City guide Almeria
- Method Generated Researched
- 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €1,750 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €105,000) About 1,717 €/m² in Centro in October 2026 (Fotocasa, all flat sizes). A 60 m² flat at…
- 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,100 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €66,000) About 757 €/m² in La Chanca-Pescadería in October 2026 (Fotocasa). A 60 m² flat at that…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €1,600 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €128,000) About 1,717 €/m² in Centro in October 2026 (Fotocasa, all flat sizes). An 80 m² flat at…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,000 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €80,000) About 757 €/m² in La Chanca-Pescadería in October 2026 (Fotocasa). An 80 m² flat at that…
- Accommodation Mix of modern apartments and traditional flats. Average 1-bedroom rent: €550 - €750/month. Fotocasa asking rent in October 2026 was about 9 €/m² in the city and in Centro, 10 €/m²…
- Affordable Shopping Spots Mercado Central de Almería (Fresh local produce, fish, and meats at wholesale prices). Mercado Central, the central market in the city centre.
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Spain Digital Nomad Visa (Beckham Law) allows a flat 24% tax rate on Spanish-sourced… Many passports get Schengen short stays of up to 90 days in any 180; longer stays need a…
- Bar/Nightlife Area Calle Jovellanos and the 'Cuatro Calles' area in the historic center. The area locals call cuatro calles, in the centre just under the cathedral plaza. The…
- Best Hospital Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas (Public) and Hospital Mediterráneo (Private). Hospital Torrecárdenas is the public general hospital, opened in 1983. Hospital HLA…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, strict Spanish transparency rules apply to income from low-tax jurisdictions. Yes. Spanish residents are taxed on a foreign company when they hold over 50% and the…
- Corporate Tax 25% (Standard rate in Spain; 15% for new companies for the first two years of profit). The general corporation tax rate is 25%. Newly created companies pay 15% in the first tax…
- Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: CaixaBank, BBVA, Santander. Euro (EUR, €). Cards are widely accepted; cash is still used in smaller venues and…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 19% to 26% for residents; 19% for EU/EEA residents. Dividends are savings income: 19% on the first €6,000, 21% to €50,000, 23% to €200,000…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket Approximately 47% (varies slightly by autonomous community; Andalusia has seen recent… The 2026 national withholding scale reaches 47% on general income above €300,000. Combined…
- Population Approximately 201,000 205,468 inhabitants on 1 January 2025, the municipal padrón total from the national…
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C and F sockets 230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Type C (Europlug) and Type F (Schuko).
- Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) - Annual tax based on cadastral value, approx. 0.4%… IBI is an annual municipal tax on owning real estate, and the city sets the rate. A…
- Property Transaction Tax ITP (Resale) is 7% in Andalusia; VAT (New build) is 10%. In Andalusia, a resale from a private seller pays transfer tax at 7% (since 28 April…
- Public Transport Passes Surbus 'Bonobús' card (€7.40 for 10 trips effectively reducing fare to €0.74 per ride). A SURBUS cash single is €1.05. The ordinary 10-trip Bonobús is €4.45, with a free transfer…
- SIM Card Orange, Vodafone, and Movistar. Prepaid 50GB plans start around €15-€20. Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange or Movistar shop and bring photo ID for registration…
- Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €76,000) About 1,717 €/m² in Centro in October 2026, from Fotocasa asking prices for all flat…
- Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €48,000) About 757 €/m² in La Chanca-Pescadería in the same October 2026 Fotocasa index, the lowest…
- Tap Water Safe to drink, but high mineral content (hard water); most locals prefer bottled or… Safe to drink. The Spain travel guide says tap water is safe, and that some southern…
- Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (living in Spain >183 days/year). Residents pay Spanish income tax on worldwide income. Non-residents pay tax on…
- Top International Airline Ryanair and Vueling (Direct flights to London, Brussels, and Dublin). easyJet flies to London Gatwick, Liverpool and London Southend. TUI fly Belgium flies to…
- Top Regional Airline Air Nostrum (Iberia Regional) connecting to Madrid and Melilla. On the current Aena schedule, Air Nostrum flies to Melilla, Palma de Mallorca and Sevilla…
- VAT 21% (Standard IVA). 21% standard VAT (IVA). A 10% reduced rate covers some food, new homes and tickets to live…
fix pass. Currency & Banking now follows the country cash/card summary and exact exchange rate; SIM Card uses general photo ID rather than Spanish-only documents; Highest Income Tax Bracket uses the shared national withholding guideline and high-region effective top; Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads distinguishes longer-stay routes, the non-EU telework visa and the optional tax regime. Best Area to Stay for Tourists and unsupported venue prices, addresses and opening times are explicitly listed under Not verified. Provenance updated for this pass (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://www.orange.es/tarifas/movil/prepago/orange-prepago-10, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain/entry-requirements, https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es/Sede/en_gb/ayuda/manuales-videos-folletos/manuales-practicos/manual-tributacion-no-residentes/regimenes-opcionales/regimen-especial-impatriados.html)