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19mm

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31mm

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22mm

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41mm

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1mm

Cloud

pockets
21%

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32%

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33%

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32%

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22%

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36%

pockets
26%

pockets
27%

Air quality

clean
20 US AQI

clean
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clean
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clean
20 US AQI

clean
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36 US AQI

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25 US AQI

clean
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clean
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clean
18 US AQI

Sun

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

safe
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

Remote workers

644 people

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720 people

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560 people

633 people

527 people

646 people

880 people

622 people

625 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°

🚕2h

$5,759 / mo

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Valencia

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👍 Liked good

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Ibiza

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👍 Liked bad

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Spain

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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Spain

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️29min

$1,903 / mo

3 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 32° 90° 33° 91° 🥵 AQI 55 😷

✈️29min

$4,448 / mo

33 Mbps

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Algeria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

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👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️29min

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3 Mbps

Cordoba

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 34° 93° 34° 94° 🥵

✈️30min

$2,762 / mo

33 Mbps

Malaga

Spain

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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✈️31min

$3,485 / mo

28 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️33min

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33 Mbps

Valencia

Spain

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 30° 86° 27° 81° AQI 78 😷

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 32° 90° 33° 91° 🥵 AQI 55 😷

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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Lisbon

Portugal

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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Porto

Portugal

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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Rome

Italy

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 28° 82° 26° 78°

✈️2h

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️2h

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 57 😷

✈️2h

$5,983 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 22

✈️2h

$6,231 / mo

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Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 43

✈️2h

$3,266 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68° AQI 61 😷

✈️3h

$2,701 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 31

✈️3h

$4,450 / mo

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Istanbul

Turkey

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️3h

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Bangkok

Thailand

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️13h

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Singapore

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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✈️15h

$4,078 / mo

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600 remote workers in Alicante now, of which 3+ 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. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital 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	2.75/5 (Rank #180) 262 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍6 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,921 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 27Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 24°C75°F (feels 24°C75°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 77%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 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*	Okay
🧳 Lost luggage*	Bad
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Okay
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Spain
🗓️ Average trip length	9 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	27 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 24°C 75°F + 😊 Comfy (77%) = feels 24°C 75°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 25 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 114
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Coffee Nutz
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍14% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	3,000,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	57,495 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	330,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$26,695 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 81% 👱‍♀️ 19%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Idealista
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ryanair
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Iberia
🏥 Best hospital	Medimar Hospital

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,921 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,065 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,119 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,177 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$3,722 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,527 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,009 / month
🏠 Median home price	$296,947
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$174 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$83 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$383 / month
🍛 Dinner	$13
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$7,206 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$13 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$5 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$11,365
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$33,727
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$110,442