Living in Algar

In Algar, the statutory reference rent is €4.20 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.1% (2026).

At the end of 2025, Algar had a population of 1,453. Regional median gross salary figures for Algar showed €2,449 per month at the end of 2024. Algar was home to 93 foreign residents at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population1,453people31 Dec 2025Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Median gross salary (region)2,449EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Average net rent4.2EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 18% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es

Unemployment rate2.13%country median 4.4% — 51% belowOfficial source · Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

Recorded crime4,750incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Cheaper rent than 66% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 95% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 66% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Algar?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

The dwelling count was 933 at the end of 2021. Algar had 288 secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings at the end of 2021.

How much does it cost to rent in Algar?

Average net cold rent is 4.2 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 4.2 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es²

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesAlgar highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Murcia€5.80

Algar€4.20

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Málaga€9.60

Seville€9.20

Valencia€8.20

Zaragoza€7.70

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30

Alicante€7.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 300 Mbps fibre⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 100GB mobile plan³Official · national market
Dwellings	933 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Main residence dwellings	645 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings	288 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.2 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10	31 Dec 2022	cdn.mivau.gob.es²Official

Is Algar a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–69%

Family69%strong on family, weak on education · range 58–80%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 252 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.2 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

At the end of 2021, 450 were in employment in Algar.

What is the unemployment rate in Algar?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.13 % · Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Algar is 2.1%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

844

437

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Algar 2.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	450 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,449 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.13 %country median 4.4%	4 Aug 2026	Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Algar?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,618of €1,902 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€1,902
Rent, 60 m²€4.20/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31	− €252
Internet€20 · official · DIGI 300 Mbps fibre · 2026-09-30	− €20
Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,618

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Algar Salary needed to live in Algar

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Algar. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

Job SearchUnemployment ClaimTraining

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Algar. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAlgar highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766

Alicante7,419

Murcia5,289

Córdoba5,095

Melilla5,090

Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916

Cartagena4,578

Castellón de la Plana4,251

Elche4,043

Lorca3,706

Logroño3,690

Burgos3,628

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,750 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2¹Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	RMU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Algar. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course

Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities

For adult language learners, residents.

In Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Algar.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Algar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)⁵

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

16°6°

17°7°

18°9°

21°11°

23°14°

27°18°

29°21°

30°22°

28°19°

24°15°

20°10°

17°7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

188

190

222

250

300

328

345

315

243

218

183

173

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SpainAnnual PM2.5 in Algar is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Algar 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 16.2 · Feb 16.8 · Mar 18.5 · Apr 20.6 · May 23.3 · Jun 26.7 · Jul 29.1 · Aug 29.8 · Sep 27.6 · Oct 24.2 · Nov 19.8 · Dec 17 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 6.1 · Feb 7 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 11 · May 14.4 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 11.2 · Feb 11.9 · Mar 13.7 · Apr 15.8 · May 18.9 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 26 · Sep 23.4 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 15 · Dec 12.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 38.1 · Feb 22.9 · Mar 28.4 · Apr 23.9 · May 18.8 · Jun 4.6 · Jul 1 · Aug 7.8 · Sep 40.1 · Oct 31.9 · Nov 41.1 · Dec 42 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 188.2 · Feb 189.9 · Mar 222.2 · Apr 249.7 · May 299.6 · Jun 327.8 · Jul 344.7 · Aug 314.9 · Sep 243 · Oct 218.1 · Nov 182.8 · Dec 172.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Spain: Elche ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±1.7 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±1.2 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.9 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.9 °C, Round Rock (United States) ±3.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, Algar had 645 households. Algar had 705 female residents at the end of 2023. At the end of 2023, Algar had 739 residents who were male.

How many people live in Algar?

The published population was 1,453 people in 2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	6.4 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁶Official
Foreign residents	93 people	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁶Official
Female residents	705 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁹Official
Male residents	739 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁹Official
Population	1,453 people	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁷Official

International community in Algar

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	1,448	100.0%
Spain	1,387	95.8%
Africa	44	3.0%
European Union (without Spain)	5	0.3%
South America	5	0.3%
Central America and Caribbean	4	0.3%
Rent of Europe	3	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	1,448	100.0%
Spanish	1,393	96.2%
Africa	42	2.9%
Central America and Caribbean	4	0.3%
South America	4	0.3%
Rent of Europe	3	0.2%
European Union (without Spain)	2	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	645 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Labour force	648 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Algar

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Villamartín as an Algar alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €3.50/m² Villamartín vs €4.20/m² Algar−17%
Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Villamartín vs €2,449 Algar−27%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 Villamartín vs 4,750 Algarsame level
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Villamartín vs 10.0 µg/m³ Algarsame level

Full comparison More about Villamartín

Vila-real as an Algar alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 607 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 16.0% Vila-real vs 6.4% Algar+150%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €2,449 Algar−23%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 4,750 Algarno percentage
Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €4.20/m² Algar−5%

Full comparison More about Vila-real

Cities near Algar

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Arcos de la Frontera 16.8 km away

Rent: 3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Prado del Rey 17.2 km away

Rent: 3.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Ubrique 19.1 km away

Rent: 4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Bornos 20.0 km away

Rent: 3.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alcalá de los Gazules 22.3 km away

Rent: 3.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Villamartín 22.7 km away

Rent: 3.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Paterna de Rivera 23.9 km away

Rent: 2.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

Other cities in Spain to compare with Algar, nearest in population first.

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Zierbena1,512 residents Esparragal1,715 residents Aguadulce2,109 residents Oria2,219 residents San Isidro2,337 residents Mazaricos3,730 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Algar under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Regional reception programmes (aulas de enlace Madrid / aules d acollida Catalonia etc). How to enrol a child (educacionfpydeportes.gob.es).

A country-wide rule for Spain; Algar's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Algar?

The published population was 1,453 people in 2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

How much does it cost to rent in Algar?

Average net cold rent is 4.2 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 294 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Algar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

What is the unemployment rate in Algar?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (2026). Source: Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE).

What is the typical salary around Algar?

The median gross salary is 2,449 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Algar a good place to live?

Algar may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Algar?

Arcos de la Frontera, Prado del Rey, Ubrique, Bornos, Alcalá de los Gazules are near Algar. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Algar?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,387 people (95.8%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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