Updated 12 Nov 2026. Numbers are live from RentAlert's hourly scan.
1,443 rooms under €600/month are listed right now. Cheap rooms exist, but they sit in a few districts and go the fastest of all. The table shows where they are today.
The good ones go within days, often before a daily check catches them. RentAlert checks the sites every hour and sends the new ones that fit to your WhatsApp the moment they appear. €10/month, cancel anytime.
Set up my alert (1 min)| District | Rooms now |
|---|---|
| Eixample | 360 |
| Ciutat Vella | 267 |
| Sants-Montjuïc | 160 |
| Gràcia | 93 |
| Sant Martí | 89 |
| Horta-Guinardó | 84 |
| Sarrià–Sant Gervasi | 75 |
| Sant Andreu | 70 |
| L'Hospitalet | 60 |
| Les Corts | 50 |
| Nou Barris | 45 |
| Badalona | 3 |
| Cornella | 1 |
| Sant Adria | 1 |
| Sant Cugat | 1 |
| Santa Coloma | 1 |
Most of the cheaper rooms are outside the old centre: in the outer districts, along the metro lines that reach the centre without changes. A few still turn up in the central districts, but they are smaller rooms or in larger shared flats, and they are taken within days.
A lower rent usually means more flatmates, a smaller room, an outer district or a longer metro ride. Decide which of these you can live with before you search, so you can say yes quickly when the right room appears.
Speed decides. Reply within the hour with a short introduction: who you are, what you do, when you move in, how long you stay and when you can visit. Our guide to finding a room fast has a ready-made first message you can copy.
Sometimes, mostly in the outer districts and in larger shared flats. They are few and go very quickly, so an alert for new rooms matters more here than anywhere.
It can be, but a price far below the district median is also the most common bait in rental scams. See the room in person or on a live video call before paying anything, and never pay a deposit to someone who is abroad.
Sants-Montjuïc, Sant Martí, Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu all have direct metro lines into the centre. The table shows how many cheap rooms each one has right now.
The good ones go within days, often before a daily check catches them. RentAlert checks the sites every hour and sends the new ones that fit to your WhatsApp the moment they appear. €10/month, cancel anytime.
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