SpainThe ’ housing affordability crisis continues to worsen. In 2025, the money spent by the Spaniards on renting a house set a new record: 50 percent of the average gross salary’si went on rentthe 2024 ’ %Compared to 47’.
According to the data of InfoJobs and Fotocasa’, rent prices have increased once again. It went far beyond wage growth.. Advertised salaries only last year %1 increase, while the cost of rented housing %Increased by 6.9 to 14.21 Euro’ per square meter per month.
If we take a house of 80 square meters as a reference, the average annual rent €13,642 reached ’This means that half of the average national gross salary, which is set at €27,336 per year, must be allocated to paying rent.
Madrid and Catalonia are the most under pressure
Madrid in the ranking of the autonomous community, your gross salary ’i ranks first in terms of the share of fees spent on rent with this figure. %It is followed by Catalonia, where it reaches 70’e. the Balearic Islands), the Basque Country () and the Canary Islands () complements the group of regions where renting a house is a particularly heavy burden for workers.
Extremadura at the other end of the scale () and Castilla-La Mancha () is located. Remains relatively limitedAlthough still above the levels recommended by international organizations.
Barcelona, en cheap province
The analysis reveals even sharper differences. Barcelona strengthens its position as il Renting requires the greatest financial effort and Swallows the ’average gross salary. I'll take him in Madrid. %The Balearic Islands with 64, and Biscay , followed by Las Palmas and Gipuzkoa.
On the other hand, the provinces under the least pressure are as follows: the Jaén (United States)), Teruel (), from Cáceres () and Ciudad Real (). In fact, only seven provinces and the autonomous community of Extremadura’ %It records at levels equal to or lower than 30’.
“Housing emergency”
Fotocasa warns that the figure warns a turning point in the housing access crisis. María Matos, the company's head of research and spokesperson, said that %He points out that spending 50’sini on rent means “, the real housing emergency, as the recommended levels are 20 points above ”.
InfoJobs highlights the growing disconnect between wage trends and housing costs. Although the announced average annual gross salary increased by 276 euros compared to the previous year, this increase insufficient to offset the sharp increase in rent pricesA situation that limits people's ability to save, restricts labor mobility, and delays important life decisions such as leaving the family home or starting a family.
