I just want to know the average price range for an apartment or house in Madrid and Barcelona. Also, do Madrilenos refer to their living places as houses or apartments?
Hey sainz de baranda, jer here. Welcome to the Spain board
Your question, while a good one, is a very broad one. Can you please be more specific? Are you referring to renting or purchasing?
We await your response.
As for the second question, Madrile�os refer to their place of dwelling as many things:
1) "Hogar = "Home" (that warm feeling)
2) "Casa" = "House" (the most common way for a Spaniard to refer to his/her house). There is also the even more affectionate "Casita" = "Little House", not physically little but used more to show affection for the "Casa". Example - "me voy a casa" or "Me voy a casita" = "I'm going home".
So, a person wouldn't say, "voy a mi apartamento?" Isn't it true that the majority of Madrilenos live in large buildings? I'm just curious because here in the Los Angeles, most people live in houses.
Hola sainz, they would most likely say, "voy a casa" or "voy a mi piso".
As far as I know they do not refer to their apartments as "apartamentos" in an informal setting.
You seem very few people here live in Spanish "apartamentos" which are very small and usually have one bedroom or are studio apts. Even those who live in "apartamentos" refer to them as "mi casa" or "mi piso". I think that the word "apartamento" is a very cold way to refer to their dwellings.
Those who live in "Chatlets" (detached individual houses) outside ther cities are the minority since that type of house is more expensive but they still refer to them as their "casa".
I would say average rent in Madrid for nice 2 bedroom place in a good area is about 800 Euros/month.
Prices have gone up due to the mass immigration of late. Sadly enough, the apartement owners are taking advantage of the situation and raising the rents (I guess it is what the market allows). Often times like 12-16 or more immigrants (usually latin Americans) will rent a 3 or 4 bedroom and live together 4 to a room in an apt.
You are speaking of sociolinguistical differences.
In Latin America, you will hear a person use the word APARTAMENTO, where as in Spain, PISO is used. In some countries in Latin America, the word DEPARTAMENTO is also used.
When I first arrived in Spain, I had trouble using the word PISO, because it sounded foreign to me.
There are linguistical differences in all Spanish-speaking countries. We, as non-native Spanish-speakers, must adapt to those changes and just move on.
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originally posted by jer: [qb]Hola sainz, they would most likely say, "voy a casa" or "voy a mi piso".
As far as I know they do not refer to their apartments as "apartamentos" in an informal setting.
You seem very few people here live in Spanish "apartamentos" which are very small and usually have one bedroom or are studio apts. Even those who live in "apartamentos" refer to them as "mi casa" or "mi piso". I think that the word "apartamento" is a very cold way to refer to their dwellings.
Those who live in "Chatlets" (detached individual houses) outside ther cities are the minority since that type of house is more expensive but they still refer to them as their "casa".
I would say average rent in Madrid for nice 2 bedroom place in a good area is about 800 Euros/month.
Prices have gone up due to the mass immigration of late. Sadly enough, the apartement owners are taking advantage of the situation and raising the rents (I guess it is what the market allows). Often times like 12-16 or more immigrants (usually latin Americans) will rent a 3 or 4 bedroom and live together 4 to a room in an apt.
Hope I helped.
Saludos, jer...[/qb]
Yes...no...I'm just curious. If anything, I would buy a vacation home (or two) in Spain, not necessarily Madrid.
From the sounds of your post, it sounds that Spain has a massive immigration problem? Are you considered an immigrant? It would take a large influx of Latin American immigrants to actually raise the average price of anything, including apartments, I mean casas.
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