Cost of living · Murcia
How much does it cost to live in Murcia?
Murcia is the most affordable city we cover, on Spain's gentlest rents: a central one-bed asks about €686, and even a family's whole month lands lower here than anywhere else. Everyday staples sit below the national average too. The trade-off is space — Murcia spreads out more than a coastal city, so a car earns its keep, for the beach and the surrounding towns. Here is what Murcia really costs.
Updated August 2026 · our reading of official public data · Domior Discover
Monthly budgets
What you'll spend each month
This is the lowest family total of any city we cover.
A single professional
renting alone
≈ €1,260
Per month
- Rent — one-bed outside the centre
- €501
- Food and groceries
- €290
- Transport — monthly pass
- €30
- Power, water, internet and mobile
- €140
- Going out and everything else
- €300
A couple
two incomes
≈ €1,665
Per month
- Rent — one-bed in the centre
- €686
- Food and groceries for two
- €470
- Transport — two passes
- €60
- Power, water, internet and mobile
- €170
- Going out and everything else
- €280
A family
two adults and children
≈ €2,305
Per month
- Rent — three-bed outside the centre
- €775
- Food and groceries for a family
- €680
- Transport
- €80
- Power, water, internet and mobile
- €210
- Kids, going out and the rest
- €560
Rents
What different rents get you
€501
A one-bed in the outer districts
Areas like Infante or Vistalegre, a little out but well served by bus and tram.
Outside the centre
€686
A one-bed in the centre
Near the cathedral and Gran Vía, walkable to everything.
Central
€775
A three-bed in the outer districts
Family space in La Flota, Vistabella or Santa María de Gracia, real room for the money.
Outside the centre
€1,055
A three-bed in the centre
A family-sized flat in the middle of the city. About the most you would expect to pay.
Central
The whole story of a Murcia budget is the rent line. A central one-bed at about €686 is roughly half what the big coastal cities ask, and the saving carries through to family-sized flats — which is why the family total here is the lowest on the site. Most people put part of that saving straight back into a car, because the city and its coast are spread out.
Per square metre
What rent costs, low to high
The affordable end
≈ €4.80 / m²
The typical middle
≈ €6.10 / m²
The top end
≈ €7.70 / m²
Official figuregi / INE — rent per m².
Day to day
What things cost day to day
€2.12
Cappuccino
€2.75
A beer out
€15
Menú at an inexpensive restaurant
€12
A fast-food combo
€50
Dinner for two, three courses
€8.75
A cinema ticket
€23.83
Home internet, per month
€14.20
Mobile plan
€36
Gym membership
Everyday staples (bread, milk, eggs, chicken) sit below the national average across the board.
Transport
Do you need a car? Helpful, not essential.
€30
A monthly transport pass — city buses and the tram.
€1.30
A single ride
Murcia is more spread out than a coastal city, so a car earns its keep here, especially for the beach and the surrounding towns.
Before you move in
What you pay before you move in
Based on a one-bed in the centre at €686 a month:
First month's rent, up front
€686
Deposit (fianza) — one month
€686
Official, Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos.
Additional guarantee — up to two months
up to €1,372
The agency fee
€0
Since the 2023 housing law the landlord pays it.
Worst case, before you have keys
€2,744
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Sources & provenance
- Zyla — Spain Cost of Living APITier 3 · ES-MC · Retrieved Aug 8, 2026
- Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos and the 2023 housing lawTier 1 · ES-MC · Retrieved Aug 8, 2026