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Region
Spain's most populous region: flamenco, white villages, mountains and beaches, with fierce summers inland and a thin job market.
33rd of 34 European metro regions
City · Andalucía
A hill village, a beach district and an inland town in one Costa del Sol municipality: mild all year and car-based.
137th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Andalucía is a region and Mijas a city. 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: Interior summers that are dangerously hot; High unemployment and low wages and the longest public waiting times for surgery in Spain.
Watch out: Housing costs well above local incomes; Burglary and theft in the urbanisations.
Of 8 figures both publish in the same unit, Andalucía is better on 6 and Mijas on 0; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Andalucía | Mijas | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.4 a month2024 | €8.7 a month2024 | Andalucía 15% lower |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €515 a month2024 | €608 a month2024 | Andalucía 15% lower |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €550 a month2024 | €615 a month2024 | Andalucía 11% lower |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.8%2024 | 4.4%2024 | Andalucía 0.6 pts lower |
| Buying price per m² | €1,982Q2 2026 | €3,365Q2 2026 | Andalucía 41% lower |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €158,528Q2 2026 | €269,208Q2 2026 | Andalucía 41% lower |
| House prices, change in a year | 11.9%Q2 2026 | 11.6%Q2 2026 | about the same |
| People | |||
| Population | 8,676,7132025 | 95,1042025 | Andalucía 91.2× |
Data through Jun 2026 (Andalucía) and Jun 2026 (Mijas). 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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