The latest rental price report from Idealista highlights the continued rise in the cost of renting across Costa Blanca.
In January 2026, the national average rental price reached €15 per square metre. That’s an increase of 1.7% compared with the previous month and 8.1% over the past year.
On the Costa Blanca, rental prices remain below the national average, but they are still moving upwards. According to Idealista, the average price in January stood at €12.2 per square metre, up 1.4% compared with November and 11.1% higher than a year earlier.
Renting on the Costa Blanca: Priciest locations
Based on price per square metre, the most expensive municipalities to rent are:
- Benidorm: €16.4
- Finestrat: €16.0
- L’Alfàs del Pi: €15.1
- Cala de Villajoyosa: €14.4
- Calp: €14.0
- Xàbia: €13.4
- El Campello: €13.0
- Alicante: €12.8
- Altea: €12.7
- Moraira: €12.7
Where to grab you bargain rentals
At the lower end of the scale, the most affordable municipalities are:
- Alcoy: €7.4
- Elda: €7.8
- Elche: €9.2
- San Vicente del Raspeig: €10.0
- La Nucía: €10.4
- Mutxamel: €10.5
- Guardamar del Segura: €10.6
- Benitatxell: €11.1
- Santa Pola: €11.2
- Orihuela: €11.5
- Gran Alacant: €11.7
- Benitatxell: expensive to buy, cheaper to rent
The curious case of Benitatxell
One of the more interesting cases is Benitatxell. The municipality regularly appears near the top of the table when it comes to property purchase prices. In Idealista’s most recent sales report, it ranks as the ninth most expensive place to buy in the province, with an average price of €3,340 per square metre.
Current listings include villas priced close to €5 million, with many others well above the €1 million mark.
Rental prices, however, tell a very different story. Benitatxell is now among the more affordable places to rent in Alicante province and is also the location where prices have fallen the most over the past year.
Only two municipalities recorded a year-on-year drop in rental prices: Benitatxell, down 2.8%, and La Nucía, down 0.2%. Despite its high property values, renting in Benitatxell currently averages €11.1 per square metre.
