The most expensive cities to house share

Ibiza is the most expensive city to house share, with Barcelona in fourth place, and Cáceres and Lleida the cheapest

House sharing is a common way of avoiding the expense of renting a whole house
House sharing is a common way of avoiding the expense of renting a whole house
Redacció VIA Empresa / Translation: Neil Stokes
29 de Desembre de 2016 - 10:15

House sharing is a classic in all cities. The website EasyPiso.com, devoted to renting rooms, has a study on the most expensive cities (and the cheapest) for house sharing. Most people who opt to share a house or flat are students. In fact, 35% of those who do so are between 21 and 25. The second age bracket who share the most is the 26 to 30 age range, followed by 16 to 20-year olds. As for older people, 16% are between 31 and 40, while those over this age make up 10%.

According to the study, the most expensive city for house sharing in 2015 was Ibiza, with an average price per room of 521 euros. Barcelona, which is the place where rental prices have fallen the most, comes in fourth place. The cities where it is cheapest to share are Cáceres in Extremadura (179 euros), closely followed by Lleida (181 euros).

These are the most expensive cities for house sharing:

 
City Price per room
Ibiza 521 € 
Madrid 373 € 
Sant Sebastián  364 € 
Barcelona  357 € 
Bilbao  346 € 
Palma de Mallorca  316 € 
Seville 285 € 
Vitòria  281 € 
Pamplona  265 € 
Santander  256 € 


These are the cheapest cities for house sharing: 

City Price per room
Càceres 179 €
Lleida 181 €
Castellón 183 €
Huelva 183 €
Albacete 187 €
Jaén 192 €
Almeria 194 €
Múrcia 205 €
La Corunya 206 €
Santiago de Compostel·la 210 €