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Monachil is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2018, it has a population of 7,826 inhabitants. It lies around 8 km from the city of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Huétor Vega, Cenes de la Vega, Pinos Genil, Güéjar Sierra, Dílar, La Zubia and Cájar.
Within the municipality of Monachil there are three distinct population centres: the old village, often referred to as Monachil Pueblo, the newer Barrio de la Vega and Pradollano, the resort village at the Sierra Nevada Ski Station. The ski station hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1996, the 2015 Winter Universiade, and the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017.
The name Monachil comes from the Arabic منستير (monastir), a word of Greek origin meaning "monastery".
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| Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Monachil · 564 leases | €439/month |
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| Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Monachil | €490/month |
| Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of Granada | €1,673/m² |
| Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Monachil | €33,632/year |
| Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 48 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.779/litre |
| DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 48 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.872/litre |
Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.
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