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Living in Cehegín

In Cehegín, rent averages €3.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.5% (2026).

Cehegín is in Spain; its population was 14,506 at the start of 2025. For Cehegín, gigabit broadband availability was 88.4% in June 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population14,506people1 Jan 2025Official source · Cehegín - official stats
Median gross salary (region)1,806EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent3EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 41% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate5.47%country median 4.4% — 25% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,740incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2

Cheaper rent than 95% of Spanish cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 70% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Cehegín?

Average net cold rent is 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): 3 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Cehegín recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Cehegín€3.00
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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
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
Dwellings9,156 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings5,562 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings3,591 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Is Cehegín 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–72%
Family57%strong on housing, weak on education · range 47–67%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 180 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 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.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.47% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Cehegín?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.47 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Cehegín is 5.5%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability88.41 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official
People in employment5,187 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,806 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.47 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625Independent

What does a salary buy in Cehegín?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,806 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,258of €1,470 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.€1,470
Rent, 60 m²€3.00/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €180
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€1,258
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cehegín. 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

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents266.3 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202514Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cehegín 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 residents266.3 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesCehegín highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Cehegín 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 residents4,740 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-21Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RMU, 67.3 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportRMU13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport67.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cehegín. 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, Hybridvaries
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Cehegín.

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Climate and air quality

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

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean4 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station CARAVACA)6Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station CARAVACA)7Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 22.08 · Feb 23.72 · Mar 29.09 · Apr 30.46 · May 37.79 · Jun 39.47 · Jul 41.45 · Aug 42.38 · Sep 39.52 · Oct 33.52 · Nov 26.68 · Dec 23.18 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -11.89 · Feb -6.6 · Mar -5.38 · Apr -1.23 · May 0.64 · Jun 6.86 · Jul 11.66 · Aug 11.31 · Sep 5.59 · Oct 0.39 · Nov -4.66 · Dec -9.15 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Average temperature by monthJan 5.92 · Feb 6.71 · Mar 9.62 · Apr 12.7 · May 16.96 · Jun 22.43 · Jul 25.67 · Aug 25.12 · Sep 20.41 · Oct 15.79 · Nov 9.56 · Dec 6.66 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Cehegín?

The published population was 14,506 people in January 2025. Source: Cehegín - official stats3

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area300.1 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es19Official
Foreign residents1,495 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official
Population Female7,249 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population Male7,236 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population14,506 people1 Jan 2025Cehegín - official stats3Official

International community in Cehegín

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
TOTAL14,935100.0%
Spain13,39189.7%
European Union (without Spain)6774.5%
Africa3292.2%
Rent of Europe2381.6%
South America2031.4%
Asia750.5%
Central America and Caribbean150.1%
North America70.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL14,935100.0%
Spanish13,48290.3%
European Union (without Spain)6884.6%
Africa3732.5%
Rent of Europe2291.5%
South America790.5%
Asia710.5%
Central America and Caribbean70.0%
North America60.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households5,565 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Labour Supply Count6,759 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official

Alternatives for people set on Cehegín

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.

Calasparra as a Cehegín alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 4.4% Calasparra vs 5.5% Cehegín−19%
  • Residents: 10,391 Calasparra vs 14,506 Cehegín−28%
  • Nearest airport: 69.2 km Calasparra vs 67.3 km Cehegínsame level
  • Rent: €3.00/m² Calasparra vs €3.00/m² Cehegínsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,806 Calasparra vs €1,806 Cehegínsame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,740 Calasparra vs 4,740 Cehegínsame level

Cities near Cehegín

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

Bullas 12.2 km away
Rent
3.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Moratalla 13.2 km away
Rent
3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Calasparra 17.8 km away
Rent
3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

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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; Cehegín's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Cehegín part of Murcia?

Cehegín is in the published commuting zone of Murcia; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Murcia 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 Cehegín?

The published population was 14,506 people in January 2025. Source: Cehegín - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Cehegín?

Average net cold rent is 3 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 210 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

What is the unemployment rate in Cehegín?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Cehegín?

The median gross salary is 1,806 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

How many foreign residents live in Cehegín?

1,495 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..

Is Cehegín a good place to live?

Cehegín 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 Cehegín part of Murcia?

Cehegín is in the published commuting zone of Murcia; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Cehegín?

Caravaca de la Cruz, Bullas, Moratalla, Calasparra are near Cehegín. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Africa live in Cehegín?

The official country of birth distribution records 329 people (2.2%) 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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