I get this question constantly, and the answer people expect — a single number — doesn’t exist. Coliving costs anywhere from 250 EUR/month in India to 3,500 EUR/month for premium pop-up programs. That range is useless without context.
So here’s the context. After three years running Casa Basilico and staying at colivings across four continents, I’m going to break down exactly what things cost, what you get for your money, and where the best value is hiding.
The three pricing tiers
Budget coliving: 250-700 EUR/month
At this end you get a private room (sometimes shared), basic coworking, WiFi, and community. The spaces are functional but not Instagram-worthy. The locations are in affordable regions — Southeast Asia, India, parts of Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
What to expect: Simple furnishings, shared bathrooms, basic kitchen, communal coworking area with desks and WiFi. Cleaning is usually weekly. Activities might be informal (group dinners, weekend trips organized by residents). The community is often a mix of long-term nomads, freelancers, and people just starting the remote work journey.
Real examples:
- NomadGao in Goa, India: from 250 EUR/month
- Selina CoLive in Medellin: from 325 EUR/month
- KoHub in Koh Lanta, Thailand: from 400 EUR/month
- Alt Coliving in Chiang Mai, Thailand: from 500 EUR/month
- Coworking Safari in Cape Town: from 650 EUR/month
Who it’s for: Nomads who prioritize low burn rate over luxury, people testing the coliving concept, anyone staying in cheap regions long-term.
Mid-range coliving: 700-1,200 EUR/month
This is the sweet spot. You get a well-designed private room, a legitimate coworking space with ergonomic chairs and fast WiFi, regular cleaning, and organized community programming. The locations are mostly in Southern and Eastern Europe, parts of Latin America, and some Asian destinations.
What to expect: Furnished private room (often with ensuite bathroom at the higher end), proper coworking with standing desks and phone booths, weekly or bi-weekly cleaning, organized activities (dinners, excursions, skill shares), reliable 50+ Mbps WiFi with backup. The community is typically 10-25 remote professionals.
Real examples:
- Sende in Galicia, Spain: from 700 EUR/month
- Outsite in Lisbon: from 750 EUR/month
- Casa Basilico (pop-up): from 800 EUR/month
- Nine Coliving in Tenerife: from 882 EUR/month
- Anceu Coliving in Galicia: from 882 EUR/month
- Mokrin House in Serbia: from 900 EUR/month
- Sun and Co. in Spain: from 900 EUR/month
- Coconat in Germany: from 900 EUR/month
- Hacker Paradise (pop-up): from 1,200 EUR/month
Who it’s for: Most remote workers. You’re getting real quality without paying luxury prices. This tier is where the best value lives.
Premium coliving: 1,200-3,500 EUR/month
Premium means high-end accommodation, curated experiences, smaller groups, and often dramatic or unique locations. Some include meals and all activities. You’re paying for the full package — not just a room and a desk, but a designed experience.
What to expect: Beautifully designed private rooms, often with ensuite bathrooms. Professionally managed coworking. Organized excursions, wellness activities, workshops. Sometimes all-inclusive with meals. The locations tend to be stunning or unusual — Norwegian fjords, French chateaux, Balinese villas. Groups are small and highly curated.
Real examples:
- Chateau Coliving in Normandy, France: from 1,200 EUR/month
- WiFi Tribe (global pop-up): from 1,300 EUR/month
- Banama in Fuerteventura: from 1,540 EUR/month
- Noma Collective (global pop-up): from 1,550 EUR/month
- Fjord Coliving in Norway: from 1,800 EUR/month (meals included)
Who it’s for: Established professionals who can afford it and value their time more than their budget. People who want a ready-made experience, not a DIY situation.
Regional price breakdown
Southeast Asia: 250-900 EUR/month
The cheapest region for coliving. Thailand and Indonesia lead with the most developed coliving scenes.
- Thailand: 400-900 EUR/month. KoHub and Alt Coliving are the standouts. Add 200-400 EUR/month for food and local transport, and your total monthly cost is 600-1,300 EUR all-in.
- Bali: $600-1,200/month. Outpost Ubud is the established player. Bali is more expensive than mainland Southeast Asia but still cheap by Western standards.
- India: 250-600 EUR/month. NomadGao in Goa is the cheapest serious coliving anywhere. Total monthly burn can be under 500 EUR if you eat locally.
Total monthly budget (coliving + food + transport): 500-1,500 EUR
Latin America: 325-1,400 EUR/month
Rapidly growing coliving scene, especially in Mexico and Colombia. Prices are low to moderate, and visa requirements are usually relaxed.
- Mexico: 600-1,200 EUR/month for coliving. Cities like Oaxaca and Mexico City have growing nomad infrastructure. Add 300-500 EUR for food and transport.
- Colombia: 325-900 EUR/month. Medellin has the most options, with Selina at the budget end. Food and transport add 250-400 EUR.
- Brazil: 600-1,400 EUR/month. Casa Basilico runs chapters in northeast Brazil. Local costs are moderate — budget 300-500 EUR for food and transport.
Total monthly budget: 700-1,800 EUR
Southern Europe: 700-2,000 EUR/month
The Iberian Peninsula and the Canary Islands are the coliving capital of Europe. Spain alone has more colivings than most countries.
- Spain (mainland): 700-1,800 EUR/month. Sun and Co. in Javea, Sende and Anceu Coliving in Galicia. Food and transport add 400-600 EUR.
- Spain (Canary Islands): 882-1,960 EUR/month. Nine Coliving in Tenerife, Banama in Fuerteventura. Year-round warm weather keeps demand high.
- Portugal: 750-1,500 EUR/month. Lisbon and Madeira have the most options. Outsite operates here. Food is relatively cheap for Western Europe.
- Italy: 800-1,400 EUR/month. Casa Basilico runs chapters in Puglia. Less established coliving scene than Spain or Portugal but growing.
Total monthly budget: 1,100-2,500 EUR
Eastern Europe: 900-1,100 EUR/month
Underrated and underpriced. The coliving scene is smaller but the value is exceptional.
- Serbia: 900-1,100 EUR/month. Mokrin House is the clear leader and arguably the best value in all of European coliving. Food and transport in Serbia are very affordable — add 200-350 EUR.
Total monthly budget: 1,100-1,500 EUR
Western & Northern Europe: 900-2,500 EUR/month
The most expensive region. You’re paying Western European prices for accommodation, but the coliving model still saves money versus renting independently.
- Germany: 900-2,000 EUR/month. Coconat near Berlin is the main option. Berlin itself is expensive but Coconat’s rural location keeps prices reasonable.
- France: 1,200-2,000 EUR/month. Chateau Coliving in Normandy is a unique option. Paris doesn’t have notable colivings yet.
- Norway: 1,800-2,500 EUR/month. Fjord Coliving is all-inclusive, which softens the impact of Norway’s high food costs. Without included meals, Norway would be brutal on a nomad budget.
Total monthly budget: 1,500-3,500 EUR
Africa: 650-1,300 EUR/month
A small but growing coliving scene, centered on South Africa.
- South Africa: 650-1,300 EUR/month. Coworking Safari in Cape Town offers the best combination of quality, uniqueness, and value. Cape Town’s cost of living is moderate — add 300-500 EUR for food and transport.
Total monthly budget: 950-1,800 EUR
Coliving vs renting + coworking: the real comparison
The question isn’t just “how much does coliving cost?” — it’s “how does coliving compare to what I’d pay doing it myself?”
Here’s the math for three cities:
Lisbon, Portugal
| Expense | DIY (rent + cowork) | Coliving (Outsite) |
|---|---|---|
| Room/apartment | 800-1,200 EUR | — |
| Coworking membership | 150-250 EUR | — |
| Utilities (electric, water, gas) | 80-120 EUR | — |
| WiFi | 30-40 EUR | — |
| Cleaning (weekly) | 80-120 EUR | — |
| Coliving all-in | — | 750-1,500 EUR |
| Total | 1,140-1,730 EUR | 750-1,500 EUR |
Chiang Mai, Thailand
| Expense | DIY | Coliving (Alt Coliving) |
|---|---|---|
| Studio apartment | 300-500 EUR | — |
| Coworking membership | 80-150 EUR | — |
| Utilities | 40-80 EUR | — |
| WiFi | 15-25 EUR | — |
| Cleaning | 30-50 EUR | — |
| Coliving all-in | — | 500-900 EUR |
| Total | 465-805 EUR | 500-900 EUR |
Javea, Spain
| Expense | DIY | Coliving (Sun and Co.) |
|---|---|---|
| Room/apartment | 600-1,000 EUR | — |
| Coworking membership | 150-200 EUR | — |
| Utilities | 80-120 EUR | — |
| WiFi | 30-40 EUR | — |
| Cleaning | 80-100 EUR | — |
| Coliving all-in | — | 900-1,800 EUR |
| Total | 940-1,460 EUR | 900-1,800 EUR |
The pattern: in expensive cities, coliving saves money. In cheap cities, it costs about the same. But in both cases, coliving eliminates the setup time (finding an apartment, signing a lease, buying supplies, finding a coworking space) — which is worth weeks of hassle in unfamiliar countries.
And none of this accounts for community. There’s no line item in the DIY column for “instant social circle of interesting people.” You’d have to price that yourself, but if you’ve ever spent a lonely month in an Airbnb, you know it’s not worth zero.
What’s included (and what’s not)
Every coliving includes different things. Here’s what’s typical:
Almost always included
- Furnished private room
- WiFi
- Utilities (electricity, water, gas)
- Access to shared kitchen
- Access to shared living areas
- Basic cleaning (weekly or bi-weekly)
Usually included
- Coworking space with desks
- Community events (dinners, excursions, skill shares)
- Linens and towels
Sometimes included
- Breakfast or regular meals
- Laundry facilities
- Airport pickup
- Gym or workout area
- Yoga/wellness sessions
Rarely included (usually extra)
- Private bathroom (often available for a premium)
- Laundry service (machines might be free; service costs extra)
- Excursions and day trips
- Equipment rental (bikes, surfboards)
- Travel insurance
Hidden costs to watch for
- Security deposit: 200-500 EUR, usually refundable. Some colivings charge this, some don’t.
- Booking/cleaning fees: Rare but some charge a one-time fee.
- Laundry: Per-load charges at some colivings, 3-5 EUR per wash.
- Room upgrades: Ensuite bathroom or larger room typically costs 200-500 EUR more per month.
- Extended stays discount: Ask about this. Many colivings offer 10-20% off for 2-3 month stays but don’t advertise it.
How to spend less
1. Book early
Pop-up colivings like Casa Basilico and WiFi Tribe use tiered pricing. Tier 0 (earliest bookers) can save 20-30% versus full price. If you know you want to do a program, book the moment it opens.
2. Go to cheaper regions
This sounds obvious, but the experience gap between a 400 EUR/month coliving in Thailand and a 1,200 EUR/month one in Spain is smaller than you’d think. KoHub at 400 EUR gives you a beach, coworking, community, and fast WiFi. Sun and Co. at 900 EUR gives you… a beach, coworking, community, and fast WiFi. The location and weather differ, the core product is very similar.
3. Stay longer
Almost every coliving offers a discount for longer stays. A month might cost 1,200 EUR, but three months might cost 3,000 EUR (saving 600 EUR). If you’re not in a hurry to move, staying put is the easiest way to save.
4. Choose shared rooms
If privacy isn’t a hard requirement, shared rooms typically cost 30-40% less than private ones. In a coliving (unlike a hostel), your roommate is also a remote worker, not a backpacker crashing at 3 AM.
5. Cook instead of eating out
Most colivings have excellent shared kitchens. In places like Chiang Mai or Goa, eating out is cheap enough that cooking doesn’t save much. But in Europe, cooking at home versus eating out can save 300-500 EUR/month easily. Community cooking nights make this social rather than sad.
6. Skip the premium experiences
Fjord Coliving at 1,800 EUR/month is incredible, but Sende at 700 EUR/month also gives you stunning nature, community, and good WiFi — just in Galicia instead of Norway. You’re paying for the uniqueness of the location, not fundamentally different quality of life.
What’s coliving actually worth?
Here’s my framework after three years in this world.
A coliving is worth the price when the total cost (accommodation + coworking + utilities + community) is comparable to or less than what you’d spend assembling those things separately — AND you value having it all done for you on day one.
If you earn 3,000 EUR/month, spending 900 EUR on a mid-range European coliving leaves you 2,100 EUR for food, transport, savings, and fun. That’s a good life in most of Southern Europe.
If you earn 1,500 EUR/month, targeting budget colivings in Asia (400-600 EUR) makes sense — and your remaining 900-1,100 EUR goes far in Thailand or India.
If you earn 5,000+ EUR/month and your time is worth more than your money, premium colivings (1,500-2,500 EUR) eliminate every logistical hassle and surround you with high-caliber professionals. The networking alone might pay for itself.
The one thing I’d never do: spend so much on accommodation that you can’t enjoy the destination. The point of being a nomad isn’t to sit in a nice room. It’s to live somewhere interesting. Budget accordingly.
