he typical apartment in Catalonia registered an average price of €11.76/m² in August 2022, which represented a monthly increase of 0.86%. Compared to August 2021, the increase was 8.79%, the second largest national increase, according to the monthly rental price report prepared by piso.com
 

 
The increase in rental prices in Spain is confirmed, reflecting the skyrocketing inflation that the Spanish economy is experiencing.
The rise in interest rates operated by the ECB is already making mortgages more expensive.
The drop in consumption that is coming will be transferred to rent, since the people who had planned to buy will wait.
 
Barcelona was the most expensive capital in Spain
Compared to July, Barcelona (2.92%) was the Spanish province that grew the most. At €12.95 per square meter in August 2022, Barcelona was the second most expensive province for tenants in Spain.
In the prices section, Barcelona (€18.36/m²) was the most expensive provincial capital in Spain.

Catalonia was the third region with the most expensive monthly payment for tenants, behind Madrid (€13.56/m²) and the Balearic Islands (€12.65/m²). For its part, the standard rental flat in Spain had an average price of €10.19/m² in August 2022. This figure showed a monthly fall of -0.49%. In the year-on-year comparison, it rose by 4.73%.
Source: pisos.com