Best areas to live in Barcelona

Our picks in Barcelona for different needs, based on official rents and our area guides. Within each list, cheaper areas come first.

All 73 areas compared on official rents (2025): from €8.44 to €22.70 per m², with a city figure of €16.67. Each pick shows what a 75 m² flat costs and what stands out about who lives there.

Most affordable

  1. Ciutat Meridiana €
    €10.20/m² · 75 m² ≈ €765/month · −39% vs city
    Very low rents
  2. El Bon Pastor €
    €11.36/m² · 75 m² ≈ €852/month · −32% vs city
    New-build flats at low rents
  3. Sant Genís dels Agudells €
    €12.25/m² · 75 m² ≈ €919/month · −27% vs city
    Nature and calm
  4. La Trinitat Nova €
    €12.45/m² · 75 m² ≈ €934/month · −25% vs city
    Metro links and low rents
  5. La Guineueta €
    €12.47/m² · 75 m² ≈ €935/month · −25% vs city
    Families on a budget

For students

  1. La Maternitat i Sant Ramon €€€€
    €16.51/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,238/month · −1% vs city
    Football fans and students
  2. L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample €€€€
    €16.80/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,260/month · +1% vs city
    Students, hospital staff, nightlife

For families

  1. La Guineueta €
    €12.47/m² · 75 m² ≈ €935/month · −25% vs city
    Families on a budget
  2. Sant Martí de Provençals €€
    €13.57/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,018/month · −19% vs city
    Families on a budget; parks
  3. El Guinardó €€€
    €15.44/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,158/month · −7% vs city
    Families who want a big park nearby
  4. La Sagrada Família €€€€
    €16.89/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,267/month · +1% vs city
    Families who want the Eixample with more local life
  5. Les Corts €€€€
    €17.97/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,348/month · +8% vs city
    Families and office workers on the Diagonal

For nightlife

  1. Sant Antoni €€€
    €16.26/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,220/month · −2% vs city
    Food, bars and car-free streets
  2. L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample €€€€
    €16.80/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,260/month · +1% vs city
    Students, hospital staff, nightlife
  3. Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera €€€€€
    €18.61/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,396/month · +12% vs city
    Bars, design shops and the Ciutadella park

Near the beach

  1. El Poblenou €€€€€
    €18.29/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,372/month · +10% vs city
    Beach and a laid-back neighbourhood life
  2. La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou €€€€€
    €20.82/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,562/month · +25% vs city
    Beach, space and modern flats
  3. Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou €€€€€
    €22.39/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,679/month · +34% vs city
    Sea views, pools and parking
  4. La Barceloneta €€€€€
    €22.70/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,703/month · +36% vs city
    Beach life and seafood

Quiet & green

  1. Sant Genís dels Agudells €
    €12.25/m² · 75 m² ≈ €919/month · −27% vs city
    Nature and calm
  2. Porta €
    €13.32/m² · 75 m² ≈ €999/month · −20% vs city
    Affordable rents and a big park
  3. Sant Martí de Provençals €€
    €13.57/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,018/month · −19% vs city
    Families on a budget; parks
  4. El Congrés i els Indians €€
    €14.20/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,065/month · −15% vs city
    Calm streets and mid-range rents
  5. La Font d'en Fargues €€
    €14.60/m² · 75 m² ≈ €1,095/month · −12% vs city
    Houses and calm streets

For commuters

  1. Ciutat Meridiana €
    €10.20/m² · 75 m² ≈ €765/month · −39% vs city
    Very low rents
  2. El Bon Pastor €
    €11.36/m² · 75 m² ≈ €852/month · −32% vs city
    New-build flats at low rents
  3. La Trinitat Nova €
    €12.45/m² · 75 m² ≈ €934/month · −25% vs city
    Metro links and low rents
  4. La Guineueta €
    €12.47/m² · 75 m² ≈ €935/month · −25% vs city
    Families on a budget
  5. La Trinitat Vella €
    €12.91/m² · 75 m² ≈ €968/month · −23% vs city
    Low rents with a metro stop

Price level compares this area's rent with the others in the same city (€ = cheapest fifth, €€€€€ = most expensive fifth). Trend compares the rise since the first year of data with the city as a whole. Tags come from the area guide.