Where rent is cheapest and most expensive: cities in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Germany

· imowiki

Rents per m² for every city on imowiki, from official sources. Sources differ between countries, so compare across borders only as a guide.

CityRent €/m²2-bedroom (~75 m²)Source
Leipzig Germany€6.44≈ €483Average net rent · 2022
Dortmund Germany€6.45≈ €484Average net rent · 2022
Essen Germany€6.72≈ €504Average net rent · 2022
Valladolid Spain€6.76≈ €507Median rent · 2024
Dresden Germany€6.92≈ €519Average net rent · 2022
Hanover Germany€7.61≈ €571Average net rent · 2022
Berlin Germany€7.66≈ €575Average net rent · 2022
Zaragoza Spain€7.72≈ €579Median rent · 2024
Bremen Germany€7.76≈ €582Average net rent · 2022
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain€8.10≈ €608Median rent · 2024
Valencia Spain€8.18≈ €614Median rent · 2024
Nuremberg Germany€8.21≈ €616Average net rent · 2022
Hamburg Germany€9.16≈ €687Average net rent · 2022
Seville Spain€9.17≈ €688Median rent · 2024
Düsseldorf Germany€9.24≈ €693Average net rent · 2022
Cologne Germany€9.39≈ €704Average net rent · 2022
Málaga Spain€9.55≈ €716Median rent · 2024
Maia Portugal€9.59≈ €719Median rent · 2025
Palma Spain€9.84≈ €738Median rent · 2024
Stuttgart Germany€10.39≈ €779Average net rent · 2022
Frankfurt Germany€10.58≈ €794Average net rent · 2022
Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal€10.61≈ €796Median rent · 2025
Seixal Portugal€11.00≈ €825Median rent · 2025
Sintra Portugal€11.06≈ €830Median rent · 2025
Bilbao Spain€11.51≈ €863Median rent · 2024
Loures Portugal€11.58≈ €869Median rent · 2025
Matosinhos Portugal€12.11≈ €908Median rent · 2025
Odivelas Portugal€12.50≈ €938Median rent · 2025
Amadora Portugal€12.76≈ €957Median rent · 2025
Munich Germany€12.88≈ €966Average net rent · 2022
Almada Portugal€12.98≈ €974Median rent · 2025
Lyon France€13.76≈ €1,032Reference rent · 2025
Madrid Spain€13.97≈ €1,048Median rent · 2024
Porto Portugal€14.13≈ €1,060Median rent · 2025
Oeiras Portugal€15.02≈ €1,127Median rent · 2025
Cascais Portugal€16.22≈ €1,217Median rent · 2025
Milan Italy€16.66≈ €1,250Typical rent · 2025
Barcelona Spain€16.67≈ €1,250Average rent · 2025
Lisbon Portugal€16.89≈ €1,267Median rent · 2025
Paris France€26.13≈ €1,960Reference rent · 2025

These two areas use different official sources: Portugal shows the median of new leases (INE), Barcelona the average of new lease contracts (Generalitat), Madrid, Valencia and other Spanish cities the median of all declared leases (Spanish Housing Ministry, tax data), Paris and Lyon the official reference rent set by the Préfecture, Milan the midpoint of the official OMI range, and German cities the average net cold rent of all leases in the 2022 census. Treat the comparison as indicative.

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