Living in Motril

In Motril, the statutory reference rent is €4.90 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.8% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 5.79% in June 2026. The foreign population count was 6,595 at the start of 2024. At the start of 2025, Motril had a population of 59,862.

Last checked 2026-09-1927 sources

Population59,862people1 Jan 2025Official source · Motril - official stats

Median gross salary (region)1,796EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Average net rent4.9EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 4% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es

Unemployment rate5.79%country median 4.4% — 32% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime4,243incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 — about the sameOfficial source · MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Motril?

Average net cold rent is 4.9 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): 4.9 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesMotril highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Murcia€5.80

Motril€4.90

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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

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	32,841 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	21,576 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹¹Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings	11,265 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10	31 Dec 2022	cdn.mivau.gob.es¹Official
Official reference rent (median)	451.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	SERPAVI — VDP001_01 — rental price and surface indicators by municipality¹⁹Official

Is Motril a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–73%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–73%

Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 55–73%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–64%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 294 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.9 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.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Motril?

The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 5.79 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²⁷

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Motril is 5.8%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Motril 5.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	97.6 %	30 Jun 2025	SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025²⁰Official
People in employment	21,405 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,796 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.79 %country median 4.4%	30 Jun 2026	SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²⁷Independent

What does a salary buy in Motril?

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

Left over each month€1,137of €1,463 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.	€1,463
Rent, 60 m²€4.90/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31	− €294
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	€1,137

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Motril. 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

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	303.7 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 2025¹²Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Motril 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 residents303.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Motril?

Police recorded about 4,243 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.¹³

Recorded crime across major citiesMotril highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,243 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.¹³Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was GRX, 54.3 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.6% in June 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	5 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	GRX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	54.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Motril. 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, HybridCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Motril.

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Climate and air quality

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM1023WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂7WHO 10 · EU 40

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	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station MOTRIL)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	23 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station MOTRIL)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 20.36 · Feb 22.72 · Mar 27.03 · Apr 26.48 · May 34.03 · Jun 36.06 · Jul 38.89 · Aug 39.27 · Sep 38.14 · Oct 31.26 · Nov 24.61 · Dec 22.81 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -4.59 · Feb -4.15 · Mar -1.5 · Apr 1.14 · May 3.49 · Jun 8.6 · Jul 11.83 · Aug 13.13 · Sep 10.96 · Oct 1.39 · Nov -0.3 · Dec -1.53 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.96 · Feb 8.53 · Mar 10.93 · Apr 13.51 · May 17.55 · Jun 22.86 · Jul 26.21 · Aug 26.03 · Sep 21.61 · Oct 17.11 · Nov 11.38 · Dec 8.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Motril?

The published population was 59,862 people in January 2025. Source: Motril - official stats¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89%
Foreign residents11%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	103.2 km²	20 Oct 2025	www.ign.es²¹Official
Foreign-resident share	11.29 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁶Official
Foreign residents	6,595 people	1 Jan 2024	Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.¹⁶Official
Female residents	30,062 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁸Official
Male residents	28,877 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁸Official
Population	59,862 people	1 Jan 2025	Motril - official stats¹⁴Official

International community in Motril

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	58,723	100.0%
Spain	51,848	88.3%
European Union (without Spain)	2,471	4.2%
Africa	1,819	3.1%
South America	1,793	3.1%
Rent of Europe	411	0.7%
Asia	175	0.3%
Central America and Caribbean	145	0.2%
North America	37	0.1%
Oceania	24	0.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	58,723	100.0%
Spanish	52,978	90.2%
European Union (without Spain)	2,455	4.2%
Africa	1,734	3.0%
South America	908	1.5%
Rent of Europe	346	0.6%
Asia	172	0.3%
Central America and Caribbean	96	0.2%
North America	32	0.1%
Oceania	1	0.0%
Statelens	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	21,576 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹¹Official
Labour force	27,684 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Motril

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.

Órgiva as a Motril alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €3.00/m² Órgiva vs €4.90/m² Motril−39%
Unemployment: 8.1% Órgiva vs 5.8% Motril+39%
Residents: 5,728 Órgiva vs 59,862 Motril−90%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 Órgiva vs 4,243 Motrilno percentage
Nearest airport: 44.9 km Órgiva vs 54.3 km Motril−17%
Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Órgiva vs €1,796 Motrilsame level

Full comparison More about Órgiva

Ávila as a Motril alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 446 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 820.4 Ávila vs 303.7 Motril+170%
Unemployment: 4.2% Ávila vs 5.8% Motril−28%
Nearest airport: 75.5 km Ávila vs 54.3 km Motril+39%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,887 Ávila vs 4,243 Motril−8%
Foreign residents: 9.3% (2023) Ávila vs 11.3% (2025) Motrilno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €1,881 Ávila vs €1,796 Motril+5%
Rent: €5.00/m² Ávila vs €4.90/m² Motrilsame level

Full comparison More about Ávila

Cities near Motril

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

Salobreña 5.9 km away

Rent: 4.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Gualchos 11.7 km away

Rent: 4.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Almuñécar 15.3 km away

Rent: 6.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Órgiva 19.3 km away

Rent: 3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

Other cities in Spain to compare with Motril, nearest in population first.

All Spain cities

Zamora59,815 residents Mérida60,225 residents Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig60,247 residents Arganda del Rey60,419 residents Ávila59,107 residents Granadilla de Abona58,752 residents

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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; Motril's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Motril?

The published population was 59,862 people in January 2025. Source: Motril - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Motril?

Average net cold rent is 4.9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 343 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

How safe is Motril?

What is the unemployment rate in Motril?

The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Motril?

The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

How many foreign residents live in Motril?

6,595 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..

Is Motril a good place to live?

Motril 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 Motril?

Salobreña, Gualchos, Almuñécar, Órgiva are near Motril. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Motril?

The official country of birth distribution records 51,848 people (88.3%) 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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