Living in Sama
In Sama, tenants pay an average rent of €364 a month (2024).
A foreign population count of 5 was recorded at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Less recorded crime than 87% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 66% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Sama?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Sama. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre2Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan1Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 364 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Estadística de viviendas declaradas en IRPF: 2024, rentabilidad y precios de alquiler como vivienda habitual para municipios de más de 20.000 habitantes4Official |
Is Sama 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
How international is the population?
1.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 5 of 346 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,016 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial 2024: Medias y percentiles por sexo y CCAA3Official · regional context |
What does a salary buy in Sama?
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. | €1,618 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Estadística de viviendas declaradas en IRPF: 2024, rentabilidad y precios de alquiler como vivienda habitual para municipios de más de 20.000 habitantes · 2024-12-31 | − €364 |
| 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 | €1,222 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sama. 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 Sama. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,570 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 20258Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Sama's nearest airport was OVD, 41 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sama. 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
Monthly mean temperature moved from 8.4°C in January to 18.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 101.5 mm in January and 43.8 mm in July. Sama's average monthly sunshine was 111.9 hours in January and 177.1 hours in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
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.
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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 12.1 · Feb 12.8 · Mar 15.1 · Apr 16.2 · May 18.7 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 22 · Oct 19 · Nov 14.4 · Dec 12.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 4.8 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 7.3 · May 9.8 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 15 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 5.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 8.4 · Feb 8.7 · Mar 10.6 · Apr 11.7 · May 14.3 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 19.3 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 101.5 · Feb 89.1 · Mar 87.8 · Apr 96.5 · May 80.2 · Jun 61.8 · Jul 43.8 · Aug 57.4 · Sep 66.4 · Oct 104.5 · Nov 134 · Dec 105.3 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 111.9 · Feb 124.1 · Mar 159.3 · Apr 165.6 · May 177.7 · Jun 170.2 · Jul 177.1 · Aug 184.4 · Sep 173.4 · Oct 146.2 · Nov 106.9 · Dec 109.3 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Barakaldo ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±2.3 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Reims (France) ±3.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.2 °C, Limoges (France) ±1.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 5 is not 3.5% of the population. Each row names its source.
By nationality
National passport98.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 3.5 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 5 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)7Official |
| Population | 346 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Nomenclátor: Población por unidad poblacional, 1 January 202514Official |
Alternatives for people set on Sama
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.
Adeje as a Sama alternative in the same country
Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 48.1% Adeje vs 3.5% Sama+1273%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,719 Adeje vs €2,016 Samano percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Adeje vs 10.0 µg/m³ Sama−30%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,657 (2024) Adeje vs 3,570 (2025) Samano percentage
Alternative cities in Spain
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sama 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; Sama's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Sama part of Gijón?
Sama is in the published commuting zone of Gijón; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Gijón city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Sama?
The median gross salary is 2,016 EUR/month. Source: Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial 2024: Medias y percentiles por sexo y CCAA.
Is the air quality good in Sama?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).
How safe is Sama?
Police recorded 3,570 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 2025.
How many people live in Sama?
The published population is 346 people. Source: Nomenclátor: Población por unidad poblacional, 1 January 2025.
How many foreign residents live in Sama?
5 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España).
Is Sama a good place to live?
Sama 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 Sama part of Gijón?
Sama is in the published commuting zone of Gijón; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sama, Spain: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6ea2edf93b7b3cf39773533fd2787711]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/sama/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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