How much space does a Barcelona flat buy outside the city?
What a 70 m² flat is worth in Barcelona buys up to 214 m² within 45 minutes by public transport. The five towns where it goes furthest.
The essentials
- A 70 m² flat in Barcelona is worth the same as 214 m² in Badia del Vallès, within 45 minutes by public transport.
- Around the city, a square metre costs a median 51% of Barcelona's price.
- Only 3 towns cost more per m² than Barcelona.
Pick a town and we'll send you its report.
The property tax on an average home, the real price per m², minutes to Barcelona and how it compares with its neighbours.
Try this. Take your 70 m² flat in Barcelona, sell it at the city's average price and carry the money 45 minutes out by public transport. Then count the square metres that come back with you.
At most, 214 m², in Badia del Vallès. That's 3.1 times what you had.
- Badia del Vallès44 min to the centre · €1,637/m²214 m²
- Cervelló45 min to the centre · €2,251/m²156 m²
- La Llagosta36 min to the centre · €2,368/m²148 m²
- Montcada i Reixac24 min to the centre · €2,391/m²147 m²
- Montmeló41 min to the centre · €2,490/m²141 m²
- Barcelona cityreference70 m²
Space is the easy part to compare. The hard part comes after.
- Barcelona city€5,006/m²
- Barcelonès4 towns€2,999/m²
- Maresme28 towns€2,983/m²
- Garraf6 towns€2,786/m²
- Baix Llobregat29 towns€2,762/m²
- Vallès Occidental21 towns€2,414/m²
- Vallès Oriental30 towns€2,348/m²
How we worked it out
Average price per m² of resale homes from July 2025 to June 2026 (registered sales). Equivalent space: 70 m² × Barcelona's price ÷ the town's price. Minutes: each operator's published timetables, from each town centre to the first stop within 1.5 km of Plaça de Catalunya; median of weekday departures between 7:00 and 9:00. In towns with few sales a year, the average price can swing a lot from one year to the next. Calculated by Verithic.
- Generalitat de Catalunya, Secretaria d'Habitatge — compravendes registrades · read 3 November 2026
- Generalitat de Catalunya / ATM — horarios del transporte público de Cataluña y de los autobuses interurbanos (GTFS); Renfe Cercanías (GTFS, CC BY 4.0); FGC (GTFS) · read 11 October 2026
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