Skip to content

La Llagosta or Sant Fost de Campsentelles

Side by side, so you can pick yours.

How they compare
La LlagostaSant Fost de Campsentelles
Property tax (IBI) rate0.973%0.69%
Yearly property tax, average home€407€819
To Plaça Catalunya by public transport, centre to centre36 min · Direct by Rodalies (R2)60 min · 2 changes, all by bus (361, E21, 201)
To Barcelona by car27 min29 min
To the airport by car37 min38 min
Walk to the beachInlandInland
Walk to school2 min11 min
Price per m², Jul 2025–Jun 2026€2,368€2,429
Residents of other nationalities14.0%5.9%
Rent-controlled areaYesYes
Tourist flats per 100 residents0.00.2
To the airport by public transport, centre to centre66 min96 min
Sources and notes
  • Property tax (IBI) rate: Each council's 2026 tax bylaw. Read on 3 November 2026.
  • Yearly property tax, average home: Council rate (2026 tax bylaw) × average cadastral value of the town's homes (Catastro 2026). Read on 3 November 2026.
  • To Plaça Catalunya by public transport, centre to centre: Official public transport timetables, leaving between 7 and 9am, waits included. Read on 11 October 2026.
  • To Barcelona by car: OSRM over OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), without traffic. Measured on 3 November 2026.
  • To the airport by car: OSRM over OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), without traffic. Measured on 3 November 2026.
  • Walk to the beach: On foot, with OSRM over OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Measured on 3 November 2026.
  • Walk to school: On foot, with OSRM over OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Measured on 3 November 2026.
  • Price per m², Jul 2025–Jun 2026: Generalitat de Catalunya, registered sales of resale homes (Jul 2025–Jun 2026). Read on 3 November 2026.
  • Residents of other nationalities: Idescat, 2025 population census. Read on 3 November 2026.
  • Rent-controlled area: The Catalan government's list of declared towns, with their publication in the BOE (Law 12/2023). Read on 3 November 2026.
  • Tourist flats per 100 residents: Registre de Turisme de Catalunya (data as of 5 October 2026), over the residents in Idescat's 2025 census. Read on 3 November 2026.
  • To the airport by public transport, centre to centre: Official public transport timetables. Read on 11 October 2026.

Average home: the IBI rate × the town's average residential cadastral value (Catastro, 2026). Not shown where a recent cadastral revaluation is being phased in.

What tips the balance
  • La Llagosta pays €412 less property tax a year on an average home.
  • La Llagosta is 24 minutes closer to Barcelona by public transport.
  • Only La Llagosta has direct public transport to Barcelona, 7–9am: Rodalies, one every 12 min.

Is moving from La Llagosta to Sant Fost de Campsentelles worth it?

Your home today
In the new town you'd like to
Monthly difference

more than today

€241
Hours travelling a year

more than today

+180 h
Minutes each way

more than today

+24 min

What it measures: what you pay each month today, renting in La Llagosta, minus what you would pay renting in Sant Fost de Campsentelles, at the average rent of its contracts, whatever the floor area (your reference home: 80 m², the average sold in La Llagosta). These are published averages for each municipality, not your own flat.

Going by public averages, if you moved from La Llagosta to Sant Fost de Campsentelles, you'd pay €241 more a month, and you'd spend 180 more hours a year travelling.

What we assumed (1)
  • Hours a year count 45 weeks of going into the centre: the year minus holidays.
See the full calculation

La Llagosta: €412 less property tax a year on an average home. La Llagosta: 24 minutes closer to Barcelona by public transport.

Get this comparison by email

We'll send it now: the figures for both towns, row by row, each with its source and date, and the link to come back here.

Your email is handled by Verithic's owner only to send you what you asked for. You can see, correct or delete it, or ask us to stop using it: hello@verithic.com. Who that is and how to reach them: Privacy.

If you're torn between La Llagosta and Sant Fost de Campsentelles, a local professional who knows both can help you decide.

You'll see who it is and confirm before they get your details.

Your email is handled by Verithic's owner only to send you what you asked for. You can see, correct or delete it, or ask us to stop using it: hello@verithic.com. Who that is and how to reach them: Privacy.