Ibiza on a Budget: What Camping Actually Costs

Ibiza is the most expensive island in Spain — unless you’re camping on it. Then it’s suddenly a normal-priced holiday with a world-class backdrop. Here are the real numbers: what the pitches and bungalows cost, where the money actually goes, and how to keep a week outdoors to a budget that won’t make you wince.

The accommodation numbers (all indicative, 2026)

Stay type	Rough cost (2 people, per night)	The catch
Tent/camper pitch	€30–45 in high season, less in May/Oct	Bring your own gear; peak weeks book out
Bungalow / cabin	€60–120	Real beds, some with A/C — the July/August saviour
Vintage caravan / tipi	€60–110	The Instagram upgrade at La Playa & Cala Nova
Glamping tent	€90–165+	Parco Ibiza, La Playa’s front-line tent, finca bell tents
Hotel room (for context)	€150–400	Same month, same island

Plus the ecotasa: campsites pay the lowest bracket of the Balearic tourist tax — €1/person/night base, higher in peak summer, under-16s free. Even the island’s taxes like campers.

A week for two in a tent in June: roughly €350–500 all-in for the bed. The same week in a hotel starts where that ends.

Where the money actually goes on Ibiza

Food, if you eat out every meal — and it doesn’t have to. The island’s secret weapon is its supermarkets: Mercadona, Lidl and Eroski are everywhere (there’s a Mercadona minutes from Ibiza Town’s bus station, a Lidl on the edge of Sant Antoni, an Eroski in Santa Eulària). Campsite pitches with kitchens make self-catering easy — a picnic from the supermarket costs €5–8 a head, while the same lunch at a beach club costs €25–40. Do breakfast and lunch from the coolbox, eat out for dinner, and the holiday feels indulgent without being expensive.

The beach, once you’re on it, is free. Sunbeds and umbrellas are the trap — €20–30 a pair per day. A €25 shade umbrella from a supermarket pays for itself before the first swim, and the best coves (Cala Salada, Aguas Blancas, the north) barely rent beds at all.

Buses beat taxis beat impulse scooters. A day of sightseeing by TIB bus costs €10–25; the same day by taxi €60–100. See our no-car guide for the lines that actually work.

Drinks: the Sunset Strip sells the view, not the value — one famous cocktail for the ritual, then a bottle of wine from the supermarket on your pitch. Same sunset, different price tag.

The free things that make the trip

Dalt Vila’s ramparts and old town (free), every sunset on this list (free), the hippy markets to browse (free entry), the Es Vedrà viewpoints (free), the coastal promenade from Santa Eulària to Es Canar (free), the lighthouse walks, the salt flats, the church squares. An outdoor Ibiza holiday is built almost entirely from free things — the spend is optional garnish.

When to go for the numbers

May–June and September–October are when Ibiza camping stops being expensive: pitch and bungalow prices drop, flights and ferries drop with them, and the beaches get quiet without losing the heat. July–August is peak everything — worth it only if school calendars demand it. The full season-by-season picture is in our best-time guide.

A realistic daily budget (2 people, mid-season, east-coast campsite)

Line	Cost/day
Pitch (tent)	€35
Supermarket breakfast + picnic lunch	€15
One dinner out	€45
Buses + occasional taxi	€20
Coffee, ice cream, one sunset drink	€15
Total	≈ €130 for two, all-in

Swap the pitch for a bungalow and it’s ~€200; add a glamping night as the finale and it’s still less than half of a hotel-week on the same island. That’s the quiet secret of camping on Ibiza — the most expensive island in the Mediterranean, priced like a campsite.