Rent levels in Benidorm, from declared leases
It is 22,5 % above the reference of five years earlier. The reference for Benidorm is 8,45 €/m², above the national middle, so a sitting tenant has more to lose from moving than the headline suggests. With 6.187 declared leases behind it, the quartiles are stable from year to year.
Rents declared on income-tax returns for main-residence leases, not asking prices. They lag the market and exclude holiday lets.
Where this one stands
Compared with the rest of Alicante in this guide, it sits third highest on number of declared leases.
Over the whole guide, the share of dwellings that are not a main residence recorded here falls within the second-dearest twentieth.
Among the Alicante towns and cities covered here, it records the highest share of main homes that are rented.
Taking every municipality covered here together, the median floor area of a let flat is in the second-cheapest twentieth.
In context
Of the Alicante municipalities covered here, this one comes fifth highest on population.
Put beside the rest of the country, its upper-quartile rent per square metre belongs to the top quarter.
Take Alicante alone: among the municipalities here, its reference rent per square metre is the second highest.
Over the whole guide, the lower-quartile rent per square metre recorded here falls within the band just below the top quarter.
Measured against its neighbours
Judged only against Alicante, the median declared monthly rent here is the ninth highest in the guide.
Country-wide, that five-year change in the reference rent is one of the exact middle of the range.
Renting is the norm here
At 26,3 % of main homes rented, Benidorm has a rental sector deep enough to have its own sub-markets.
51,14 % of Benidorm dwellings are not a main residence, which is why long-term supply is thin in summer.
What a given flat should cost
The median monthly rent declared in Benidorm is 550,00 €.
A median floor area of 67 m² makes Benidorm a market of compact flats.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 365 € | 465 € | 585 € |
| 75 m² | 497 € | 634 € | 797 € |
| 100 m² | 663 € | 845 € | 1.063 € |
The floor areas are round illustrative sizes used to show the arithmetic, not measurements of any particular flat.
The reference figures
6,63 €/m² to 10,63 €/m² covers the middle half of declared leases in Benidorm — ordinary dispersion.
With 6.187 declared leases behind it, the quartiles are stable from year to year.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 6,63 €/m² |
| Median | 8,45 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 10,63 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 550,00 € |
| Median floor area | 67 m² |
Related guides
Sources and licences
- MIVAU, Sistema Estatal de Referencia del Precio del Alquiler de Vivienda (SERPAVI), base 2011-2024. Period: 2024; 2019-2024. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: MIVAU legal notice: reuse "para usos comerciales y no comerciales" with the source and its last-update date cited. Values are rents declared on income-tax returns, not asking prices.
- INE, Censo de Población y Viviendas 2021, viviendas por tipo (tabla 59525). Period: 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (INE legal notice). Attribution: "Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE".
- INE, Censo de Población y Viviendas 2021, régimen de tenencia en municipios de más de 50.000 habitantes y capitales (tabla 59529). Period: 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (INE legal notice). Attribution: "Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE".
- MIVAU, registro de zonas de mercado residencial tensionado (art. 18 Ley 12/2023). Period: 16 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: MIVAU legal notice: reuse for commercial and non-commercial purposes with the source and its last-update date cited.