What Barcelona Rent does (and why I built it)

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Looking for a flat?

I built [Barcelona Rent](https://www.barcelona-rent.fyi) because I couldn't figure out if I was overpaying for my apartment. Turns out, a lot of people have the same problem. The site pulls official rent data so you can compare prices, explore neighborhoods, and make sense of Barcelona's rental market.

Why this exists

When I moved to Barcelona, I had no idea what a reasonable rent looked like. Was €1,200 for 55m² in Eixample a good deal? Nobody could give me a straight answer. The data existed — the Catalan government publishes quarterly rent statistics — but it was buried in spreadsheets nobody reads.

So I built a tool to make that data useful. Barcelona Rent pulls official numbers from INCASOL and presents them in a way you can actually work with.

What you can do here

• Compare your rent — Enter what you're paying and see how it stacks up against your neighborhood's average.

• Explore by budget — Plug in your budget and apartment size to find which neighborhoods fit.

• Browse districts — Each district page shows price history by neighborhood, so you can spot where rents are heading.

What's coming next

• Curated flat listings — Hand-picked links to good apartments across the city.

• Deeper district guides — More local context on what each area is actually like to live in.

The short version

I built this for myself, then realized other people needed it too. If you're apartment hunting in Barcelona or just wondering whether your rent is fair, try the rent calculator.