Living in Cambrils
In Cambrils, the statutory reference rent is €7.30 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.4% (2026).
In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 3.39%. Its population was 37,042 at the start of 2025.
Pricier rent than 78% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 77% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Cambrils?
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 Cambrils?
Average net cold rent is 7.3 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): 7.3 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 | 31,734 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 14,148 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 17,586 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is Cambrils 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 438 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.3 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 Cambrils?
The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 3.39 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631
Cambrils 3.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official |
| People in employment | 12,933 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 | 3.39 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631Independent |
What does a salary buy in Cambrils?
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€7.30/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €438 |
| 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 | €1,308 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cambrils. 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 Cambrils. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Cambrils?
Police recorded about 4,548 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 | 4,548 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, 13 km away, with 16 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 98% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cambrils. 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 Cambrils?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station TARRAGONA (UNIVERSITAT LABORAL))7
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
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.
Cambrils 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station VILA-SECA (IES VILA-SECA))5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 15 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station REUS (EL TALLAPEDRA))6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station TARRAGONA (UNIVERSITAT LABORAL))7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 15 · Feb 15.9 · Mar 18.2 · Apr 20.3 · May 23.7 · Jun 27.7 · Jul 30.5 · Aug 30.8 · Sep 27.4 · Oct 23.4 · Nov 18.5 · Dec 15.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station REUS/AEROPUERTO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 3.6 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 12.6 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 17.2 · Oct 13 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station REUS/AEROPUERTO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 9.3 · Feb 10 · Mar 12.4 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.2 · Jun 22.3 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 22.3 · Oct 18.2 · Nov 13 · Dec 10 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station REUS/AEROPUERTO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 28.8 · Feb 23.5 · Mar 34.7 · Apr 41.3 · May 45.2 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 36.5 · Sep 73 · Oct 72.8 · Nov 48.4 · Dec 33.7 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station REUS/AEROPUERTO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 170.4 · Feb 180.5 · Mar 214.3 · Apr 235.4 · May 268.3 · Jun 299 · Jul 321.7 · Aug 280.1 · Sep 224.5 · Oct 192.7 · Nov 168.8 · Dec 160.4 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station REUS/AEROPUERTO20Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Castellón de la Plana ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Aix-en-Provence (France) ±1.0 °C, Marseille (France) ±1.0 °C, Bari (Italy) ±0.9 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.4 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±0.8 °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
How many people live in Cambrils?
The published population was 37,042 people in January 2025. Source: Cambrils - official stats1
By nationality
National passport80.2%Foreign residents19.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 35.23 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 20.49 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)9Official |
| Foreign residents | 7,335 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official |
| Female residents | 18,667 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Male residents | 17,829 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Population | 37,042 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Cambrils - official stats1Official |
International community in Cambrils
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 | 34,970 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 26,936 | 77.0% |
| South America | 2,454 | 7.0% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,777 | 5.1% |
| Africa | 1,372 | 3.9% |
| Rent of Europe | 1,303 | 3.7% |
| Asia | 549 | 1.6% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 479 | 1.4% |
| North America | 93 | 0.3% |
| Oceania | 7 | 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 | 34,970 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 28,172 | 80.6% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 2,103 | 6.0% |
| Africa | 1,402 | 4.0% |
| South America | 1,234 | 3.5% |
| Rent of Europe | 1,207 | 3.5% |
| Asia | 527 | 1.5% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 264 | 0.8% |
| North America | 58 | 0.2% |
| Oceania | 3 | 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 Cambrils
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.
Salou as a Cambrils alternative in the same region
6 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,061 Salou vs 4,548 Cambrils+165%
- Foreign residents: 33.0% Salou vs 20.5% Cambrils+61%
- Unemployment: 2.6% Salou vs 3.4% Cambrils−25%
- Nearest airport: 8.1 km Salou vs 13.0 km Cambrils−38%
- Residents: 31,491 Salou vs 37,042 Cambrils−15%
- Rent: €7.40/m² Salou vs €7.30/m² Cambrilssame level
- Median gross pay, region: €2,261 Salou vs €2,261 Cambrilssame level
Elda as a Cambrils alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 328 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €7.30/m² Cambrils−45%
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 13.0 km Cambrils+131%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €2,261 Cambrils−17%
- Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 37,042 Cambrils+49%
- Foreign residents: 7.1% (2024) Elda vs 20.5% (2025) Cambrilsno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 Elda vs 4,548 Cambrils−5%
Cities near Cambrils
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 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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- 6 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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- 4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Cambrils, nearest in population first.
How does Cambrils compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cambrils 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; Cambrils's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Cambrils part of Tarragona?
Cambrils is in the published commuting zone of Tarragona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Tarragona 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 Cambrils?
The published population was 37,042 people in January 2025. Source: Cambrils - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Cambrils?
Average net cold rent is 7.3 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 511 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Cambrils?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station TARRAGONA (UNIVERSITAT LABORAL)).
How safe is Cambrils?
Police recorded about 4,548 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 Cambrils?
The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Cambrils?
The median gross salary is 2,261 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Cambrils a good place to live?
Cambrils 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 Cambrils part of Tarragona?
Cambrils is in the published commuting zone of Tarragona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Cambrils?
Reus, Tarragona, Salou, Riudoms, Mont-roig del Camp are near Cambrils. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Cambrils?
The official country of birth distribution records 26,936 people (77.0%) 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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