What renting in Benalmádena costs, on the record
Benalmádena rents at a reference of 10,08 €/m², high enough that a single square metre of difference in the contract is worth arguing about. Five years have added 28,8 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation. 3.907 declared leases sit behind it: enough to inform, small enough that one street can sit outside the range.
Rents declared on income-tax returns for main-residence leases, not asking prices. They lag the market and exclude holiday lets.
Put beside its neighbours
Within Málaga, that is the second highest upper-quartile rent per square metre among the municipalities this guide covers.
Across the country, the reference rent per square metre here belongs to the third-dearest twentieth.
Within Málaga, that is the fifth highest number of declared leases among the municipalities this guide covers.
Taking every municipality covered here together, the share of dwellings that are not a main residence is in the third-dearest twentieth.
Measured against its neighbours
Of the Málaga municipalities covered here, this one comes highest on lower-quartile rent per square metre.
Country-wide, that population is one of the band just inside the top fifth.
Ranked against its neighbours in Málaga, it holds the fourth highest median declared monthly rent of the group.
Taking every municipality covered here together, the five-year change in the reference rent is in the band just inside the top fifth.
How it ranks
Line the Málaga municipalities in this guide up by share of main homes that are rented and this one is the fourth highest.
Put beside the rest of the country, its median floor area of a let flat belongs to the band just below the middle.
How much of the stock is rented
With 39,06 % of dwellings not a main home, long leases compete directly with seasonal use.
Renting accounts for 16,15 % of main homes in Benalmádena, close to the Spanish norm.
Testing a quote against the declared figures
695,20 € a month is the median declared rent in Benalmádena, above the national middle.
Five years have added 28,8 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 439 € | 554 € | 703 € |
| 75 m² | 599 € | 756 € | 959 € |
| 100 m² | 798 € | 1.008 € | 1.278 € |
The floor areas are round illustrative sizes used to show the arithmetic, not measurements of any particular flat.
The reference figures
7,98 €/m² to 12,78 €/m² covers the middle half of declared leases in Benalmádena — ordinary dispersion.
The band from 7,98 €/m² to 12,78 €/m² is where most signed contracts sit, whatever the portals show.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 7,98 €/m² |
| Median | 10,08 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 12,78 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 695,20 € |
| Median floor area | 81 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.