Living in Melide
In Melide, rent averages €2.90 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.1% (2026).
For Melide, gigabit broadband availability was 83% in June 2025. Its population was 7,817 at the start of 2025.
Cheaper rent than 96% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 84% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Melide?
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 Melide?
Average net cold rent is 2.9 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): 2.9 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre3Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 6,660 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 3,114 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official |
| G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings | 3,546 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 2.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Melide 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 174 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 2.9 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 3.08% in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Melide?
The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 3.08 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202619
Melide 3.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 82.99 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202514Official |
| People in employment | 2,964 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,884 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.08 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202619Independent |
What does a salary buy in Melide?
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. | €1,520 |
| Rent, 60 m²€2.90/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €174 |
| 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 | €1,314 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Melide. 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 Melide. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,540 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Pedro Blanco destaca la apuesta del Gobierno por la modernización de las infraestructuras de seguridad con 13,7M€ para la construcción de nuevos cuarteles en A Fonsagrada y Cambados13Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was SCQ, 32.8 km away, with 22 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Melide. 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 Melide?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 (EEA)4
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.
Melide 6.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)4Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Melide?
The published population was 7,817 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)5
By nationality
National passport90.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 101.3 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es15Official |
| Foreign residents | 722 people | 31 Dec 2025 | www.ine.es16Official |
| Population Female | 3,857 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official |
| Population Male | 3,696 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official |
| Population | 7,817 people | 1 Jan 2025 | INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)5Official |
International community in Melide
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 | 7,437 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 6,941 | 93.3% |
| South America | 147 | 2.0% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 99 | 1.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 83 | 1.1% |
| Africa | 79 | 1.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 69 | 0.9% |
| Asia | 10 | 0.1% |
| North America | 9 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 7,437 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 7,131 | 95.9% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 94 | 1.3% |
| South America | 87 | 1.2% |
| Africa | 77 | 1.0% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 33 | 0.4% |
| Asia | 8 | 0.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 5 | 0.1% |
| North America | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Melide
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.
Arzúa as a Melide alternative in the same region
12 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €3.40/m² Arzúa vs €2.90/m² Melide+17%
- Unemployment: 2.1% Arzúa vs 3.1% Melide−32%
- Nearest airport: 21.1 km Arzúa vs 32.8 km Melide−36%
- Residents: 5,916 Arzúa vs 7,817 Melide−24%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,884 Arzúa vs €1,884 Melidesame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,540 Arzúa vs 3,540 Melidesame level
Cities near Melide
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 3.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Melide, nearest in population first.
How does Melide compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Melide 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; Melide'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 Melide?
The published population was 7,817 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5).
How much does it cost to rent in Melide?
Average net cold rent is 2.9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 203 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Melide?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 (EEA).
What is the unemployment rate in Melide?
The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Melide?
The median gross salary is 1,884 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Melide a good place to live?
Melide 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 Melide?
Arzúa is near Melide. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Africa live in Melide?
The official country of birth distribution records 79 people (1.1%) 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, September 29). Melide, Spain: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b330c4ddb46aa045539104b02aeedd74]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/melide/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- DIGI 300 Mbps fibre digimobil.es · checked 2026-09-15
- European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
- INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5) INE · ine.es · checked 2026-07-14
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- SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 SEPE · sepe.es · checked 2026-07-26
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