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Rent and housing costs in Spain
About $542 a month for a 70m² flat — 19.8% of what a median local earner takes home. Measured from real published rents.
The figures
- Rent, 70m² flat
- $542/mo
- measured · 93 cities
- Share of local median wage
- 19.8%
- local median ≈ $2,742/mo
- Price-to-income
- 127%
- of this country's own long-run average
- Price-to-rent
- 166.6%
- above 100 favours renting
- Mortgage rate
- 2.89%
- new housing loans (ECB)
- Housing price level
- 96.5
- EU27 = 100 (Eurostat)
Updated 2026-09-01. Price-to-income and price-to-rent compare Spain with its own long-run average, not with other countries. National averages — not financial advice.
Rent by city
Real published figures for 93 cities, for a 70m² flat.
| Linares | $332/mo |
| Elda | $341/mo |
| Ponferrada | $344/mo |
| Alcoy/Alcoi | $349/mo |
| Ferrol | $355/mo |
| Lugo | $361/mo |
| Mérida | $395/mo |
| Zamora | $395/mo |
| Lorca | $397/mo |
| Talavera de la Reina | $402/mo |
| Gandia | $413/mo |
| Castellón de la Plana/Castelló de la Plana | $414/mo |
| Ourense | $416/mo |
| Cartagena | $418/mo |
| Cáceres | $423/mo |
| Elche/Elx | $425/mo |
| León | $443/mo |
| Palencia | $447/mo |
| Badajoz | $453/mo |
| Ciudad Real | $454/mo |
Showing the 20 cheapest of 93.
Countries with similar rent
- Colombia — $448/mo , 125.4% of local wage
- Türkiye — $453/mo , 42.1% of local wage
- South Africa — $511/mo , 140.4% of local wage
- Portugal — $619/mo , 29.8% of local wage
- Poland — $682/mo , 37.7% of local wage
- Hungary — $712/mo , 43.9% of local wage
See also: all countries ranked · what people earn in Spain · healthcare costs
Frequently asked questions
How much is rent in Spain?
About $542 a month for a 70m² flat — measured from 93 cities published by Eurostat. That is 19.8% of the local median wage of roughly $2,742 a month. A national average, not a quote: what you pay depends on the city, the neighbourhood and when you look.
Can I afford to live in Spain on a remote salary?
That depends on the salary, which is the point. Rent of $542 is 19.8% of a local median wage; on a $6,000/month remote income it would be about 9%. The gap between those two figures is the arbitrage, and the housing tool computes it for any income you enter.
Is buying in Spain good value right now?
Price-to-income currently sits at 127% of Spain's own long-run average, so housing is 27% less affordable than its historical norm. Price-to-rent is at 166.6% of its own average — above 100 favours renting. These compare Spain with its own past, not with other countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (price-to-income and price-to-rent), the ECB (mortgage rates, euro area only) and Eurostat (measured city rents and housing price levels), refreshed at build time — last updated 2026-09-01. OECD — DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES, HPI_YDH_AVG (% of long-term average); OECD — DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES, HPI_RPI_AVG (% of long-term average); ECB Data Portal — MIR, new housing loans to households (euro area); Eurostat — prc_ppp_ind, ppp_cat A0104 (EU27=100); Eurostat Urban Audit — SA1049V, average annual rent per m² (EUR); Eurostat Urban Audit — SA1053V, apartment price per m² (EUR); Eurostat Urban Audit — SA1051V, average apartment price (EUR); HUD USER — Fair Market Rents FY2026, One-Bedroom (40th-percentile GROSS rent, incl. tenant-paid utilities, USD/month).