Living in Barcelona
What you pay and how long you travel in Barcelona. Public figures, with source and date.
- Price
- —no data27% of the town's average household income
- Transport
- —no data
- Life
- —no data
Sources and notes
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Barcelona at a glance
- The sea
- Its own beach
- 21 minutes' walk from the town centre
Sources and notes
Journey times from Barcelona
Driving times with no traffic. Every town measured from its official centre (Cap de municipi).
- Drive to central Barcelona · calculated 3 Nov 2026
- 10 min
- Drive to La Sagrera · calculated 3 Nov 2026
- 14 min
- Drive to El Prat airport · calculated 3 Nov 2026
- 21 min
Sources and notes
Price
On average, a home sold here costs €409,000 and has 79 m².
We leave it out: the cadastral revaluation is recent and the tax base is phased in over nine years.
Rate: 0.66%.
Sources and notes
- Buy: Resale homes sold from July 2025 to June 2026.
- Property tax on an average home: Catastro, 2026. Last Catastro revaluation: 2018.
Barcelona has had a rent cap since 16 March 2024.
Rent on a new contract is capped by law; seasonal and by-the-room lets too since 1 January 2026 (Llei 11/2025).
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Sources and notes
- Rent-capped area: BOE of 16 March 2024 (BOE-A-2024-5214): resolution TER/800/2024. Read on 3 November 2026.
From €766 in 2007 to €1,135 in 2025: €369 more a month.
average rent of the contracts registered each year, €/month
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Barcelona: every figure with its rank
Where each figure ranks among the towns we cover in its comarca.
What you pay each year in Barcelona
- Property tax rate · data from 2026
- 0.66%
- Building works tax (ICIO) · data from 2026
- 4%
Sources and notes
Buying and renting in Barcelona
Rent is the average of every registered rental contract.
- Price to buy · per m², resale homes sold, Jul 2025–Jun 2026 · read 3 Nov 2026
- €5,006
- Monthly rent · a month, average of registered leases · read 3 Nov 2026
- €1,135
- Plusvalía (the council tax on the land-value gain when you sell) · read 3 Nov 2026
- 30%
- Charged on the rise in land value, and only if you sell at a gain (Royal Decree-law 26/2021). Spanish Ministry of Finance, 2026. If you inherit the family home, the council takes up to 95% off. See the deadlines if you inherit
- Rent-controlled area · read 3 Nov 2026
- Yes
- Rents capped by law since 16 March 2024, including seasonal and room lets since 1 January 2026.
- Tourist flats · on the register, 5 October 2026 · read 3 Nov 2026
- 10,651
- 0.6 per 100 residents. A council licence is required; flats already registered have until November 2028 to get one.
In Barcelona, resale homes went from €2,935 per m² in 2015 to €4,748 in 2025: +62%. In the last year, +8%.
Generalitat de Catalunya, registered sales of resale homes. Completed sales only, never asking prices. For 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024, we use the average of the four quarters, weighted by sales, because the Generalitat doesn't publish a full-year figure by town.
Sources and notes
In Barcelona, average net household income was €49,915 a year in 2024. A 70 m² flat at the average resale price equals 7 years of that income. The average rent on contracts signed in 2025 (€1,135 a month) takes 27% of an average household's income.
Between 2015 and 2024, household income changed +37% and the resale price per m² +50%.
Within the town, net income per person ranges from €8,550 to €40,089 or more across census sections (1068 sections).
Income: INE (Spanish Statistics Office), Household Income Distribution Atlas; Verithic's calculation (2024, CC BY 4.0). Price: Generalitat, resale transactions. Rent: Generalitat, deposits on signed contracts. These are town averages, not anyone's actual income or flat.
Price by district and neighbourhood
Resale homes sold in 2025, average price per built m². In Pedralbes a square metre costs 4 times what it does in Ciutat Meridiana: €7,491 against €1,896. Open each district to see its neighbourhoods.
Ciutat Vella€4,395/m²1,390 sales
| Neighbourhood | €/m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| el Raval | 3,645 | 610 |
| el Barri Gòtic | 4,624 | 253 |
| la Barceloneta | 5,686 | 208 |
| Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera | 4,859 | 319 |
Eixample€5,804/m²2,070 sales
| Neighbourhood | €/m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| el Fort Pienc | 5,106 | 211 |
| la Sagrada Família | 5,130 | 333 |
| la Dreta de l'Eixample | 6,831 | 458 |
| l'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample | 6,205 | 410 |
| la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample | 5,373 | 373 |
| Sant Antoni | 5,283 | 285 |
Sants-Montjuïc€4,533/m²1,773 sales
| Neighbourhood | €/m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| el Poble Sec | 4,884 | 490 |
| la Marina del Prat Vermell | under 20 sales | 14 |
| la Marina de Port | 4,356 | 259 |
| la Font de la Guatlla | 4,162 | 72 |
| Hostafrancs | 4,328 | 104 |
| la Bordeta | 4,326 | 182 |
| Sants - Badal | 4,320 | 233 |
| Sants | 4,598 | 419 |
Les Corts€5,875/m²646 sales
| Neighbourhood | €/m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| les Corts | 5,811 | 342 |
| la Maternitat i Sant Ramon | 5,009 | 187 |
| Pedralbes | 7,491 | 117 |
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi€6,428/m²1,303 sales
| Neighbourhood | €/m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes | 4,477 | 39 |
| Sarrià | 6,882 | 180 |
| les Tres Torres | 7,209 | 138 |
| Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova | 6,310 | 219 |
| Sant Gervasi - Galvany | 6,629 | 476 |
| el Putxet i el Farró | 5,771 | 251 |
Gràcia€5,314/m²1,011 sales
| Neighbourhood | €/m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Vallcarca i els Penitents | 4,949 | 97 |
| el Coll | 3,771 | 49 |
| la Salut | 4,616 | 94 |
| la Vila de Gràcia | 5,584 | 487 |
| el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova | 5,415 | 284 |
Horta-Guinardó€3,883/m²1,277 sales
| Neighbourhood | €/m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| el Baix Guinardó | 4,496 | 207 |
| Can Baró | 3,657 | 72 |
| el Guinardó | 4,270 | 300 |
| la Font d'en Fargues | 4,800 | 65 |
| el Carmel | 3,071 | 286 |
| la Teixonera | 3,482 | 100 |
| Sant Genís dels Agudells | 2,840 | 46 |
| Montbau | 3,621 | 24 |
| la Vall d'Hebron | under 20 sales | 19 |
| la Clota | under 20 sales | 1 |
| Horta | 3,965 | 157 |
Nou Barris€3,079/m²1,693 sales
| Neighbourhood | €/m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta | 3,884 | 180 |
| Porta | 3,585 | 192 |
| el Turó de la Peira | 2,936 | 196 |
| Can Peguera | under 20 sales | 1 |
| la Guineueta | 3,259 | 113 |
| Canyelles | 3,035 | 48 |
| les Roquetes | 2,566 | 234 |
| Verdun | 3,040 | 158 |
| la Prosperitat | 3,163 | 241 |
| la Trinitat Nova | 2,476 | 102 |
| Torre Baró | 1,920 | 20 |
| Ciutat Meridiana | 1,896 | 198 |
| Vallbona | under 20 sales | 10 |
Sant Andreu€3,701/m²1,218 sales
| Neighbourhood | €/m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| la Trinitat Vella | 2,279 | 153 |
| Baró de Viver | under 20 sales | 23 |
| el Bon Pastor | 2,742 | 153 |
| Sant Andreu | 4,120 | 433 |
| la Sagrera | 4,202 | 193 |
| el Congrés i els Indians | 3,853 | 121 |
| Navas | 4,334 | 142 |
Sant Martí€4,583/m²2,049 sales
| Neighbourhood | €/m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot | 4,645 | 273 |
| el Clot | 4,629 | 190 |
| el Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou | 5,192 | 112 |
| la Vila Olímpica del Poblenou | 5,970 | 67 |
| el Poblenou | 5,911 | 285 |
| Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou | 6,073 | 143 |
| el Besòs i el Maresme | 2,725 | 293 |
| Provençals del Poblenou | 4,807 | 150 |
| Sant Martí de Provençals | 3,542 | 212 |
| la Verneda i la Pau | 3,967 | 324 |
Sources and notes
Selling in Barcelona: before you sign, transfer tax and rebates →Cost of moving →
Life
The Diputació does not publish the survey for this town.
2.2 km in a straight line to the hospital with A&E (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau).
Barcelona province: 63.2.
Sources and notes
- Safety: Known crimes in 2025.
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437,663 residents; 4 in 10 are European. 2025 census.
Hospitals near Barcelona
Distance as the crow flies from the town centre.
- Nearest public hospital with 24-hour A&E · read 19 Sep 2026
- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
- Distance as the crow flies · read 19 Sep 2026
- 2.2 km
- In Barcelona.
Sources and notes
Before you decide: Barcelona
What no listing tells you: how many people live here and how old they are, the flood and fire risk the Generalitat gives the town, the forest fires on record and the crimes known to the police.
- Density
- 16,904 people/km²
- 1,713,247 residents.
- Residents under 15 · aged 65+
- 11.1% · 21.0%
- Flood risk (the Generalitat's INUNCAT plan)
- 4/4
- Level 4 of 4, official category “very high” (the highest of the five types). By type: river, very high; flood-prone zones (torrents), high; coastal (storms), very high; surface water (heavy rain), high; dam or pond failure, high. Municipal flood plan: pending review; approved on 6 October 2022. The level set in the council's civil-protection plan. It is not a forecast.
- Forest-fire hazard (INFOCAT plan)
- 2/4
- Level 2 of 4 against the Catalan average (“average”). Vulnerability very high. Municipal wildfire plan: pending review; approved on 6 October 2022.
- Forest fires, 2011-2024
- 79
- 7.5 ha of woodland burned in the municipality over those years.
- Known crimes (2025)
- 98.0 per 1,000 residents
- Province of Barcelona average: 63.2. Versus 2024: -3.6%. 169,678 offences in 2025. Offences known to the police forces; only towns with more than 20,000 residents are published.
Sources and notes
Measured at Barcelona - el Raval, 0.8 km away, at 33 m. 3653 daily readings.
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Sources and notes for this page
- Ordenanzas fiscales municipales (tipo del IBI urbano y bonificaciones) (Ayuntamientos; Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona)Period: 2026 · Read on 24 September 2026 · Licence: Public regulation (municipal tax ordinances)
- Información impositiva municipal: IBI, ICIO, año de revisión catastral e IIVTNU (plusvalía) (Ministerio de Hacienda, Secretaría General de Financiación Autonómica y Local)Period: 2026 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Reuse of public-sector information (Spanish Law 37/2007)
- Estadística del Catastro urbano: valor catastral medio residencial (Dirección General del Catastro)Period: 2026 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Reuse of public-sector information
- Compravendes d'habitatge registrades: precio por m² construido de la vivienda usada (Generalitat de Catalunya, Secretaria d'Habitatge (datos de los Registradores))Period: 2025-07/2026-06 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Reutilización citando la fuente
- Alquiler medio de los contratos registrados (fianzas del Incasòl) (Generalitat de Catalunya, Secretaria d'Habitatge)Period: 2025 anual · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Dades obertes de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Sistema Estatal de Índices de Alquiler de Vivienda (SERPAVI): renta mediana de los alquileres declarados (Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana)Period: 2024 · Read on 7 October 2026 · Licence: Reuse of public-sector information (Spanish Law 37/2007)
- Period: 2024 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: CC BY 4.0 (own elaboration with INE data)
- Period: Censo 2021 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: CC BY 4.0 (own elaboration with INE data)
- Bonificación de la plusvalía municipal (IIVTNU) al heredar la vivienda, leída en la ordenanza fiscal (Ayuntamientos; Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona; ORGT de la Diputació de Barcelona)Period: 2026 · Read on 26 September 2026 · Licence: Normativa pública
- Period: 2026 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Period: 2026 · Read on 11 October 2026 · Licence: ATM vía el Punto de Acceso Nacional: licencia de datos del NAP, «Powered by MITRAMS», datos procesados; FGC: CC BY 4.0 (dadesobertes.fgc.cat, comprobado el 09/10/2026); autobuses interurbanos: datos abiertos de la Generalitat de Catalunya; Renfe: CC BY 4.0
- Period: 2026 · Read on 11 October 2026 · Licence: CC BY 4.0 (data.renfe.com, comprobado el 09/10/2026)
- Directori de centres docents (estudios extranjeros) y web de cada colegio (cuotas publicadas) (Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament d'Educació; colegios)Period: 2026-27 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Dades obertes; cuotas citadas de la web de cada colegio
- Zonas de mercado residencial tensionado (Ley 12/2023) (Boletín Oficial del Estado)Period: 2024-2027 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Public regulation (BOE official gazette)
- Prórroga (TER/3739/2026) y nueva declaración (TER/3740/2026) de zona tensionada, DOGC núm. 9775 del 19/10/2026 (Generalitat de Catalunya)Period: 2026 · Read on 25 October 2026 · Licence: Public regulation (DOGC official gazette)
- Period: 2023-2024 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: CC BY 4.0 (citar Diputació de Barcelona y fecha)
- Registre de Turisme de Catalunya: habitatges d'ús turístic (Generalitat de Catalunya)Period: 2026-10 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Dades obertes
- Censo de población: residentes extranjeros (Idescat)Period: 2025 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Reutilización citando Idescat
- Hospitales de agudos (distancia en línea recta desde el Cap de municipi) (CatSalut)Period: 2026 · Read on 19 September 2026 · Licence: Dades obertes
- Densidad de población (habitantes por km²) (Idescat, El municipio en cifras (EMEX))Period: 2025 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Reutilización citando Idescat
- Riesgo de inundación (INUNCAT) y peligro de incendio forestal (INFOCAT) asignados a cada municipio (Generalitat de Catalunya, Protecció Civil (eqag-gzjs))Period: 2026 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Dades obertes de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Días al año por encima de 30 °C y noches por debajo de 5 °C, de la estación de la XEMA atribuida a cada municipio (Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya, dades diàries de la XEMA (7bvh-jvq2))Period: 2015-2024 · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Dades obertes de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Registre d'agents immobiliaris de Catalunya (AICAT) (Agència de l'Habitatge de Catalunya)Period: 2026 · Read on 7 October 2026 · Licence: Registro público
- Period: últimos 12 meses disponibles · Read on 3 November 2026 · Licence: Use authorised by the Notariado, quoting the source verbatim (the citation stays in Spanish)
- Rent year by year: Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Territori, Habitatge i Transició Ecològica (dataset qww9-bvhh)Period: 2007–2025 · Read on 12 October 2026 · Licence: Generalitat de Catalunya open data
Common questions
- Is there an international school near Barcelona?
- Yes, Barcelona has several.
Method: where each figure comes from and how the fit score works
How the fit score works
- Each criterion scores 0 to 100.
- Transport: 100 if the trip is at or under your maximum; it falls in a straight line to 0 at 1.5 times the maximum.
- Price: 100 at or under your limit; 0 at 1.3 times the limit.
- Services, Space and Surroundings: the index for each dimension (percentile 0 to 100 within its area). Residents: the % satisfied.
- A criterion with a limit (Transport and Price) only fits if the figure does not pass your limit; if it does and still scores 60 or more, it is «partly», with its figure. The others fit from 60 and are «partly» from 40. The score is the average of the criteria you gave.
- If you pick a priority (Price, Transport or Life), that block counts double. In Price and Transport the score is also the average of the fit to your limit and the town's rank among those in its area (the cheapest, or the closest, scores 100): so, between two that fit your limit, the cheaper or closer one wins.
- A town with no data on a criterion is not scored on it. Nobody pays to rank higher.
Scores from 0 to 100 by rank among the 124 towns in Barcelona and around (100 is the best). Cut-off: 3 November 2026. How it is calculated
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