Living in Benidorm
In Benidorm, the statutory reference rent is €7.40 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.1% (2024).
For Benidorm, the unemployment rate was 9.1% in 2024. Its population was 77,327 at the start of 2025.
Pricier rent than 79% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 98% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Benidorm?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Benidorm?
Average net cold rent is 7.4 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): 7.4 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre5Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan4Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 60,477 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 29,550 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 30,927 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es3Official |
| Official reference rent (median) | 550 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | SERPAVI — VDP001_01 — rental price and surface indicators by municipality25Official |
Is Benidorm 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 444 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.4 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Benidorm?
The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city12
Benidorm 9.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 95.69 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202526Official |
| People in employment | 21,429 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,888 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)13Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 %country median 4.4% | 31 Dec 2024 | INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city12Official |
Unemployment rate fell 55.2% between 2015 and 2024, from 20.3% to 9.1%.
What does a salary buy in Benidorm?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,527 |
| Rent, 60 m²€7.40/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €444 |
| 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 | €1,051 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Benidorm. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Benidorm. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 447.1 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202518Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Benidorm 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Benidorm?
Police recorded about 8,016 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.19
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 8,016 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.19Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was ALC, 46.6 km away, with 96 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.7% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Benidorm. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Benidorm?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency7
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Benidorm 3.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 5 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station BENIDORM)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 3 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency7Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 20.43 · Feb 20.94 · Mar 23.07 · Apr 26.46 · May 27.89 · Jun 31.43 · Jul 33 · Aug 33.84 · Sep 31.93 · Oct 28.49 · Nov 25.22 · Dec 20.32 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center20Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan 3.92 · Feb 3.06 · Mar 5.56 · Apr 8.06 · May 10.87 · Jun 14.99 · Jul 20.07 · Aug 18.69 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 11.41 · Nov 7.92 · Dec 5.71 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center20Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 12.19 · Feb 12.04 · Mar 13.63 · Apr 15.47 · May 18.47 · Jun 22.42 · Jul 25.17 · Aug 25.78 · Sep 23.6 · Oct 20.55 · Nov 16.08 · Dec 13.24 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center20Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 50.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 6.0 to 3.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Benidorm?
The published population was 77,327 people in January 2025. Source: Benidorm - official stats1
By nationality
National passport68.1%Foreign residents31.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 414 cars per 1000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat8Official |
| City area | 38.53 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO, European Commission10Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 33.1 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat9Official |
| Foreign residents | 24,684 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.22Official |
| Population density | 1,936 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit10Official |
| Female residents | 36,525 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)14Official |
| Male residents | 35,817 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)14Official |
| Population | 77,327 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Benidorm - official stats1Official |
Population rose 12.1% between 2014 and 2025, from 69,010 to 77,327.
Foreign residents rose 31.8% between 2015 and 2025, from 20,377 to 26,862.
International community in Benidorm
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 | 68,874 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 46,021 | 66.8% |
| South America | 5,254 | 7.6% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 5,244 | 7.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 4,986 | 7.2% |
| Asia | 3,546 | 5.1% |
| Africa | 2,373 | 3.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 1,301 | 1.9% |
| North America | 127 | 0.2% |
| Oceania | 22 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 68,874 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 49,085 | 71.3% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 5,730 | 8.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 4,965 | 7.2% |
| Asia | 3,563 | 5.2% |
| South America | 2,643 | 3.8% |
| Africa | 2,074 | 3.0% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 705 | 1.0% |
| North America | 94 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 8 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 7 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Benidorm
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.
Alcoy as a Benidorm alternative in the same region
35 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €3.90/m² Alcoy vs €7.40/m² Benidorm−47%
- Unemployment: 15.7% Alcoy vs 9.1% Benidorm+72%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,818 Alcoy vs 8,016 Benidorm−52%
- Residents: 61,468 Alcoy vs 77,327 Benidorm−21%
- Nearest airport: 46.9 km Alcoy vs 46.6 km Benidormsame level
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Alcoy vs €1,888 Benidormsame level
Palencia as a Benidorm alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 538 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Palencia vs 3.0 µg/m³ Benidorm+133%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,042.9 Palencia vs 447.1 Benidorm+133%
- Rent: €5.00/m² Palencia vs €7.40/m² Benidorm−32%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,258 Palencia vs 8,016 Benidorm−59%
- Foreign residents: 6.6% Palencia vs 33.1% Benidorm−80%
- Unemployment: 8.1% Palencia vs 9.1% Benidorm−11%
- Nearest airport: 43.5 km Palencia vs 46.6 km Benidorm−7%
Tallinn as a Benidorm alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2913 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €7.40/m² (2022) Benidormno percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 46.6 km Benidorm−88%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,888 (2024) Benidormno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 3.0 µg/m³ Benidormsame level
Cities near Benidorm
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 7.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Benidorm, nearest in population first.
How does Benidorm compare?
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Benidorm in rankings
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; Benidorm's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Benidorm?
The published population was 77,327 people in January 2025. Source: Benidorm - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Benidorm?
Average net cold rent is 7.4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 518 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Benidorm?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Benidorm?
Police recorded about 8,016 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 Benidorm?
The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.
What is the typical salary around Benidorm?
The median gross salary is 1,888 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Benidorm a good place to live?
Benidorm 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 Benidorm?
Alfàs del Pi, l', Finestrat, Nucia, la, Vila Joiosa, la/Villajoyosa, Polop are near Benidorm. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Benidorm?
The official country of birth distribution records 46,021 people (66.8%) 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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