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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
City · Comunidad de Madrid
An aerospace and university suburb at the geographic centre of Spain, with strong incomes and a hot housing market.
83rd of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Comunidad de Madrid is a region and Getafe 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: 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.
Watch out: House prices rising fast and now high for local incomes; Flight paths and military air traffic over parts of the city.
Of 8 figures both publish in the same unit, Comunidad de Madrid is better on 1 and Getafe on 5; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Comunidad de Madrid | Getafe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €12.1 a month2024 | €10.2 a month2024 | Comunidad de Madrid 19% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €848 a month2024 | €714 a month2024 | Comunidad de Madrid 19% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €800 a month2024 | €700 a month2024 | Comunidad de Madrid 14% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.4%2024 | 3.2%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €4,090Q2 2026 | €3,272Q2 2026 | Comunidad de Madrid 25% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €327,168Q2 2026 | €261,776Q2 2026 | Comunidad de Madrid 25% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 12.9%Q2 2026 | 21.7%Q2 2026 | Comunidad de Madrid 8.8 pts lower |
| People | |||
| Population | 7,113,8862025 | 193,2382025 | Comunidad de Madrid 36.8× |
Data through Jun 2026 (Comunidad de Madrid) and Jun 2026 (Getafe). 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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