# How much does it cost to rent a place in your town? (CCMA, 10 March 2019)

* **How much does it cost to rent a place in your town? Prices are already higher than in 2008**
* Original headline in Catalan: *Quant val llogar un pis al teu municipi? Els preus ja superen els nivells del 2008*
* By Frances Serra and Montse Enrubia. Published on CCMA on 10 March 2019
* <https://www.ccma.cat/324/interactiu-quant-val-llogar-pis-al-teu-municipi/noticia/2908978/>
* **Summary from Google Translate**:
  * Rental prices soar in Catalonia: the average prices are already above the levels reached back in 2008, primarily in Barcelona and its metropolitan area.
  * According to [official data](http://habitatge.gencat.cat/ca/dades/estadistiques_publicacions/indicadors_estadistiques/estadistiques_de_construccio_i_mercat_immobiliari/mercat_de_lloguer/), **prices rose again in 2018**, and in some counties they have been rising for five consecutive years.
  * In Barcelona, rental costs for a flat are, on average, **929 euros per month** , almost 6% more than in 2017. The most expensive district is Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, where the price exceeds 1,260 euros; while Nou Barris is the district of Barcelona with the lowest price, 674 euros per month.
  * The most expensive town in Catalonia to rent a flat is **Sant Vicenç de Montalt, where the average price is 1,250 euros**.
* **Keywords**: Spain, Barcelona, Catalonia, rent, rental cost, rent, rental housing, price hike


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