Eighteen towns across Alicante and Valencia provinces, compared on the same basis: what a flat actually costs, whether you can live without a car, whether the place is still there in February, and what language you will be speaking at the chemist.

Every rent figure comes from the same source, measured the same way, in the same month, because comparing towns only means anything if the numbers were gathered consistently. Orihuela city is €410 for a 60 m² flat. Benidorm is €1,060. That is the same region.

Includes a full rent table for all eighteen towns, four worked shortlists for different kinds of mover, a scorecard to fill in before you view anything, and the four tests that tell you whether a town is right before you sign a contract.