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City · Región de Murcia
A warm, flat university city in the middle of an orchard, with low prices and long, hot summers.
147th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Region
A sunny, dry south-eastern corner of orchards, lagoons and big skies, with prices well below the Mediterranean average.
29th of 35 European metro regions
Murcia is a city and Región de Murcia 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: Very hot summers and weak summer evenings without air conditioning; A thin job market and low local wages.
Watch out: Intense summer heat and a constant shortage of water; The Mar Menor lagoon's water quality and flash floods in autumn.
Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, Murcia is better on 2 and Región de Murcia on 7; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Murcia | Región de Murcia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €6.5 a month2024 | €5.4 a month2024 | Murcia 21% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €457 a month2024 | €376 a month2024 | Murcia 21% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €525 a month2024 | €450 a month2024 | Murcia 17% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.7%2024 | 3.4%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €1,580Q2 2026 | €1,350Q2 2026 | Murcia 17% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €126,368Q2 2026 | €108,008Q2 2026 | Murcia 17% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 13.8%Q2 2026 | 14.4%Q2 2026 | Murcia 0.6 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 12.8%2025 | 12.1%2025 | Murcia 0.7 pts higher |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 53.4 per 1,000 people2024 | 46.8 per 1,000 people2025 | Murcia 14% higher |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.0 years2023 | 83.5 years2024 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 43%2024 | 35%2025 | Murcia 8.1 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 479,4052025 | 1,586,9892025 | Región de Murcia 3.3× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 17.2%2025 | 20.4%2025 | Murcia 3.2 pts lower |
Data through Jun 2026 (Murcia) and Jun 2026 (Región de Murcia). 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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