Registered rent here is €17.3/m² — about €1,203/month per lease (INCASÒL deposits, 2025). Anyone moving now pays asking prices: €26.3/m² on average in the Eixample. Under the 30% rule, this is what your salary really rents here.
| Net salary / month | 30% = max rent | m² (registered) | Type of home | m² (new listings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €1,500 | €450 | 26 m² | A room | 17 m² |
| €2,000 | €600 | 35 m² | A room | 23 m² |
| €2,069Barcelona average net salary (INE) | €621 | 36 m² | A room | 24 m² |
| €2,500 | €750 | 43 m² | A studio | 29 m² |
| €3,000 | €900 | 52 m² | A studio | 34 m² |
The 30% rule. Rent is sustainable when it stays under 30% of net income. We take that 30% of the salary and divide it by the barri's rent per m² to get the most space you could rent without overpaying, and what kind of home that is.
Prices (registered). Average contract rent per m² and barri, 2025 — deposits lodged with INCASÒL (Government of Catalonia). It is what the average tenant with a lease pays, capped renewals included.
What you'd pay moving now. Asking prices for new leases are higher. That is why we also show the district's asking price (idealista): the gap between registered and asking is the "lease lottery".