Barcelona Rent Prices by Neighborhood (2026)

The median asking rent in Barcelona in August 2026 is €1,637/month, based on around 3,200 active long-term listings on Idealista across the 73 official neighborhoods. The most affordable barris with steady recent data sit near €1,150/month (la Barceloneta, el Guinardó), while the priciest reach €2,300 (la Dreta de l'Eixample and Sant Gervasi - Galvany). These are asking prices from live listings, not signed-contract data (the INCASÒL official figure of around €1,160 reflects registered leases, which are typically lower).

The median rent in Barcelona in August 2026 is €1,637 per month for a normal long-term flat, based on around 3,200 active long-term rental listings tracked by Prio (getprio.io) over a rolling 30-day window on Idealista. Rents have climbed roughly 8 to 10 percent year over year since 2024, pushed up by tight supply and strong demand from locals, students and international arrivals. Where you land on that scale depends almost entirely on the neighborhood: the gap between the cheapest and most expensive barris is about double. The interactive map above colours all 73 official neighborhoods from green (more affordable) to red (pricier), so you can scan the whole city at a glance and click any barri for its median rent, price per square metre and 25th to 75th percentile range.

The most expensive neighborhood to rent in Barcelona, among barris with a steady flow of listings, is la Dreta de l'Eixample (Eixample) at a median of €2,300 per month, from nearly 300 listings. The highest long-term rents cluster in the Eixample, the uptown Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district and the Poblenou seafront in Sant Martí. The ten priciest barris by median monthly rent (barris with at least 40 recent listings) are:

1. la Dreta de l'Eixample (Eixample), €2,300/mo. The largest and most reliable sample in the city, on the right side of the Eixample grid.
2. Sant Gervasi - Galvany (Sarrià-Sant Gervasi), €2,026/mo. Upscale uptown streets, well connected to the centre.
3. l'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample (Eixample), €2,022/mo. Central, walkable and full of period architecture.
4. el Poblenou (Sant Martí), €2,000/mo. The seafront 22@ district, steps from the beach.
5. la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample (Eixample), €1,818/mo. Residential Eixample, quieter than the Dreta.
6. la Sagrada Família (Eixample), €1,808/mo. Tourist-famous but genuinely central and well served by metro.
7. les Corts (Les Corts), €1,770/mo. Business and residential, near Camp Nou.
8. el Putxet i el Farró (Sarrià-Sant Gervasi), €1,715/mo. Quiet, leafy and uphill, above the Diagonal.
9. Sant Antoni (Eixample), €1,700/mo. A revitalised central barri around its restored market.
10. la Vila de Gràcia (Gràcia), €1,672/mo. The lively heart of Gràcia, full of squares and small flats.

The cheapest neighborhood to rent in Barcelona, among barris with a steady flow of listings, is la Barceloneta (Ciutat Vella), at a median of €1,150 per month, though its flats are small so its price per square metre is actually high. The lowest long-term rents are in Ciutat Vella, Sants-Montjuïc and Horta-Guinardó; barris like el Carmel are cheaper still (around €1,060) but have fewer recent listings. The ten most affordable barris by median monthly rent (barris with at least 40 recent listings) are:

1. la Barceloneta (Ciutat Vella), €1,150/mo. Beachfront and very central, but small older flats, so its price per square metre is actually high.
2. el Guinardó (Horta-Guinardó), €1,192/mo. Green and family-friendly, uphill from the Eixample.
3. el Raval (Ciutat Vella), €1,200/mo. A dense old-town barri in the heart of the city, with the largest low-cost sample.
4. Sants - Badal (Sants-Montjuïc), €1,250/mo. Residential and close to transport.
5. Sants (Sants-Montjuïc), €1,279/mo. A lively working neighborhood around Barcelona Sants station.
6. el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot (Sant Martí), €1,300/mo. Central-east and very well connected by metro and rail.
7. el Poble-sec (Sants-Montjuïc), €1,350/mo. Below Montjuïc, buzzing with tapas bars and well connected.
8. el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova (Gràcia), €1,413/mo. Residential Gràcia, quieter than the Vila.
9. Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera (Ciutat Vella), €1,500/mo. The old-town barri around the Born, central and walkable.
10. Sarrià (Sarrià-Sant Gervasi), €1,500/mo. A village-like uptown enclave, greener and quieter.

Traditionally the cheapest district of all is Nou Barris, in the north of the city, though it currently has too few recent listings to report a reliable median in our 30-day window.

Across Barcelona's districts, reliable median rents range from about €1,150 to €2,300, and they vary widely even inside a single district. The spread within each district (using barris with at least 40 recent listings, cheapest to most expensive) is as follows.

In Sant Martí, median rents range from €1,300 in el Camp de l'Arpa del Clot to €2,000 in el Poblenou. In Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, from €1,500 in Sarrià to €2,026 in Sant Gervasi - Galvany. In the Eixample, from €1,650 in el Fort Pienc to €2,300 in la Dreta de l'Eixample. In Gràcia, from €1,413 in el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova to €1,672 in la Vila de Gràcia. In Ciutat Vella, the old town, from €1,150 in la Barceloneta to €1,550 in el Barri Gòtic. In Sants-Montjuïc, from €1,250 in Sants - Badal to €1,350 in el Poble-sec. In Les Corts and Horta-Guinardó, only one barri each has a steady flow of listings, at €1,770 (les Corts) and €1,192 (el Guinardó) respectively. Sant Andreu and Nou Barris, further north, are more affordable still but currently have too few recent listings to rank reliably.

Buying a flat in Barcelona is most expensive per square metre in the uptown Sant Gervasi - Galvany (€7,262/m²), l'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample (€7,122/m²) and la Dreta de l'Eixample (€7,067/m²), followed by la Sagrada Família (€6,500/m²), les Corts and el Poblenou (both around €6,111/m²). la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample, la Vila de Gràcia, Sant Antoni and el Fort Pienc complete the top ten, between roughly €5,750 and €5,900 per square metre. The purchase ranking looks different from the rent ranking. Because price per square metre is the fairest way to compare flats of different sizes, switch to Buy mode on the map above to see the asking price for every barri.

This data is compiled by Prio (getprio.io), which monitors new listings on Idealista in real time across all 73 official Barcelona neighborhoods (barris). Prices are median asking rents from a rolling 30-day window, excluding short-term rentals, rooms, and statistical outliers, and the dataset refreshes daily. We aggregate listings into the 73 official barris as defined by the Ajuntament de Barcelona and report the median for each one, not the average.

The median matters. A single luxury penthouse listed at €9,000 a month can drag a neighborhood's average up by hundreds of euros, painting a misleading picture of what you would actually pay. The median, the price of the middle listing, ignores those extremes and reflects the real market. Before aggregating we drop obvious outliers (rents below €400 or above €5,000, floor areas under 25 or over 300 square metres, and anything below a realistic floor per square metre), and we exclude shared rooms and short-term or seasonal rentals so the numbers reflect a normal long-term flat. We use a rolling 30-day window and refresh the data daily, so the map always reflects the current market rather than stale listings. A barri needs around 20 recent listings before its median is reliable; the few shown in grey did not reach that bar.

Not sure which neighborhood fits your budget and lifestyle? Price is only half the story. Our free Barcelona Neighborhood Finder asks six quick questions and ranks all 10 districts by what actually matters to you, from commute and nightlife to space and how family-friendly an area is. Once you have a shortlist, set up free apartment alerts so Prio notifies you the moment a matching flat appears, often before it reaches the top of the portals. And before signing a lease, check the listing against real market data, since a deal that looks too good for the barri is frequently a scam.

Want to go deeper? Read our guides on the best neighborhoods in Barcelona for expats, the Barcelona rental market in 2026, how to find an apartment in Barcelona, and how to spot fake Idealista listings. When you are ready to start your search, the neighborhood finder is the fastest way to narrow things down.

What is the average rent in Barcelona in 2026?

According to data from Prio (getprio.io), the median rent in Barcelona in 2026 is around €1,637 per month for a normal long-term flat, based on a rolling 30-day window of around 3,200 Idealista listings. Among barris with a steady flow of listings, medians range from about €1,150 in the cheapest (la Barceloneta) to €2,300 in the priciest (la Dreta de l'Eixample).

What is the cheapest neighborhood in Barcelona?

Among barris with a steady flow of listings, la Barceloneta in Ciutat Vella is the most affordable at a median of about €1,150 per month, followed by el Guinardó (€1,192) and el Raval (€1,200). el Carmel in Horta-Guinardó is cheaper still (around €1,060) but has fewer recent listings.

What is the most expensive neighborhood in Barcelona?

la Dreta de l'Eixample has the highest median rent at €2,300 per month, with Sant Gervasi - Galvany and l'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample close behind around €2,020. For buying, the uptown Sant Gervasi - Galvany and the Eixample top the list at over €7,000 per square metre.

How much does a 2-bedroom apartment cost in Barcelona?

A typical two-bedroom flat of around 70 to 80 square metres rents for roughly €1,500 to €1,700 per month city-wide. Expect €2,000 or more in the central Eixample and uptown Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, and closer to €1,200 to €1,400 in Horta-Guinardó, Sant Andreu or the outer parts of Sants-Montjuïc.

Are rents going up in Barcelona?

Yes. Barcelona rents have risen roughly 8 to 10 percent year over year since 2024, as demand keeps outpacing a limited supply of long-term flats. The best listings are often gone within hours, which is why being alerted early makes a real difference.