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Living in Móstoles

Móstoles is a city in Spain. Móstoles had a population of 214,817 at the start of 2025. The nearest airport was MAD, 30.6 km away, with 158 listed destinations in June 2026. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €45 in December 2022. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €149 in December 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.3% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.2% in June 2026.

Pricier rent than 84% of Spanish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 62% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 79% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SpainNational rates and thresholds that apply in Móstoles.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Móstoles?

Average net cold rent is 8 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): 8 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Móstoles recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€323
Utilities, 85 m² flat€149
Transport pass€72
Internet, 60 Mbps€45
Fitness club€30

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesMóstoles highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Móstoles highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Móstoles€8.00
Alacant/Alicante€7.10
Murcia€5.80
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Palma€9.80
Málaga€9.60
Sevilla€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.30
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly29.85 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited44.78 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly323.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant14.93 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass71.65 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home149.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings82,350 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings76,908 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings5,442 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 480 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8 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

What is the unemployment rate in Móstoles?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Móstoles is 4.2%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Spain per band844 cities: 0% to under 5%8440–5Móstoles 4.2%437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–1044 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–1523 cities: 15% to under 20%2315–209 cities: 20% to under 25%920–254 cities: 25% to under 30%425–30

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99.31 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202517Official
People in employment85,569 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,336 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.2 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Móstoles. 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)

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k421.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202511Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Móstoles 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 100k421.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Móstoles?

Police recorded about 4,022 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.12

Recorded crime across major citiesMóstoles highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Móstoles highlighted5,338Orihuela5,289Murcia5,095Córdoba4,916Vitoria-Gasteiz4,578Cartagena4,104Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana4,023Ciudad Real3,831Molina de Segura3,706Lorca3,690Logroño3,628Burgos2,712Vila-realrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,022 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport158 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportMAD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport30.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Móstoles?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 ALCORCÓN)5

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Móstoles average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND33°2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Móstoles average monthly precipitation, mm02040608033353544441981126625243JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Móstoles average monthly sunshine, hours095190285380161184220247293332372344256208165147JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Móstoles annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52511.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104021.0NO₂µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in SpainAnnual PM2.5 in Móstoles is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Spain per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–46 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³64–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–628 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³286–733 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³337–857 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³578–941 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³419–1035 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3510–1130 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³3011–12Móstoles 11.014 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³1412–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–146 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³614–151 city: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³116–171 city: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³119–20

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean21 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station MÓSTOLES)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station MÓSTOLES)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station ALCORCÓN)5Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.1 · Feb 13.1 · Mar 16.8 · Apr 19.3 · May 23.8 · Jun 29.7 · Jul 33.4 · Aug 32.8 · Sep 27.5 · Oct 21 · Nov 14.7 · Dec 11.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/CUATRO VIENTOS18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2 · Feb 2.7 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 7.4 · May 11.1 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 2.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/CUATRO VIENTOS18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 6.5 · Feb 7.9 · Mar 11 · Apr 13.4 · May 17.5 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 15.7 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 7.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/CUATRO VIENTOS18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 33.3 · Feb 35.4 · Mar 34.7 · Apr 44.2 · May 44 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 8.4 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 25.7 · Oct 62.2 · Nov 51.5 · Dec 42.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/CUATRO VIENTOS18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 160.5 · Feb 184.2 · Mar 220.4 · Apr 247 · May 293.3 · Jun 331.7 · Jul 371.8 · Aug 344.3 · Sep 256.4 · Oct 207.9 · Nov 165.3 · Dec 146.6 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/CUATRO VIENTOS18Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Spain

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Spain cities
Jerez de la Frontera213,634 residentsSanta Cruz de Tenerife211,957 residentsPamplona/Iruña209,094 residentsCartagena220,704 residentsOviedo223,968 residentsAlmería205,468 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Móstoles?

The published population was 214,817 people in January 2025. Source: Móstoles - official stats13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Móstoles residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport86.5%Foreign residents13.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area45.36 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es19Official
Foreign residents29,064 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official
Population Female109,118 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population Male102,147 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population214,817 people1 Jan 2025Móstoles - official stats13Official

International community in Móstoles

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
TOTAL208,632100.0%
Spain173,59483.2%
South America13,3066.4%
European Union (without Spain)7,3463.5%
Africa6,3093.0%
Central America and Caribbean3,4091.6%
Rent of Europe2,7691.3%
Asia1,5790.8%
North America2730.1%
Oceania470.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL208,632100.0%
Spanish183,72888.1%
European Union (without Spain)7,6213.7%
South America5,9302.8%
Africa5,4112.6%
Rent of Europe2,5031.2%
Central America and Caribbean1,7800.9%
Asia1,5240.7%
North America1310.1%
Oceania40.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Is Móstoles 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 54–72%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–74%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–71%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–68%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–66%
Foreign residents29,064 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population214,817 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Móstoles - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)8 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings82,350 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability99.31 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment85,569 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households76,908 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Labour Supply Count99,807 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Private Clinic Presenttrue31 Dec 2025Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 20251Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Móstoles?

The published population was 214,817 people in January 2025. Source: Móstoles - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Móstoles?

Average net cold rent is 8 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 560 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Móstoles?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 ALCORCÓN).

How safe is Móstoles?

Police recorded about 4,022 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 Móstoles?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Móstoles?

The median gross salary is 2,336 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Móstoles a good place to live?

Móstoles 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.

How many people born in Africa live in Móstoles?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,309 people (3.0%) 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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