3.57/5
293 reviews
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Alicante

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beach

food

summer

Alicante is gaining popularity, particularly among digital nomads and retirees. Visitors appreciate its affordability, warm climate, and easy access to amenities like gyms, parks, and golf. The beach, especially San Juan, stands out for its quality, and the water stays warm into October. Food is generally simple and inexpensive, with a focus on fried dishes typical of Spanish cuisine. Many also find the area less crowded in the off season, making early autumn a good time to visit.

It's a relatively small city that can be explored in a few days. While the weather is a strong selling point, summer months can get uncomfortably hot. The city has a strong presence of older residents, especially retirees, which may influence the pace and vibe of daily life. Still, Alicante seems to be on the rise and has potential to become a top destination soon. Recommended for budget-minded travelers looking for sun, reasonable food, and a relaxed pace.

AI-generated summary of reviews
1 year ago

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

I recommend it.

2 years 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.

4 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

4 years ago

✅ Warm all year

✅ Very affordable

✅ Good food

✅ Great beach

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ 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)

❌ Really hot in the summer

❌ Attracts mainly retirees

❌ Extremely 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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Air quality

clean
20 US AQI

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Sun

safe
2 UVI

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Remote workers

1,855 people

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2,182 people

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1,550 people

2,057 people

2,354 people

1,740 people

1,733 people

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Javea

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 31° 88° 29° 85° Some AC 🥵 AQI 28

🚕2h

$4,510 / mo

60 Mbps

Valencia

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 35° 95° 33° 91° Has AC 🥵 AQI 38

✈️10min

$5,293 / mo

43 Mbps

Ibiza

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 32° 90° 30° 85° Some AC 🥵 AQI 46

✈️14min

$5,027 / mo

51 Mbps

Oran

Algeria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety very bad

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☀️ Feels 27° 81° 25° 78° 🥵 AQI 26

✈️24min

$1,852 / mo

6 Mbps

Granada

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 32° 90° 31° 87° Some AC 🥵 AQI 37

✈️24min

$4,457 / mo

28 Mbps

Mallorca

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 34° 93° 30° 86° Some AC 🥵 AQI 53 😷

✈️24min

$3,999 / mo

37 Mbps

Algiers

Algeria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 38° 100° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 19

✈️29min

$1,922 / mo

3 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 26° 79° 26° 78° Has AC AQI 32

✈️29min

$6,216 / mo

44 Mbps

Boumerdas

Algeria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 39° 102° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 19

✈️29min

$1,702 / mo

6 Mbps

Cordoba

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 31° 88° 29° 84° Some AC 🥵 AQI 31

✈️30min

$3,885 / mo

60 Mbps

Malaga

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 29° 84° 29° 83° Some AC AQI 32

✈️31min

$4,988 / mo

60 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 31° 88° 28° 83° Has AC AQI 31

✈️33min

$7,424 / mo

38 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 34

✈️2h

$8,568 / mo

23 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 26° 79° 26° 78° Has AC AQI 32

✈️29min

$6,216 / mo

44 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 31° 88° 28° 83° Has AC AQI 31

✈️33min

$7,424 / mo

38 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 39° 102° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 46

✈️13h

$1,641 / mo

32 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 29

✈️2h

$6,776 / mo

15 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 55 😷

✈️3h

$5,902 / mo

32 Mbps

Moscow

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 15° 60° AQI 17

✈️5h

$2,823 / mo

9 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 28° 82° 27° 80° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 32

✈️2h

$7,534 / mo

61 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 15

✈️1h

$5,168 / mo

100 Mbps

Reykjavik

Iceland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 7° 45° 9° 49° AQI 8

✈️4h

$9,367 / mo

30 Mbps

Utrecht

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 25

✈️2h

$7,230 / mo

31 Mbps

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 40° 104° 32° 90° Has AC AQI 149 😷

✈️14h

$1,839 / mo

53 Mbps

Valencia

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 35° 95° 33° 91° Has AC 🥵 AQI 38

✈️10min

$5,293 / mo

🌇 Also went here114 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 26° 79° 26° 78° Has AC AQI 32

✈️29min

$6,216 / mo

🌇 Also went here106 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 31° 88° 28° 83° Has AC AQI 31

✈️33min

$7,424 / mo

🌇 Also went here152 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 15

✈️1h

$5,168 / mo

🌇 Also went here118 people

Porto

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 27

✈️1h

$3,829 / mo

🌇 Also went here82 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 36° 97° 30° 86° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 2

✈️2h

$6,237 / mo

🌇 Also went here89 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 28° 82° 27° 80° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 32

✈️2h

$7,534 / mo

🌇 Also went here119 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 34

✈️2h

$8,568 / mo

🌇 Also went here118 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 29

✈️2h

$6,776 / mo

🌇 Also went here108 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65° AQI 37

✈️2h

$3,991 / mo

🌇 Also went here83 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 27° 81° 27° 80° Some AC AQI 22

✈️3h

$3,740 / mo

🌇 Also went here86 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 55 😷

✈️3h

$5,902 / mo

🌇 Also went here103 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 31° 88° 28° 83° Has AC AQI 73 😷

✈️3h

$3,322 / mo

🌇 Also went here82 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 39° 102° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 46

✈️13h

$1,641 / mo

🌇 Also went here116 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 39° 102° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 78 😷

✈️15h

$6,109 / mo

🌇 Also went here79 people

1,800 remote workers in Alicante now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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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.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.57/5 (Rank #128) 293 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍6 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Very expensive: $4,619 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 29 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 30°C85°F (feels 31°C88°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 51%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😥 Medium: 41%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 31 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	High: $2,225 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 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
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Spain
🗓️ Average trip length	9 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	29 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 30°C 85°F + 😊 Comfy (51%) = feels 31°C 88°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 31 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 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 117
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Coffee Nutz
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	3,000,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	57,495 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	400,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$26,695 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 82% 👱‍♀️ 18%
🏞 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	$4,619 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,189 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,586 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,310 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,471 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$5,920 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,034 / month
🏠 Median home price	$303,367
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$116 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$194 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$147 / month
🍛 Dinner	$18
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$4
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$9,799 / 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

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1,800 remote workers in Alicante now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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