How much does a trip to Santiago de Compostela cost?

What things cost in Santiago de Compostela

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters

From Ham and cheese toastie, Galeón Toural + Caldo gallego (Galician broth with greens, potatoes and beans), Galeón Toural (€12.00) to Fried squid baguette, Galeón Toural + Patatas bravas, Galeón Toural + Tuna empanada (savoury pie), Galeón Toural (€18.30).

Local and cheap

From Coffee, Redes Compostela + Fried squid baguette, Galeón Toural + Caldo gallego (Galician broth with greens, potatoes and beans), Galeón Toural + Spanish omelette, Galeón Toural + Small Estrella Galicia draught, Redes Compostela (€25.70) to Coffee, Redes Compostela + Tuna empanada (savoury pie), Galeón Toural + Padrón peppers, Galeón Toural + Raxo or zorza (marinated pork), Galeón Toural + Plato combinado (one-plate meal): pork loin with potatoes and croquetas, Galeón Toural + Small Estrella Galicia draught, Redes Compostela (€41.40).

Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner

From Coffee, Redes Compostela + Plato combinado (one-plate meal): pork loin with potatoes and croquetas, Galeón Toural + Pulpo a feira (Galician-style octopus), Galeón Toural + Glass of house Albariño, Redes Compostela (€33.40) to Coffee, Redes Compostela + Plato combinado (one-plate meal): Galician veal chop (300 g), Galeón Toural + Pulpo á feira (Galician-style octopus), Redes Compostela + Cachelos (boiled potatoes), Redes Compostela + Glass of house Albariño, Redes Compostela × 2 (€47.90).

Restaurants most of the time

From Coffee, Redes Compostela + Galician empanada (savoury pie), Redes Compostela + Grilled pork tenderloin, Redes Compostela + Padrón or Herbón peppers, Redes Compostela + Grilled hake, Redes Compostela + Tarta de Santiago (almond cake), Redes Compostela + Glass of house Albariño, Redes Compostela (€58.80) to Coffee, Redes Compostela + Pulpo á feira (Galician-style octopus), Redes Compostela + Grilled entrecôte, Redes Compostela + Padrón or Herbón peppers, Redes Compostela + Grilled hake, Redes Compostela + Tarta de Santiago (almond cake), Redes Compostela + Glass of house Albariño, Redes Compostela × 2 (€79.20).

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

• From October 1, 2025

  • Five-star or superior four-star hotel: €2.50 per person per night
  • Three- or four-star hotel, or superior two-star: €2.00 per person per night
  • Tourist flat, whole or by rooms: €2.00 per person per night
  • One- or two-star hotel, or guesthouse: €1.50 per person per night
  • Hostel, campsite, rural tourism property, tourist apartment or holiday let: €1.00 per person per night
  • Only the first 5 nights are charged.
  • Under-18s don't pay.

Which area to stay in Santiago de Compostela: the neighbourhood comparison

Payments and tipping in Spain

• Tipping in restaurants: Customary.

How paying works in Spain