Real rental prices, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, from the listings we analyze every day.
Median rent
€1,496/month
€1,150 to €2,016
Price per m²
22.2€
city median
Trend
↓ 4.8%
€/m² vs previous period
Listings analyzed
6,172
Idealista listings
Barcelona is, with Madrid, the tightest rental market in Spain, and one of the most unequal. Across the ten neighbourhoods we cover, the price per square metre runs from 18.8€ to 26.0€, and the median flat goes from €1,300 to €2,200 a month depending on which side of the city you are on.
That gap is not only about money. A flat in la Dreta de l'Eixample and one in El Born can cost the same per square metre and have nothing else in common: in the Eixample you get early twentieth-century buildings with a lift in nine out of ten cases, and in the medieval quarter you get half the floor area and stairs in one case out of two. That is why, alongside the price, each neighbourhood page publishes the housing mix, the lift rate, and how much of the supply comes from a private landlord rather than an agency.
The other constant in Barcelona is speed. Good-value flats, especially in Gràcia and the Eixample, disappear within hours. Renting here is not a competition of money, it is a competition of time.
Every figure is calculated from Idealista listings. We use a single source deliberately, because prices from different portals are not comparable with each other. Our history runs to months rather than years, so we describe where the market is now and never claim an annual trend.
| Neighbourhood | Median rent | €/m² | €/m² trend | With a lift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| la Dreta de l'Eixample | €2,200 | 26.0€ | ↓ 5.4% | 90% |
| el Fort Pienc | €1,690 | 22.6€ | Stable | 89% |
| la Sagrada Família | €1,600 | 24.0€ | Stable | 84% |
| el Poblenou | €1,600 | 23.9€ | ↓ 11.9% | 62% |
| la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample | €1,572 | 22.1€ | ↓ 6.5% | 91% |
| Sant Antoni | €1,450 | 19.7€ | Stable | 86% |
| la Vila de Gràcia | €1,406 | 22.6€ | ↓ 7.2% | 57% |
| El Born | €1,400 | 23.0€ | Stable | 50% |
| el Poble-sec | €1,346 | 20.5€ | ↓ 9.1% | 59% |
| el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot | €1,300 | 18.8€ | Not enough data | 83% |
Sorted by median rent. The trend compares price per square metre across two 28-day periods, so it does not move simply because larger flats happened to be posted that week. Where a neighbourhood's sample is too small to be reliable, we do not publish one.
A price well below the neighbourhood median is the most common red flag in Barcelona rental scams. In a market this tight, sustainable bargains do not exist.
The same data, calculated the same way, in the other cities we cover.
The median rent in Barcelona is €1,496 a month, roughly 22€/m². Most flats let for between €1,150 and €2,016 a month, but the gap between neighbourhoods is enormous: from €1,300 in el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot to €2,200 in la Dreta de l'Eixample.
Of the ten neighbourhoods we analyze, la Dreta de l'Eixample is the most expensive, with a median of €2,200 a month (26.0€/m²). The most affordable is el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot, at €1,300 a month (18.8€/m²).
From the rental listings we analyze every day in Barcelona. This page uses 6172 Idealista listings published over the last few months. We calculate every figure from a single source on purpose: prices from different portals are not comparable, and mixing them would distort the medians. Our history runs to months, not years, so we always describe the market as it is right now.