We’re wrapping up this series of articles on the beautiful island of Menorca with a recap of the 5 weeks we spent on this gorgeous little piece of land in the Balearics. After sharing our experience traveling as digital nomads, it’s now time to break down the numbers with a detailed budget for a dream vacation in Menorca.
Menorca travel budget: how much should you plan for?
Keeping secrets isn’t really our style when it comes to money. So here we are, opening up the books on our 37 days in Menorca. This budget covers a couple who spent a solid month on the island, splitting time between work and a bit of sightseeing.
A few notes on these numbers:
- This budget covers absolutely every expense from our 37-day stay.
- It doesn’t include flights. For those, we managed to snag a great last-minute deal directly on Vueling‘s website. From what we could tell, they consistently had the best prices. Just know you’ll usually end up with a layover in Barcelona. Our round-trip flight from Geneva cost us 130 euros per person. If you want to compare prices yourself, the easiest way is to head over to Skyscanner, plug in your departure airport, and set Menorca as your destination. That’ll give you a side-by-side comparison of the different airlines.
- Extras: this covers the SIM card we picked up when we landed… Switzerland, unfortunately, doesn’t get the benefit of the EU’s no-roaming rules :(.
Accommodation budget in Menorca
If you’re staying a month, whether as a tourist or a digital nomad, we’d recommend looking into monthly rentals, you’ll save quite a bit ;). Just to give you a sense of scale, we paid 800 euros in rent for 35 nights at our apartment (we spent the first two nights at a hotel). Beyond that, there’s no shortage of options for a Menorca vacation! You’ll find something for every budget, from 60 euros a night all the way up to villas running 3,000 euros a night! It really comes down to location too, we cover all of that in our accommodation guide for Menorca.
Transportation budget in Menorca
Public transportation in Menorca is genuinely affordable! It’ll get you to nearly every corner of the island. Plan on roughly 5-6 euros a ticket to cross Menorca end to end, and 1 to 3 euros a ticket to hop between villages. Our transportation budget for 35 days came to 140 euros, which covered a rental car for 2 days (check out our dedicated road trip article on Menorca), gas, and every bus ticket we bought to explore the island.
Want more detail? We break down all the ways to get around Menorca right here.
Food budget
Our grocery budget ran a bit higher than average, mostly because we’re big fans of good wine and we happened to have a lovely balcony perfect for enjoying it. We also had to stock up on some basics when we first moved in. For a “normal” lifestyle, meaning no restaurants, just cooking at home, plan on 200-300 euros per person for a month. For a 15-day stay, you could probably get by on around 180 euros per person if you’re cooking about half the time.
And that wraps it up for Menorca, we think! If you’ve got questions about the island, the budget, or any insider tips of your own to share, feel free to drop a comment.
As for us, we just got back to Switzerland, and let’s just say the climate shock hit hard! Sending you frosty hugs from our beautiful mountains. See you soon!
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