Living in Calafell
In Calafell, the statutory reference rent is €7.60 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.4% (2026).
In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 4.43%. The population of Calafell, in Spain, was 32,624 at the start of 2025.
Pricier rent than 81% of Spanish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 64% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 70% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Calafell?
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 Calafell?
Average net cold rent is 7.6 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): 7.6 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
| 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 | 27,111 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 11,820 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 15,291 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is Calafell 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 456 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.6 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 Calafell?
The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 4.43 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631
Calafell 4.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.84 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official |
| People in employment | 10,083 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,261 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 4.43 %country median 4.4% — about the same | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631Independent |
What does a salary buy in Calafell?
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. | €1,778 |
| Rent, 60 m²€7.60/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €456 |
| 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 | €1,290 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Calafell. 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 Calafell. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Calafell?
Police recorded about 4,031 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.15
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,031 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.15Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was REU, 34.1 km away, with 16 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.8% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Calafell. 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 Calafell?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. 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.
Calafell 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station CUBELLES (POLIESPORTIU))5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 19 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ (AJUNTAMENT))6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency7Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 18.7 · Feb 18.12 · Mar 20.66 · Apr 21.34 · May 27.04 · Jun 29.51 · Jul 30.42 · Aug 33.06 · Sep 28.89 · Oct 26.75 · Nov 23.58 · Dec 19 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan 3.1 · Feb 2.23 · Mar 3.96 · Apr 7.57 · May 9.31 · Jun 14.27 · Jul 17.88 · Aug 18.21 · Sep 15.33 · Oct 9.58 · Nov 7.39 · Dec 4.05 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 11.33 · Feb 11.19 · Mar 12.66 · Apr 14.57 · May 17.52 · Jun 21.72 · Jul 24.56 · Aug 25.16 · Sep 22.91 · Oct 19.91 · Nov 15.42 · Dec 12.38 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 11.1% between 2021 and 2024, from 9.0 to 8.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Calafell?
The published population was 32,624 people in January 2025. Source: Calafell - official stats1
By nationality
National passport79.2%Foreign residents20.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 20.33 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 22.2 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)9Official |
| Foreign residents | 6,785 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.17Official |
| Female residents | 15,286 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Male residents | 15,345 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Population | 32,624 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Calafell - official stats1Official |
International community in Calafell
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 | 28,348 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 21,518 | 75.9% |
| South America | 2,679 | 9.5% |
| Africa | 1,512 | 5.3% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,051 | 3.7% |
| Rent of Europe | 667 | 2.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 504 | 1.8% |
| Asia | 321 | 1.1% |
| North America | 92 | 0.3% |
| Oceania | 4 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 28,348 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 23,020 | 81.2% |
| Africa | 1,459 | 5.1% |
| South America | 1,393 | 4.9% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,272 | 4.5% |
| Rent of Europe | 572 | 2.0% |
| Asia | 314 | 1.1% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 246 | 0.9% |
| North America | 71 | 0.3% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Calafell
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.
Torredembarra as a Calafell alternative in the same region
16 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €6.80/m² Torredembarra vs €7.60/m² Calafell−11%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,350 Torredembarra vs 4,031 Calafellno percentage
- Nearest airport: 19.0 km Torredembarra vs 34.1 km Calafell−44%
- Residents: 18,237 Torredembarra vs 32,624 Calafell−44%
- Foreign residents: 19.4% Torredembarra vs 22.2% Calafell−12%
- Unemployment: 4.4% Torredembarra vs 4.4% Calafellsame level
- Median gross pay, region: €2,261 Torredembarra vs €2,261 Calafellsame level
Elda as a Calafell alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 363 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €7.60/m² Calafell−47%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Elda vs 8.0 µg/m³ Calafell−38%
- Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 32,624 Calafell+69%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €2,261 Calafell−17%
- Foreign residents: 7.1% (2024) Elda vs 22.2% (2025) Calafellno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 Elda vs 4,031 Calafell+7%
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 34.1 km Calafell−12%
Tallinn as a Calafell alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2584 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 8.0 µg/m³ Calafell−63%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €7.60/m² (2022) Calafellno percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 34.1 km Calafell−84%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €2,261 (2024) Calafellno percentage
Cities near Calafell
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 8 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 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 8.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Calafell, nearest in population first.
How does Calafell compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Calafell 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 guideSchool 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; Calafell's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Calafell part of Barcelona?
Calafell is in the published commuting zone of Barcelona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Barcelona city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source8
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Calafell?
The published population was 32,624 people in January 2025. Source: Calafell - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Calafell?
Average net cold rent is 7.6 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 532 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Calafell?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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.
How safe is Calafell?
Police recorded about 4,031 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 Calafell?
The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Calafell?
The median gross salary is 2,261 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Calafell a good place to live?
Calafell 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.
Is Calafell part of Barcelona?
Calafell is in the published commuting zone of Barcelona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Calafell?
El Vendrell, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Cunit, L'Arboç, Cubelles are near Calafell. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Calafell?
The official country of birth distribution records 21,518 people (75.9%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Calafell, Spain: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f45e1ffdc595d03190f81dd73c455e29]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/calafell/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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