Should I buy or rent? This is a serious dilemma that many people face after deciding to become independent. In the first case, according to data of the General Council of Notaries, the average price of an apartment is approximately … At 1,993 euros per square meter, 30% of the initial investment is often not possible.
Once this option is excluded, then rent. However, the situation is not so rosy. In a large capital like Madrid you will hardly find offers below 800 euros. What exists is usually a house several meters in size with the shower almost next to the bed.
rental price Reached historic maximum in summer 2025 In every community. With fewer homes and more demand, the market is becoming increasingly tense. Prices appear to have slowed in recent months, down 0.7% for the quarter and up 0.1% for the month, according to Idealista, but here’s the truth: Annual data still shows significant growth from October 2024 to 2025.
On average, Rental prices in Spain rose by 10.9% in one yearthe average price per square meter is 14.5 euros. Things get complicated in state capitals. As Idealista data shows, prices in up to 51 Spanish capitals are higher compared to 1 year.
Prices rise in 51 state capitals
Only Huesca fell (-1.7%)while the most significant increase occurred in the city of Ceuta, where it increased by 21.9%. The cases of Zamora, Ciudad Real, and Teruel are particularly striking, as these cities typically have low real estate tensions. Of this, prices increased by 18.1%, 15.1%, and 13.4%, respectively.
As the report points out, Trends in major markets are also bullishHowever, except for Madrid (11.5%), the growth rate is in single digits: Seville (9.7%), Valencia (7.6%), Alicante (7.4%), Parma (6%), Bilbao (5.6%), Barcelona (5.1%) and Málaga (3.8%).
In terms of price per square meter, Ciudad Real, Lugo, Zamora and Caceres are the cheapest, with an average price of 7.8 euros per square meter. Barcelona remains the most expensive, at 24.3 euros per square meter.followed by Madrid with an average price of 23 euros per square meter. These are followed by Parma, San Sebastian, Valencia and Malaga.
Madrid, the most expensive state to live in. Zamora is the place where prices have increased the most in a year
Prices also increase at the prefectural level. in this In this case, the largest increase is carried out by Zamora, almost 20%. This is an increase compared to Caceres (-0.5%), which was the only place that saw a decline.
Despite the development that Castile Leone’s cities have experienced, Madrid continues to be the most expensive province to rent, with an average price per square meter of 21.1 euros.. This is followed by Barcelona, which also has an average cost of more than 20 euros per square meter, and the Balearic Islands, which border on this limit.
In the opposite states of Soria (0.1%), Huesca (0.7%), Girona (1.2%), Alaba (2.7%) and Navarra (3%), rental prices were more restrained, while in Barcelona and Madrid, the growth rates between October 2024 and the same month in 2025 were 5.9% and 12.7%, respectively.
In the interactive map below you can see the exact data for your area, both in terms of price per square meter and annual variation.
All these increases affect the data for autonomous communities. There are no caveats here. In every region, the cost of living is higher than it was a year ago.
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