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.
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
| 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 | 9,156 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 5,562 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings | 3,591 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.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.
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.
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
Cehegín 5.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 88.41 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official |
| People in employment | 5,187 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,806 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.47 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — 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.
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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 |
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.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Cehegín. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 266.3 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,740 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Anuario 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.
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.
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
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.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station CARAVACA)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station CARAVACA)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA 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
By nationality
National passport89.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 300.1 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es19Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,495 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official |
| Population Female | 7,249 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Population Male | 7,236 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Population | 14,506 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Cehegín - 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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 14,935 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 13,391 | 89.7% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 677 | 4.5% |
| Africa | 329 | 2.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 238 | 1.6% |
| South America | 203 | 1.4% |
| Asia | 75 | 0.5% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 15 | 0.1% |
| North America | 7 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 14,935 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 13,482 | 90.3% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 688 | 4.6% |
| Africa | 373 | 2.5% |
| Rent of Europe | 229 | 1.5% |
| South America | 79 | 0.5% |
| Asia | 71 | 0.5% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 7 | 0.0% |
| North America | 6 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
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.
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Alternative cities in Spain
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How does Cehegín compare?
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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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