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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
Spain's biggest job market, world-class museums and a street life that runs late into the night.
17th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Comunidad de Madrid is a region and Madrid 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: A competitive housing market that pushes many people to the suburbs; A city that sprawls into separate suburbs.
Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, Comunidad de Madrid is better on 6 and Madrid on 2; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Comunidad de Madrid | Madrid | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €12.1 a month2024 | €14.0 a month2024 | Comunidad de Madrid 13% lower |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €848 a month2024 | €978 a month2024 | Comunidad de Madrid 13% lower |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €800 a month2024 | €869 a month2024 | Comunidad de Madrid 8% lower |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.4%2024 | 3.6%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €4,090Q2 2026 | €5,418Q2 2026 | Comunidad de Madrid 25% lower |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €327,168Q2 2026 | €433,472Q2 2026 | Comunidad de Madrid 25% lower |
| House prices, change in a year | 12.9%Q2 2026 | 9.4%Q2 2026 | Comunidad de Madrid 3.5 pts higher |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 8.0%2025 | 7.8%2025 | about the same |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 55.1 per 1,000 people2025 | 68.9 per 1,000 people2024 | Comunidad de Madrid 20% lower |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 85.7 years2024 | 84.9 years2023 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 50%2025 | 57%2024 | Comunidad de Madrid 7.1 pts lower |
| People | |||
| Population | 7,113,8862025 | 3,506,7302025 | Comunidad de Madrid 2.0× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 24.9%2025 | 29.3%2025 | Comunidad de Madrid 4.4 pts lower |
Data through Jun 2026 (Comunidad de Madrid) and Jun 2026 (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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