Living in Sabadell
In Sabadell, the statutory reference rent is €7.80 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 10.5% (2024).
Sabadell had 225,368 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €91 in December 2022. An estimate placed an inexpensive restaurant meal at €11 in December 2022. Annual PM2.5 was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.6% in 2025. The unemployment rate was 10.5% in 2024. The foreign population count was 32,223 at the start of 2024. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €33 in December 2022.
Pricier rent than 83% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% 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 Sabadell?
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 Sabadell?
Average net cold rent is 7.8 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): 7.8 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Transport pass, Fitness club, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 38.56 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 32.59 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 434 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 10.95 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 37.32 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 90.8 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v237Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Dwellings | 92,772 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain16Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 83,559 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain16Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 9,216 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain16Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
| Official reference rent (median) | 700 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | SERPAVI — VDP001_01 — rental price and surface indicators by municipality25Official |
Is Sabadell 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 468 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.8 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Sabadell?
The unemployment rate is 10.5 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city11
Sabadell 10.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 99.59 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202526Official |
| Public employment offices | 2 count | 15 Sept 2026 | SOC — Sabadell employment offices27Official |
| People in employment | 88,716 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain16Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,261 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)12Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 %country median 4.4% | 31 Dec 2024 | INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city11Official |
What does a salary buy in Sabadell?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesTransportInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,778 |
| Rent, 60 m²€7.80/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €468 |
| Public transport pass€37 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €37 |
| Utilities, 85 m²€91 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €91 |
| Internet€33 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €33 |
| Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €12 |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,137 |
Public employment offices in Sabadell
SOC lists 2 public employment offices in Sabadell (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 461.9 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202517Official |
| Hospitals | 3 count | 31 Dec 2025 | Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202517Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sabadell 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
How safe is Sabadell?
Police recorded about 4,804 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.18
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 132.2 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | ES-MinInterior-1509012-2025Q46Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,804 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.18Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 236.5 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | ES-MinInterior-1509012-2025Q46Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sabadell. 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 Sabadell?
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 Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair3
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.
Sabadell 11.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 28 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station SABADELL (GRAN VIA))4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 20 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station SABADELL (GRAN VIA))5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair3Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 21.52 · Feb 22.22 · Mar 26.35 · Apr 27.65 · May 32.42 · Jun 38.2 · Jul 36.58 · Aug 36.77 · Sep 35.02 · Oct 30.98 · Nov 25.29 · Dec 19.66 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center19Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -3.92 · Feb -4.44 · Mar -3.75 · Apr 1.52 · May 3.18 · Jun 9.2 · Jul 12.13 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 7.67 · Oct 2.5 · Nov -0.51 · Dec -2.9 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center19Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.44 · Feb 8.05 · Mar 10.76 · Apr 13.67 · May 17.4 · Jun 22.06 · Jul 24.67 · Aug 24.55 · Sep 20.97 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 11.56 · Dec 8.05 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center19Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Sabadell?
The published population was 225,368 people in January 2025. Source: Sabadell - official stats24
By nationality
National passport85.7%Foreign residents14.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 420.3 cars per 1000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat7Official |
| City area | 119.8 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO, European Commission9Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 12.9 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat8Official |
| Foreign residents | 32,223 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.21Official |
| Female residents | 112,354 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)13Official |
| Male residents | 105,946 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)13Official |
| Population | 225,368 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Sabadell - official stats24Official |
International community in Sabadell
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 | 216,759 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 180,450 | 83.2% |
| South America | 15,787 | 7.3% |
| Africa | 8,185 | 3.8% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 3,826 | 1.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 3,454 | 1.6% |
| Asia | 2,930 | 1.4% |
| Rent of Europe | 1,717 | 0.8% |
| North America | 391 | 0.2% |
| Oceania | 19 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 216,759 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 187,790 | 86.6% |
| South America | 8,802 | 4.1% |
| Africa | 8,691 | 4.0% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 3,750 | 1.7% |
| Asia | 3,274 | 1.5% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 2,793 | 1.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 1,396 | 0.6% |
| North America | 244 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 12 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 7 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Sabadell
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.
Manresa as a Sabadell alternative in the same region
30 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Rent: €5.70/m² Manresa vs €7.80/m² Sabadell−27%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 752.8 Manresa vs 461.9 Sabadell+63%
- Nearest airport: 52.1 km Manresa vs 28.0 km Sabadell+86%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,009 Manresa vs 4,804 Sabadell+25%
- Foreign residents: 19.3% Manresa vs 12.9% Sabadell+50%
- Residents: 80,974 Manresa vs 225,368 Sabadell−64%
- Unemployment: 12.2% Manresa vs 10.5% Sabadell+16%
Oviedo as a Sabadell alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 683 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,424 Oviedo vs 4,804 Sabadell−29%
- Rent: €6.70/m² Oviedo vs €7.80/m² Sabadell−14%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 639.5 Oviedo vs 461.9 Sabadell+38%
- Foreign residents: 8.5% Oviedo vs 12.9% Sabadell−34%
- Basic utilities, 85 m²: €126 Oviedo vs €91 Sabadell+39%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,016 Oviedo vs €2,261 Sabadell−11%
- Unemployment: 9.3% Oviedo vs 10.5% Sabadell−12%
Tallinn as a Sabadell alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2527 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 11.0 µg/m³ Sabadell−73%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €7.80/m² (2022) Sabadellno percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 28.0 km Sabadell−80%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €2,261 (2024) Sabadellno percentage
Cities near Sabadell
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 8.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 9.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 8.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 7.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Sabadell, nearest in population first.
How does Sabadell compare?
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Sabadell in rankings
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; Sabadell's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Sabadell part of Barcelona?
Sabadell is in the published commuting zone of Barcelona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Barcelona city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source20
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Sabadell?
The published population was 225,368 people in January 2025. Source: Sabadell - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Sabadell?
Average net cold rent is 7.8 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 546 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Sabadell?
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 Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.
How safe is Sabadell?
Police recorded about 4,804 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 Sabadell?
The unemployment rate is 10.5 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.
What is the typical salary around Sabadell?
The median gross salary is 2,261 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Sabadell a good place to live?
Sabadell 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 Sabadell part of Barcelona?
Sabadell is in the published commuting zone of Barcelona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Sabadell?
Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barberà del Vallès, Polinyà, Badia del Vallès, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda are near Sabadell. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Sabadell?
The official country of birth distribution records 180,450 people (83.2%) 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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