Spain
Kingdom of Spain
- Capital
- Madrid
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Population, 2025
- 49 million
- Currency
- EUR
- Area
- 505,992 km²
Across Spain's 122 priced cities, one person needs about $1,783 a month, rent included; the average net salary is $2,066.
Livability
The same seven domains as for cities, scored at country level; safety falls back to the homicide rate where Numbeo has no survey.
70out of 100
- Purchasing power25%63
- Safety20%62
- Health care15%77
- Climate10%93
- Air quality10%85
- Connectivity10%89
- Cost10%34
How each domain is scored
- Purchasing power, 25%
- What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
- Safety, 20%
- Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
- Health care, 15%
- Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
- Climate, 10%
- Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
- Air quality, 10%
- 30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
- Connectivity, 10%
- Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
- Cost, 10%
- Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
- Livability rank among countries
- #11
What it costs
Averages over the country’s cities, weighted by population. New York = 100.
Cost of living index
53.1
New York = 100, rent excluded
Rent index
21.0
New York = 100
Purchasing power
119.6
New York = 100
One person
$1,783
A month, rent included
Net salary
$2,066
Average, a month after tax
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$1,001
A month
Economy
World Bank development indicators; each figure is the latest year with data.
GDP per person
$38,627
2025
Growth
+2.8%
2025
Unemployment
10.4%
2025
Inflation
2.7%
2025
Life expectancy
83.9 years
2024
Internet users
96%
2024
Taxes
Headline rates side by side from three references, with the source of each.
- Top income tax rate
- 47%
- SourceTrading Economics
- Lowest income tax rate
- 0%
- SourceWikipedia
- Corporate tax
- 25%
- SourcePwC
- VAT or sales tax
- 21%
- SourcePwC
- Capital gains, individuals
- 26%
- SourceWikipedia
- Social security, employee
- 6.5%
- SourceTrading Economics
- Social security, employer
- 30.7%
- SourceTrading Economics
- Inheritance tax
- 34%
- SourceWikipedia
Headline statutory rates as of Sep 2026; brackets, allowances and regional taxes change what a given person pays.
Safety and internet
Numbeo’s crime survey, the World Bank homicide series and the Speedtest Global Index.
Safety
- Safety indexNumbeo, higher is safer
- 61.9
- Crime indexNumbeo, lower is better
- 38.1
- HomicidesPer 100,000 people, 2023
- 0.7
Internet
- Fixed downloadMbps, median, #18 worldwide
- 263
- Mobile downloadMbps, median, #55 worldwide
- 84
- Change in a yearFixed download speed
- +9%
Cities in Spain
Sort by any column. Livability and cost use the same scales as every city page.
| 1Zaragoza (Saragossa) | 72 | 49.6 | $833 | $2,100 | 152.1 | 687K | High confidence, 33 contributors |
| 2Algeciras | 72 | 41.6 | $481 | $1,908 | 197.2 | 121.4K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 3Salamanca | 71 | — | — | — | — | 144.8K | Low confidence |
| 4Fuencarral | 71 | — | — | — | — | 238.8K | Low confidence |
| 5Alcobendas | 71 | — | — | — | — | 116K | Low confidence |
| 6Granada | 71 | 50.3 | $886 | $1,901 | 132.4 | 233.5K | High confidence, 25 contributors |
| 7Delicias | 71 | — | — | — | — | 110.5K | Low confidence |
| 8Reus | 71 | — | — | — | — | 103.5K | Low confidence |
| 9Torrejón de Ardoz | 70 | — | — | — | — | 118.2K | Low confidence |
| 10Orihuela | 70 | — | — | — | — | 101.3K | Low confidence |
| 11Parla | 70 | — | — | — | — | 115.6K | Low confidence |
| 12Valladolid | 70 | 56.0 | $705 | $2,253 | 166.6 | 300.6K | Medium confidence, 19 contributors |
| 13Alicante | 70 | 52.5 | $1,026 | $1,958 | 123.4 | 348.9K | High confidence, 53 contributors |
| 14Logroño | 70 | — | — | — | — | 151.2K | Low confidence |
| 15Puente de Vallecas | 70 | — | — | — | — | 244.2K | Low confidence |
| 16Fuencarral-El Pardo | 70 | — | — | — | — | 220.1K | Low confidence |
| 17Alcorcón | 70 | — | — | — | — | 172.4K | Low confidence |
| 18Madrid Centro | 70 | — | — | — | — | 149.7K | Low confidence |
| 19Chamberà | 70 | — | — | — | — | 145.9K | Low confidence |
| 20Villaverde | 70 | — | — | — | — | 126.8K | Low confidence |
| 21Moncloa-Aravaca | 70 | — | — | — | — | 116.5K | Low confidence |
| 22Cartagena | 70 | 48.5 | $610 | $1,760 | 150.4 | 213.9K | High confidence, 20 contributors |
| 23Burgos | 70 | 50.9 | $823 | $2,528 | 182.1 | 176.4K | High confidence, 22 contributors |
| 24Cadiz | 70 | 47.7 | $847 | $2,202 | 161.0 | 117K | High confidence, 26 contributors |
| 25Latina | 69 | — | — | — | — | 256.6K | Low confidence |
| 26Carabanchel | 69 | — | — | — | — | 253.7K | Low confidence |
| 27Ciudad Lineal | 69 | — | — | — | — | 228.2K | Low confidence |
| 28Leganés | 69 | — | — | — | — | 188.4K | Low confidence |
| 29Hortaleza | 69 | — | — | — | — | 161.7K | Low confidence |
| 30San Blas-Canillejas | 69 | — | — | — | — | 157.4K | Low confidence |
| 31Tetuán de las Victorias | 69 | — | — | — | — | 155K | Low confidence |
| 32Arganzuela | 69 | — | — | — | — | 148.8K | Low confidence |
| 33Usera | 69 | — | — | — | — | 141.2K | Low confidence |
| 34ChamartÃn | 69 | — | — | — | — | 140K | Low confidence |
| 35Retiro | 69 | — | — | — | — | 126.1K | Low confidence |
| 36Moratalaz | 69 | — | — | — | — | 104.9K | Low confidence |
| 37Cordoba | 69 | 50.4 | $761 | $1,886 | 142.1 | 325.7K | Medium confidence, 8 contributors |
| 38Jaen | 69 | 46.5 | $574 | $1,413 | 127.0 | 113.5K | Medium confidence, 9 contributors |
| 39Madrid | 69 | 56.8 | $1,561 | $2,527 | 119.6 | 3.3M | High confidence, 238 contributors |
| 40Badajoz | 69 | 48.0 | $602 | $1,542 | 133.3 | 150.5K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 41Albacete | 69 | 46.7 | $947 | $2,032 | 140.9 | 173.1K | High confidence, 20 contributors |
| 42A Coruña (Corunna) | 68 | 50.0 | $905 | $2,386 | 164.8 | 250.4K | Medium confidence, 13 contributors |
| 43Terrassa | 68 | 50.3 | $849 | $2,324 | 165.6 | 218.5K | Medium confidence, 13 contributors |
| 44Murcia | 68 | 52.7 | $792 | $2,081 | 150.3 | 472K | Medium confidence, 15 contributors |
| 45Eixample | 68 | — | — | — | — | 266.5K | Low confidence |
| 46Sants-Montjuïc | 68 | — | — | — | — | 183.1K | Low confidence |
| 47Dos Hermanas | 68 | 40.0 | — | — | — | 122.9K | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 48Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 68 | — | — | — | — | 118.8K | Low confidence |
| 49Ourense (Ourense) | 68 | 46.5 | $663 | $1,667 | 139.9 | 105.2K | Medium confidence, 15 contributors |
| 50Ciutat Vella | 68 | — | — | — | — | 102.3K | Low confidence |
| 51Elche | 68 | 49.2 | $689 | $1,647 | 131.9 | 234.8K | High confidence, 24 contributors |
| 52Castello de la Plana | 68 | 46.5 | $746 | $1,815 | 143.6 | 171.9K | High confidence, 27 contributors |
| 53Sant Martà | 68 | — | — | — | — | 235.7K | Low confidence |
| 54Horta-Guinardó | 68 | — | — | — | — | 168.1K | Low confidence |
| 55Nou Barris | 68 | — | — | — | — | 166.3K | Low confidence |
| 56Sarrià -Sant Gervasi | 68 | — | — | — | — | 147.9K | Low confidence |
| 57Sant Andreu | 68 | — | — | — | — | 142.6K | Low confidence |
| 58Lerida (Lleida) | 68 | 52.8 | $689 | $1,709 | 131.9 | 140.8K | Medium confidence, 18 contributors |
| 59Grà cia | 68 | — | — | — | — | 121.5K | Low confidence |
| 60San Sebastian | 68 | 53.3 | $1,447 | $2,912 | 148.0 | 185.4K | High confidence, 45 contributors |
| 61Albox | 68 | 45.1 | $631 | $2,967 | 259.2 | 11.2K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 62Vilagarcia de Arousa | 67 | 40.8 | $547 | $2,343 | 230.9 | 37.6K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 63Tarragona | 67 | 53.5 | $935 | $2,115 | 139.0 | 141.5K | Medium confidence, 18 contributors |
| 64Jerez de la Frontera | 67 | 43.4 | $918 | $1,607 | 117.0 | 212.9K | Medium confidence, 9 contributors |
| 65Leon | 67 | 47.8 | $870 | $1,779 | 128.1 | 124.8K | Medium confidence, 7 contributors |
| 66Barakaldo | 67 | 51.7 | $746 | $1,808 | 135.7 | 100.4K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 67Vitoria-Gasteiz | 67 | 54.6 | $1,071 | $2,640 | 159.5 | 257.4K | Medium confidence, 18 contributors |
| 68Santander | 67 | 55.0 | $854 | $1,903 | 129.5 | 173.6K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 69Salamanca | 67 | 47.5 | $778 | $1,644 | 126.1 | 147.7K | High confidence, 26 contributors |
| 70Seville (Sevilla) | 67 | 48.7 | $954 | $1,799 | 122.0 | 686.7K | High confidence, 53 contributors |
| 71Sabadell | 67 | 48.8 | $1,033 | $2,216 | 143.5 | 211.7K | High confidence, 23 contributors |
| 72Telde | 66 | — | — | — | — | 123.3K | Low confidence |
| 73Benalmadena | 66 | 48.5 | $990 | $4,018 | 267.2 | 58.9K | Medium confidence, 15 contributors |
| 74Vigo | 66 | 52.3 | $909 | $1,947 | 131.3 | 293.6K | Medium confidence, 16 contributors |
| 75La Moraleja | 66 | 54.1 | — | $3,768 | 251.8 | — | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 76Almeria | 66 | 54.0 | $727 | $1,330 | 98.9 | 196.9K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 77Huelva | 66 | 48.5 | $832 | $1,435 | 105.1 | 144.3K | High confidence, 21 contributors |
| 78Gijon | 66 | 55.6 | $918 | $1,898 | 123.8 | 271.8K | Medium confidence, 18 contributors |
| 79Malaga | 66 | 50.9 | $1,531 | $1,937 | 96.5 | 592.3K | High confidence, 68 contributors |
| 80Fuenlabrada | 66 | 53.8 | — | $1,716 | 115.0 | 190.5K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 81Mataro | 66 | 53.5 | $976 | $1,911 | 122.8 | 127K | Medium confidence, 12 contributors |
| 82Rincon de la Victoria | 65 | 48.2 | — | $3,105 | 218.8 | 38.7K | Low confidence, 4 contributors |
| 83Pamplona | 65 | 56.8 | $990 | $2,155 | 133.7 | 208.2K | Medium confidence, 13 contributors |
| 84Alcala de Henares | 65 | 55.6 | $1,010 | $1,799 | 111.5 | 193.8K | High confidence, 21 contributors |
| 85La Laguna | 65 | — | — | — | — | 150.7K | Low confidence |
| 86Vic | 65 | 48.3 | $574 | $2,181 | 191.8 | 39.8K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 87Valencia | 65 | 54.1 | $1,438 | $1,948 | 99.0 | 824.3K | High confidence, 143 contributors |
| 88Caceres | 65 | 53.8 | $574 | $2,216 | 183.3 | 96.1K | Medium confidence, 7 contributors |
| 89Marbella | 65 | 67.9 | $1,552 | $2,135 | 94.9 | 156.3K | Medium confidence, 15 contributors |
| 90Huesca | 65 | 45.8 | $689 | $2,185 | 181.4 | 54K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 91Ceuta | 64 | 43.0 | $842 | $2,411 | 185.3 | 83.2K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 92Oviedo | 64 | 62.0 | $957 | $1,925 | 116.6 | 220K | High confidence, 31 contributors |
| 93Getafe | 64 | 55.8 | $964 | $1,707 | 108.2 | 187.5K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 94La Linea de la Concepcion | 64 | 47.9 | $746 | $2,296 | 179.1 | 64.6K | Medium confidence, 12 contributors |
| 95Avila | 64 | 50.7 | $827 | $2,583 | 185.9 | 57.7K | Medium confidence, 7 contributors |
| 96Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 64 | 57.6 | $1,182 | $1,890 | 105.5 | 211.4K | High confidence, 30 contributors |
| 97Palencia | 64 | 46.2 | $689 | $2,066 | 170.9 | 78.6K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 98Antequera | 64 | 43.9 | $580 | $1,755 | 161.9 | 45.2K | Low confidence, 4 contributors |
| 99Palma de Mallorca | 64 | 58.8 | $1,533 | $2,086 | 98.7 | 438.2K | High confidence, 23 contributors |
| 100Ciudad Real | 64 | 44.0 | $459 | $1,454 | 148.4 | 74.7K | Medium confidence, 13 contributors |
| 101Gandia | 64 | 44.7 | $689 | $1,940 | 163.0 | 73.8K | High confidence, 25 contributors |
| 102Bilbao | 63 | 57.3 | $1,291 | $2,455 | 130.4 | 347.3K | High confidence, 23 contributors |
| 103Cornella de Llobregat | 63 | 53.3 | — | $2,690 | 181.1 | 87.2K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 104Manresa | 63 | 41.0 | $804 | $2,001 | 161.2 | 76.3K | Medium confidence, 10 contributors |
| 105Toledo | 63 | 48.8 | $808 | $2,237 | 166.0 | 86.5K | High confidence, 20 contributors |
| 106Zarautz | 63 | 52.5 | — | $2,552 | 173.0 | 22.6K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 107Torrevieja | 63 | 47.0 | $723 | $1,941 | 155.3 | 82.6K | Medium confidence, 19 contributors |
| 108Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 63 | 51.2 | $1,001 | $1,739 | 112.4 | 383.5K | High confidence, 25 contributors |
| 109Mostoles | 63 | 53.3 | $1,160 | $1,636 | 95.3 | 207.1K | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 110Barcelona | 63 | 57.1 | $1,688 | $2,392 | 107.4 | 1.7M | High confidence, 266 contributors |
| 111Santiago de Compostela | 62 | 50.1 | $746 | $1,923 | 146.6 | 99.5K | High confidence, 23 contributors |
| 112Guadalajara | 62 | 48.3 | $804 | $1,952 | 145.8 | 93.5K | Medium confidence, 9 contributors |
| 113La Pola Siero | 62 | 50.1 | — | $2,204 | 152.7 | 12.6K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 114Badalona | 62 | 52.8 | $1,406 | $2,020 | 105.0 | 217.7K | Medium confidence, 12 contributors |
| 115Girona | 62 | 57.5 | $1,354 | $1,882 | 97.0 | 100.3K | Medium confidence, 9 contributors |
| 116Aviles | 61 | 50.9 | $555 | $1,492 | 129.4 | 78.7K | Medium confidence, 8 contributors |
| 117L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 61 | 52.6 | $1,385 | $1,828 | 96.1 | 257K | Medium confidence, 19 contributors |
| 118Pozuelo de Alarcon | 61 | 60.7 | $1,378 | $3,517 | 175.6 | 82.4K | Medium confidence, 13 contributors |
| 119Roquetas de Mar | 61 | 47.4 | $574 | $1,320 | 117.4 | 94.9K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 120Pontevedra | 61 | 50.7 | $631 | $1,492 | 122.4 | 82.8K | High confidence, 22 contributors |
| 121Vilanova i la Geltru | 60 | 53.8 | $976 | $2,166 | 138.8 | 65.9K | Medium confidence, 9 contributors |
| 122Ronda | 60 | 49.7 | $459 | — | — | 36.8K | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 123Arrecife | 60 | 48.7 | $861 | $1,722 | 123.6 | 61.4K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 124Cuenca | 60 | 48.1 | $689 | $1,435 | 116.2 | 54.9K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 125Lugo | 60 | 50.1 | — | $1,794 | 124.3 | 98K | Medium confidence, 15 contributors |
| 126Chiclana de la Frontera | 60 | 47.3 | $574 | — | — | 83.8K | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 127Figueres | 60 | — | $689 | $1,531 | — | 46.4K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 128Tres Cantos | 60 | — | — | $3,354 | — | 41.9K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 129Mazarron | 60 | — | $804 | $2,296 | — | 35.2K | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 130Calella | 60 | — | $631 | $1,779 | — | 18.7K | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 131Parets del Valles | 60 | — | — | $3,805 | — | 17.6K | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 132Torrox | 60 | — | $812 | — | — | 16.9K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 133Barcarrota | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | Low confidence |
| 134Cambrils | 60 | 50.5 | $1,073 | $2,131 | 133.0 | 32.4K | Medium confidence, 7 contributors |
| 135Almunecar | 60 | 45.2 | $631 | — | — | 27.7K | Medium confidence, 12 contributors |
| 136El Ejido | 59 | 54.1 | $580 | — | — | 84.7K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 137Novelda | 59 | 51.3 | $696 | — | — | 27.1K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 138Denia | 59 | 48.0 | $1,205 | $2,124 | 126.0 | 41.7K | Medium confidence, 18 contributors |
| 139Ferrol | 59 | 49.2 | $918 | $1,607 | 110.9 | 66.8K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 140Fuengirola | 59 | 48.0 | $1,076 | $1,833 | 116.6 | 71.5K | High confidence, 23 contributors |
| 141Sagunto | 58 | 51.3 | $804 | — | — | 66.1K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 142Segovia | 58 | 51.7 | $1,033 | $1,837 | 116.0 | 51.7K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 143Lloret de Mar | 58 | 47.6 | $842 | $1,406 | 103.2 | 37.4K | Medium confidence, 15 contributors |
| 144Benidorm | 58 | 51.7 | $1,029 | $1,803 | 114.1 | 70.5K | High confidence, 30 contributors |
| 145La Vall d'Uixó | 58 | 46.8 | — | — | — | — | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 146Alcala de Guadaira | 58 | 48.5 | — | — | — | 70.2K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 147Ontinyent | 58 | 48.6 | — | — | — | 37.7K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 148Puerto del Rosario | 58 | 50.6 | $861 | — | — | 35.7K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 149Aranjuez | 58 | 50.6 | — | — | — | 54.1K | Low confidence, 4 contributors |
| 150Alzira | 58 | 48.7 | $804 | $1,320 | 98.4 | 44.4K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 151Rota | 58 | 50.8 | — | — | — | 28.8K | Low confidence, 4 contributors |
| 152Vinaros | 58 | 50.7 | — | — | — | 28.3K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 153El Campello | 58 | 52.0 | — | — | — | 27.9K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 154Caleta de Fuste | 58 | 52.2 | — | — | — | — | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 155Calp (Calpe) | 58 | 51.2 | $918 | — | — | 23.3K | Medium confidence, 8 contributors |
| 156Cuevas del Almanzora | 58 | 53.4 | — | — | — | 13K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 157Ciudad Rodrigo | 57 | 56.6 | — | — | — | 14.1K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 158Plasencia | 57 | 48.8 | — | $1,381 | 96.8 | 40.1K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 159Medina del Campo | 57 | 51.6 | — | $1,392 | 95.2 | 21.5K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 160Puertollano | 57 | 39.3 | — | $1,148 | 88.2 | 51.8K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 161Javea (Xabia) | 57 | 53.3 | $1,033 | — | — | 28K | Medium confidence, 18 contributors |
| 162Corralejo | 56 | 54.8 | $1,148 | $1,751 | 101.5 | 13.6K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 163Canary Islands | 55 | 52.8 | $1,148 | $1,422 | 83.7 | — | Medium confidence, 18 contributors |
| 164Puerto de la Cruz | 54 | 51.4 | $1,148 | $1,378 | 82.0 | 32.2K | Medium confidence, 13 contributors |
| 165Estepona | 54 | 54.9 | $1,244 | $1,492 | 82.5 | 67K | High confidence, 20 contributors |
| 166Puerto Rico | 53 | 56.7 | $1,740 | — | — | 11K | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 167Maspalomas | 52 | 53.1 | $1,454 | $1,492 | 75.8 | 36.1K | Medium confidence, 9 contributors |
| 168Alcala la Real | 52 | 53.2 | $2,027 | — | — | 22.8K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 169Ibiza | 50 | 64.3 | $2,105 | $1,901 | 70.8 | 49.7K | Medium confidence, 12 contributors |