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Living in Almendralejo

In Almendralejo, the statutory reference rent is €3.40 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.5% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 6.47% in June 2026. For Almendralejo, the foreign population was 3,465 at the start of 2024. At the start of 2025, Almendralejo had a population of 34,587.

Last checked 2026-09-1925 sources

Population34,587people1 Jan 2025Official source · Almendralejo - official stats
Median gross salary (region)1,742EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent3.4EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 33% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate6.47%country median 4.4% — 47% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,264incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 — about the sameOfficial source · MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.

Cheaper rent than 85% of Spanish cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 82% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Almendralejo?

Average net cold rent is 3.4 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): 3.4 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es3
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Almendralejo recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesAlmendralejo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Almendralejo highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Almendralejo€3.40
Show the other 6 cities
Málaga€9.60
Seville€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30
Alicante€7.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited20 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 300 Mbps fibre5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan4Official · national market
Dwellings17,292 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Main residence dwellings13,065 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings4,227 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es3Official

Is Almendralejo 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 worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 55–73%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–73%
Student65%strong on cost, weak on education · range 56–74%
Family56%strong on housing, weak on education · range 48–64%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 47–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 204 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.4 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

What is the unemployment rate in Almendralejo?

The unemployment rate is about 6.5 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.47 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Almendralejo is 6.5%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability97.15 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official
People in employment12,957 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,742 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.47 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625Independent

What does a salary buy in Almendralejo?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,742 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,189of €1,425 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.€1,425
Rent, 60 m²€3.40/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €204
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€1,189
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Almendralejo. 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)

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents265.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202512Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Almendralejo 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents265.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Almendralejo?

Police recorded about 4,264 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.13

Recorded crime across major citiesAlmendralejo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Almendralejo highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,264 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 — about the same31 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.13Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was BJZ, 42.6 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.2% in June 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportBJZ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport42.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Almendralejo. 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 Almendralejo.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 19.6 · Feb 21.33 · Mar 27.29 · Apr 30.24 · May 36.21 · Jun 42.95 · Jul 45.03 · Aug 44.31 · Sep 43.23 · Oct 34.65 · Nov 25.21 · Dec 20.44 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -5.84 · Feb -5.58 · Mar -4.73 · Apr -0.08 · May 1.98 · Jun 7.61 · Jul 10.61 · Aug 11.53 · Sep 8.58 · Oct 1.29 · Nov -4.52 · Dec -5.93 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Average temperature by monthJan 6.76 · Feb 7.74 · Mar 10.48 · Apr 13.43 · May 17.88 · Jun 23.63 · Jul 27.01 · Aug 26.96 · Sep 22.72 · Oct 17.06 · Nov 10.55 · Dec 7.5 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Almendralejo?

The published population was 34,587 people in January 2025. Source: Almendralejo - official stats1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area164.7 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es19Official
Foreign-resident share10.44 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)6Official
Foreign residents3,465 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official
Female residents17,193 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Male residents16,755 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population34,587 people1 Jan 2025Almendralejo - official stats1Official

International community in Almendralejo

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL33,757100.0%
Spain30,58390.6%
European Union (without Spain)1,8285.4%
Africa6331.9%
South America4391.3%
Central America and Caribbean1040.3%
Asia880.3%
Rent of Europe570.2%
North America230.1%
Oceania20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL33,757100.0%
Spanish30,70891.0%
European Union (without Spain)2,1516.4%
Africa4521.3%
South America2400.7%
Asia820.2%
Central America and Caribbean740.2%
Rent of Europe350.1%
North America150.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households13,065 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Labour force16,923 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Private clinic availabletrue31 Dec 2025Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 20252Official

Alternatives for people set on Almendralejo

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.

Aceuchal as an Almendralejo alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 3.3% Aceuchal vs 6.5% Almendralejo−48%
  • Rent: €2.70/m² Aceuchal vs €3.40/m² Almendralejo−21%
  • Residents: 5,307 Aceuchal vs 34,587 Almendralejo−85%
  • Foreign residents: 7.1% Aceuchal vs 10.4% Almendralejo−32%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,460 (2025) Aceuchal vs 4,264 (2024) Almendralejono percentage
  • Nearest airport: 39.7 km Aceuchal vs 42.6 km Almendralejo−7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,742 Aceuchal vs €1,742 Almendralejosame level
Full comparisonMore about Aceuchal

Vila-real as an Almendralejo alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 560 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 522.0 Vila-real vs 265.9 Almendralejo+96%
  • Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €3.40/m² Almendralejo+18%
  • Foreign residents: 16.0% Vila-real vs 10.4% Almendralejo+53%
  • Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 34,587 Almendralejo+55%
  • Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 6.5% Almendralejo−15%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 4,264 Almendralejono percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,742 Almendralejo+8%
Full comparisonMore about Vila-real

Cities near Almendralejo

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

Aceuchal 7.4 km away
Rent
2.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Calamonte 23.1 km away
Rent
2.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

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

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Aldaia34,630 residentsSalt34,491 residentsVillena34,712 residentsArteixo34,403 residentsSan Roque34,310 residentsPetrer34,022 residents

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Almendralejo in rankings

#14 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Spain

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; Almendralejo'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 Almendralejo?

The published population was 34,587 people in January 2025. Source: Almendralejo - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Almendralejo?

Average net cold rent is 3.4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 238 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

How safe is Almendralejo?

Police recorded about 4,264 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator..

What is the unemployment rate in Almendralejo?

The unemployment rate is about 6.5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Almendralejo?

The median gross salary is 1,742 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

How many foreign residents live in Almendralejo?

3,465 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..

Is Almendralejo a good place to live?

Almendralejo 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 Almendralejo?

Aceuchal, Villafranca de los Barros, Fuente del Maestre, Calamonte are near Almendralejo. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Almendralejo?

The official country of birth distribution records 30,583 people (90.6%) 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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