In short
On a €300,000 resale home in Málaga (Andalusia), transfer tax and land registry fees come to €21,201 (7% tax at the general rate). Homes in Málaga were appraised at €3,321/m² in Q2 2026, +14.8% over a year.
Calculate for Málaga
The questions, answered
How much transfer tax on a €300,000 resale home in Málaga?
At the general rate of Andalusia (7%), €300,000 bought in Málaga pays €21,000 of transfer tax (ITP) and €201 of land registry fees: €21,201 for the buyer, before notary copies and any reduced rate; the base is the higher of price and Catastro reference value.
What is a home worth per square metre in Málaga?
Approved valuers appraised open-market homes in Málaga at €3,321/m² in Q2 2026 (1,722 valuations), +14.8% over a year; the figure is €2,355/m² for Spain and €3,084/m² for the province of Málaga.
Are home prices rising in Málaga?
Yes: appraised values in Málaga changed by +14.8% over a year. For Andalusia as a whole the INE index moved +11.9% (Spain: 12.2%).
Reading the numbers for Málaga
By appraised value, Málaga is 19th of the 55 cities Payotte covers, from the dearest down. At €3,321/m² it sits 41% above the Spanish average of €2,355/m².
Within Andalusia it ranks 7th of 14 covered cities, about 68% above the regional average of €1,982/m². The province of Málaga is at €3,084/m², so the city is €237 above its province.
The appraised value is up €427/m² from €2,894 a year earlier (+14.8%), 2.3 points faster than the national rise (+12.5%) and 1 points faster than Andalusia as a whole (+13.8%). On a 90 m² home at the average, the year's move is worth about €38,430.
Taken at the average appraised value, €300,000 buys roughly 90 m² in Málaga, against 125 m² at the Spanish average. A 90 m² home at that value would be about €299,000; the buyer's taxes and registry fees on a resale come to €21,131 (7%). Arithmetic on an average, not a valuation.
The Málaga figure rests on 1,722 valuations, or 2.9 valuations per 1,000 inhabitants. With 599,063 inhabitants it is the 6th most populated of the 55 cities covered.
On that ladder the next city up is Mijas at €3,365/m² (€45 more), and the next one down is San Bartolomé de Tirajana at €3,286/m² (€34 less). The dearest covered city, Santa Eulària des Riu, is at €6,844/m², €3,524 above Málaga; the cheapest, Cartagena, at €1,486/m², €1,835 below. It held the same 19th place a year earlier.
| Size | Price at that value | Buyer taxes, resale | Buyer taxes, new build |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m² | €166,000 | €11,785 (7%) | €18,757 |
| 70 m² | €232,000 | €16,423 (7%) | €26,167 |
| 90 m² | €299,000 | €21,131 (7%) | €33,689 |
| 120 m² | €398,000 | €28,088 (7%) | €44,804 |
The figures
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer tax (ITP) on €300,000 | €21,000 | Ley 5/2021, art. 41 |
| Land registry on €300,000 | €201 | Real Decreto 1427/1989 |
| Notary's deed fee on €300,000 (seller by default) | €388 | Real Decreto 1426/1989 |
| Appraised value, Q2 2026 | €3,321/m² | Ministry, 1,722 valuations |
| Appraised value, Q2 2025 | €2,894/m² | Ministry |
| Province of Málaga, Q2 2026 | €3,084/m² | Ministry |
| Andalusia, appraised value, Q2 2026 | €1,982/m² | Ministry (+13.8% a year) |
| Andalusia, INE house price index, change over a year | +11.9% | INE, Q2 2026 |
| Population, 1 January 2025 | 599,063 | INE, Padrón |
Valuers' averages, not sale prices; changes computed by Payotte.
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Sources
- Taxes: Ley 5/2021, de 20 de octubre, de Tributos Cedidos de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía; calculator sources.
- Appraised values: Estadística de valor tasado de la vivienda (tables 1 and 4; Elaboración propia con datos del Ministerio; reuse under Real Decreto 1495/2011, arts. 7 and 8; published 2026-09-15).
- House price index: INE, Índice de Precios de Vivienda, Q2 2026 (Fuente: Sitio web del INE: www.ine.es; published 2026-09-07).
- Population: INE, Padrón.