Benahavis vs Marbella
Benahavis and Marbella, side by side: what a home asks, what it buys per square metre, and what is nearby to eat and drink. Every figure below is read off our own published census, sourced and dated.
As of 30 July 2026, the median asking price of a €3,000,000-plus home is €5,950,000 in Benahavis against €4,900,000 in Marbella, across 537 homes in Benahavis and 1,392 in Marbella (Marbella Wire).
Property figures as of 30 July 2026
The €3M+ property market
Marbella has the bigger sample: 1,392 homes asking €3,000,000 or more against Benahavis's 537. Benahavis is dearer at the median: €5,950,000 against Marbella's €4,900,000, though Marbella asks more per built square metre (€9,441 / m²/m² against €8,203 / m²/m²).
Bands are not published at municipality level; only the two urbanización sides carry a ladder.
Where to eat, by our own census
Benahavis: 7 rated venues in our eat index. Marbella: 251.
Counted only where our census stamps this exact neighbourhood on a venue; a venue zoned to neither area is not counted for either. See the full eat index →
Chiringuito prices nearby
Benahavis
No chiringuito in our census carries this exact neighbourhood.
Marbella
No chiringuito in our census carries this exact neighbourhood.
Paella prices nearby
Benahavis
No venue in our paella index carries this exact neighbourhood.
Sunbed prices nearby
Benahavis
No venue in our sunbed price census carries this exact neighbourhood.
Marbella
No venue in our sunbed price census carries this exact neighbourhood.
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What people ask
Which is more expensive, Benahavis or Marbella?
Benahavis, at the median: €5,950,000 against Marbella's €4,900,000, from our own census of 537 + 1,392 homes asking €3,000,000 or more as of 30 July 2026. Asking prices, not valuations.
How many €3,000,000+ homes are for sale in Benahavis compared with Marbella?
Benahavis has 537 distinct homes asking €3,000,000 or more in our census; Marbella has 1,392, both as of 30 July 2026. Sub-areas counted on a parent page too are not summed twice within one area's own total.
Where can I eat near Benahavis or Marbella?
Our eat index stamps 7 rated venues to Benahavis and 251 to Marbella; the full, filterable list with ratings and links is at /eat/.
Property figures are read off the same census that already publishes each area's own page (Benahavis's and Marbella's), never re-measured for this comparison. Venue counts and prices come from our eat, chiringuito, paella and sunbed price censuses, matched only where a venue's own record names this exact neighbourhood.
Last checked: 30 July 2026