Sorted by Rent. Click a column header to sort, click a row to highlight the province on the map.
| Province▼ | Community (United Kingdom), people▼ | Permits (digital nomads)▼ | Rent, €/m²▼ | Mortgage, €▼ | Mortgage / income, yrs▼ | Household income, €/yr▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madrid | 10,938 | 6,393 | 21.7 | 286,455 | 5.9 | 48,806 |
| 2Balearic Islands | 18,448 | 454 | 20.2 | 330,798 | 7.4 | 44,812 |
| 3Barcelona | 15,818 | 12,417 | 19.1 | 217,425 | 4.9 | 44,243 |
| 4Málaga | 49,298 | 3,089 | 17.2 | 268,894 | 7.9 | 33,868 |
| 5Gipuzkoa | 562 | 53 | 16.2 | 192,463 | 4.1 | 46,514 |
| 6Las Palmas | 12,622 | 99 | 15.9 | 154,230 | 4.2 | 37,032 |
| 7Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 13,118 | 250 | 15.5 | 221,311 | 6.2 | 35,654 |
| 8Bizkaia | 797 | 171 | 14.8 | 168,816 | 3.8 | 44,425 |
| 9Ceuta | 27 | 3 | 14.3 | 128,722 | 2.9 | 44,907 |
| 10Valencia | 9,350 | 3,677 | 14.0 | 144,147 | 3.9 | 36,532 |
| 11Girona | 3,372 | 323 | 13.2 | 185,197 | 4.6 | 40,105 |
| 12Alicante | 68,904 | 2,174 | 12.4 | 141,953 | 4.5 | 31,507 |
| 13Segovia | 92 | 16 | 12.2 | 143,351 | 4.0 | 35,688 |
| 14Álava | 185 | 10 | 12.2 | 192,861 | 4.6 | 41,914 |
| 15Seville | 1,918 | 256 | 11.9 | 162,809 | 4.8 | 34,269 |
| 16Cantabria | 638 | 69 | 11.8 | 132,259 | 3.6 | 36,412 |
| 17Melilla | 41 | 4 | 11.4 | 117,848 | 2.6 | 45,989 |
| 18Pontevedra | 741 | 96 | 11.2 | 139,717 | 3.9 | 35,506 |
| 19Zaragoza | 577 | 92 | 11.2 | 146,175 | 3.8 | 38,230 |
| 20Cádiz | 7,150 | 213 | 11.1 | 142,849 | 4.4 | 32,323 |
| 21Asturias | 1,122 | 254 | 10.8 | 123,023 | 3.5 | 35,265 |
| 22Navarre | 388 | 30 | 10.6 | 196,112 | 4.6 | 42,714 |
| 23Guadalajara | 218 | 17 | 10.2 | 174,446 | 4.6 | 37,803 |
| 24Lleida | 277 | 25 | 10.2 | 125,345 | 3.3 | 37,826 |
| 25Granada | 6,151 | 397 | 10.1 | 140,441 | 4.5 | 31,314 |
| 26Huesca | 216 | 13 | 10.1 | 111,652 | 3.0 | 37,009 |
| 27Tarragona | 3,263 | 458 | 10.1 | 148,519 | 4.0 | 37,029 |
| 28Salamanca | 133 | 51 | 10.0 | 120,603 | 3.7 | 32,411 |
| 29Huelva | 1,085 | 20 | 9.8 | 111,415 | 3.6 | 31,066 |
| 30La Rioja | 204 | 20 | 9.6 | 108,621 | 3.1 | 35,555 |
| 31A Coruña | 1,085 | 97 | 9.5 | 124,788 | 3.4 | 36,978 |
| 32Murcia | 16,522 | 292 | 9.5 | 112,376 | 3.2 | 34,951 |
| 33Valladolid | 193 | 43 | 9.5 | 126,209 | 3.4 | 36,785 |
| 34Burgos | 201 | 31 | 9.5 | 127,242 | 3.5 | 36,605 |
| 35Toledo | 261 | 71 | 9.3 | 132,823 | 4.1 | 32,711 |
| 36Castellón | 1,423 | 60 | 9.1 | 104,716 | 3.0 | 34,497 |
| 37Córdoba | 859 | 41 | 8.9 | 132,585 | 4.3 | 30,917 |
| 38Almería | 15,397 | 105 | 8.8 | 114,663 | 3.7 | 30,936 |
| 39Soria | 30 | 44 | 8.4 | 138,818 | 3.9 | 35,904 |
| 40Albacete | 309 | 48 | 8.4 | 102,996 | 3.2 | 32,600 |
| 41Palencia | 52 | 5 | 8.2 | 92,250 | 2.7 | 34,037 |
| 42León | 173 | 20 | 8.1 | 96,460 | 2.9 | 33,378 |
| 43Ávila | 89 | 44 | 8.0 | 102,574 | 3.4 | 30,159 |
| 44Lugo | 422 | 15 | 7.9 | 98,882 | 3.0 | 32,837 |
| 45Teruel | 176 | 232 | 7.8 | 93,833 | 2.7 | 34,725 |
| 46Cáceres | 236 | 9 | 7.7 | 92,393 | 3.2 | 28,614 |
| 47Ourense | 151 | 17 | 7.7 | 93,236 | 3.0 | 31,170 |
| 48Zamora | 37 | 75 | 7.7 | 104,093 | 3.5 | 29,891 |
| 49Badajoz | 231 | 42 | 7.7 | 102,618 | 3.5 | 29,231 |
| 50Cuenca | 66 | 7 | 7.5 | 101,051 | 3.3 | 30,641 |
| 51Ciudad Real | 130 | 12 | 7.3 | 86,293 | 2.8 | 31,095 |
| 52Jaén | 766 | 13 | 7.3 | 89,327 | 3.1 | 29,119 |
Source: INE, Censo Anual de Población. Click a column header to sort, click a row to highlight the province on the map.
| Province▼ | 2021▼ | 2025▼ | Change▼ | Growth, %▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ourense | 132 | 151 | +19 | +14% |
| 2Burgos | 176 | 201 | +25 | +14% |
| 3Salamanca | 119 | 133 | +14 | +12% |
| 4Cádiz | 6,587 | 7,150 | +563 | +9% |
| 5Ciudad Real | 120 | 130 | +10 | +8% |
| 6Valladolid | 181 | 193 | +12 | +7% |
| 7A Coruña | 1,038 | 1,085 | +47 | +5% |
| 8Huesca | 209 | 216 | +7 | +3% |
| 9Pontevedra | 724 | 741 | +17 | +2% |
| 10Cáceres | 233 | 236 | +3 | +1% |
| 11Guadalajara | 216 | 218 | +2 | +1% |
| 12Lugo | 419 | 422 | +3 | +1% |
| 13Girona | 3,355 | 3,372 | +17 | +1% |
| 14Albacete | 309 | 309 | +0 | +0% |
| 15Cantabria | 647 | 638 | -9 | -1% |
| 16Valencia | 9,492 | 9,350 | -142 | -1% |
| 17Álava | 188 | 185 | -3 | -2% |
| 18Segovia | 94 | 92 | -2 | -2% |
| 19Ávila | 91 | 89 | -2 | -2% |
| 20Tarragona | 3,339 | 3,263 | -76 | -2% |
| 21La Rioja | 209 | 204 | -5 | -2% |
| 22Huelva | 1,112 | 1,085 | -27 | -2% |
| 23Balearic Islands | 18,949 | 18,448 | -501 | -3% |
| 24Castellón | 1,462 | 1,423 | -39 | -3% |
| 25Asturias | 1,155 | 1,122 | -33 | -3% |
| 26Palencia | 54 | 52 | -2 | -4% |
| 27Murcia | 17,177 | 16,522 | -655 | -4% |
| 28Barcelona | 16,570 | 15,818 | -752 | -5% |
| 29Madrid | 11,489 | 10,938 | -551 | -5% |
| 30Toledo | 275 | 261 | -14 | -5% |
| 31Bizkaia | 845 | 797 | -48 | -6% |
| 32Seville | 2,038 | 1,918 | -120 | -6% |
| 33Granada | 6,599 | 6,151 | -448 | -7% |
| 34Cuenca | 71 | 66 | -5 | -7% |
| 35Gipuzkoa | 606 | 562 | -44 | -7% |
| 36Málaga | 53,405 | 49,298 | -4,107 | -8% |
| 37Jaén | 838 | 766 | -72 | -9% |
| 38Alicante | 75,925 | 68,904 | -7,021 | -9% |
| 39León | 191 | 173 | -18 | -9% |
| 40Las Palmas | 13,948 | 12,622 | -1,326 | -10% |
| 41Almería | 17,122 | 15,397 | -1,725 | -10% |
| 42Lleida | 310 | 277 | -33 | -11% |
| 43Navarre | 435 | 388 | -47 | -11% |
| 44Zaragoza | 657 | 577 | -80 | -12% |
| 45Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 15,047 | 13,118 | -1,929 | -13% |
| 46Teruel | 203 | 176 | -27 | -13% |
| 47Melilla | 48 | 41 | -7 | -15% |
| 48Badajoz | 281 | 231 | -50 | -18% |
| 49Soria | 37 | 30 | -7 | -19% |
| 50Córdoba | 1,061 | 859 | -202 | -19% |
| 51Zamora | 48 | 37 | -11 | -23% |
| 52Ceuta | 39 | 27 | -12 | -31% |
What rent costs across Spain — the data explained
Where rent is highest
| Province | € per m² | 80 m², €/month |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 21.7 | 1,740 |
| Balearic Islands | 20.2 | 1,620 |
| Barcelona | 19.1 | 1,530 |
| Málaga | 17.2 | 1,380 |
| Gipuzkoa | 16.2 | 1,300 |
| Las Palmas | 15.9 | 1,270 |
Where rent is lowest
| Province | € per m² | 80 m², €/month |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Real | 7.3 | 580 |
| Jaén | 7.3 | 580 |
| Cuenca | 7.5 | 600 |
| Badajoz | 7.7 | 620 |
| Cáceres | 7.7 | 620 |
| Ourense | 7.7 | 620 |
| Zamora | 7.7 | 620 |
| Teruel | 7.8 | 620 |
The median across all 52 provinces is €10.1 per m², or about €810 a month for 80 m². The most expensive province costs 3.0 times as much per square metre as the cheapest.
Rent against local income
A cheap province is not always an affordable one. Renting 80 m² at the median price takes the biggest share of local net household income in Málaga (49%), the Balearic Islands (43%), Madrid (43%), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (42%) and Barcelona (41%). It takes the smallest share in Teruel (22%), Soria (22%), Ciudad Real (23%), Lugo (23%) and Palencia (23%). The sum: price per m² × 80 × 12 months, divided by annual household income. Income by province is on the income page.
What these figures are
These are median asking prices from idealista listings for April–June 2026, not signed contracts. Real rents can be lower after negotiation or higher in the most sought-after neighbourhoods. The figure is per square metre per month across the whole province, so prices in a province's main city can differ from the provincial figure.
How to read the map
The Rent tab colours provinces by price per m²; darker means more expensive. The table below the map is sorted by rent, and clicking a column header re-sorts it. Click a province to see its income and mortgage figures alongside.
Frequently asked questions
- How much is rent in Spain?
- Median asking rent across the 52 provinces is €10.1 per m² a month (idealista, April–June 2026). For an 80 m² flat that is about €810 a month.
- Where is rent cheapest in Spain?
- Jaén and Ciudad Real, at €7.3 per m². An 80 m² flat there costs about €580 a month.
- Where is rent most expensive?
- Madrid, at €21.7 per m² — about €1,740 a month for 80 m². Next come the Balearic Islands (€20.2) and Barcelona (€19.1).
- What share of income goes on rent?
- An 80 m² flat at the median asking rent takes 49% of local net household income in Málaga and 22% in Teruel.
Sources: rent — idealista, rental price report, April–June 2026 (median asking price); household income — INE, Atlas de Distribución de Renta de los Hogares, 2023.
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