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City · Comunidad de Madrid
Madrid's affluent northern business suburb, with multinational offices, private schools, wide streets and La Moraleja.
2nd of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Region
Spain's capital region: the country's biggest job market, with the mountains an hour from the centre.
11th of 34 European metro regions
Alcobendas is a city and Comunidad de Madrid a region. Each figure is that place’s own; scores compare each with its own peers (regions with regions, cities with cities), so read them side by side rather than as a contest.
Watch out: Some of the highest rents and house prices in the Madrid region; A suburban layout that is built for the car.
Watch out: The highest rents and house prices in Spain and rising faster than pay; Street robbery and pickpocketing in the busiest parts of the capital and on the metro.
Of 8 figures both publish in the same unit, Alcobendas is better on 1 and Comunidad de Madrid on 4; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Alcobendas | Comunidad de Madrid | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €11.8 a month2024 | €12.1 a month2024 | about the same |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €829 a month2024 | €848 a month2024 | about the same |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €834 a month2024 | €800 a month2024 | Alcobendas 4% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 2.7%2024 | 3.4%2024 | Alcobendas 0.7 pts lower |
| Buying price per m² | €4,914Q2 2026 | €4,090Q2 2026 | Alcobendas 20% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €393,136Q2 2026 | €327,168Q2 2026 | Alcobendas 20% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 15.3%Q2 2026 | 12.9%Q2 2026 | Alcobendas 2.4 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 123,3422025 | 7,113,8862025 | Comunidad de Madrid 57.7× |
Data through Jun 2026 (Alcobendas) and Jun 2026 (Comunidad de Madrid). Figures are compared only when both places publish them in the same unit; a dot marks the better value where better is clear.
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