How much does a kitchen renovation cost in 2026?
Real ranges by tier, the five factors that move the budget and an example with Málaga figures. So you reach the first visit knowing what’s being talked about.
The short answer
Renovating a full kitchen in Málaga costs, as a 2026 reference, between €8,500 and €17,000 excl. VAT. A 9–10 m² kitchen with mid-range finishes usually comes in between €10,000 and €13,000, with the appliances separate or included depending on the tier you choose.
These are indicative figures, not a quote: your exact kitchen depends on the metres, the state of the services and some very concrete decisions you’ll see below. But they serve what matters right now: knowing whether the project in your head fits the money you want to spend on it.
| Range | What you get | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Catalogue modular units, laminate or basic porcelain worktop, new tiling and floor, plumbing and electrics checked. Appliances separate. | 8,500 – 10,000 € |
| Mid | Semi-bespoke units with soft-close, porcelain or quartz worktop, zoned lighting, new services. Mid-range appliances, included or optional. | 10,000 – 13,000 € |
| Premium | Bespoke units up to the ceiling, natural stone or large-format porcelain worktop, oven tower, full appliance integration, possible opening to the living room. | from 13,000 € |
Indicative ranges for 8–12 m² kitchens in Málaga, with complete works. VAT not included. Each project is quoted item by item after the visit.
What how much a kitchen renovation costs depends on
The metres matter less than they seem: these five decisions explain almost all the difference between quotes.
- Units: bespoke or modular. It’s the biggest item, between 35 and 45% of the total. Quality modular resolves regular kitchens very well; bespoke units use every centimetre in kitchens with columns, high ceilings or awkward corners, and it shows in the price.
- The worktop. From laminate to large-format porcelain or natural stone there’s a jump from €900 to over €3,000. It’s also the surface you punish most daily, so it’s worth reading the next section before deciding.
- Opening the kitchen to the living room. It’s extra work: demolition, a possible reinforcement if the wall is load-bearing, floor continuity and an extractor that really works. When the opening is part of rethinking the whole flat, it usually pays to fold it into a full renovation and do a single project.
- The appliances. A decent mid-range pack is around €2,000–3,500; a premium one with an oven tower and integrated fridge can double it. Deciding this at the start stops the budget “growing” at the end.
- The services. If your kitchen is more than twenty years old, plumbing and electrics almost certainly need a complete overhaul: more sockets, a dedicated circuit for induction and oven, new drains. It’s money you don’t see, and it’s what avoids problems in ten years’ time.
Where not to cut back (and where you can)
Trimming a budget isn’t removing things at random: it’s knowing what’s used every day for twenty years and what can be improved later on.
Don’t cut back on the fittings. Hinges and runners open and close thousands of times a year; it’s the difference between a drawer that glides the same on day 1 and year 15, and one that drops after three. The price difference between mediocre and excellent fittings is small compared with what it costs to regret it.
Nor on the worktop. You cut, rest, burn and clean on it: no other surface in the home works this hard. Cheap laminate in a daily-use kitchen ages fast; compact porcelain takes almost anything.
Nor on the extractor, especially if you open the kitchen to the living room. Weak extraction means the sofa smells of frying. Here the real power and noise levels matter more than the brand.
And where can you adjust? On the fronts. A well-made laminate front today can be swapped for lacquer or wood in a few years without touching the cabinet structure, which is where the money is well invested. Also on handles, on a secondary appliance or on leaving the island with more storage and less function, if the budget is tight. On the kitchen renovations page we tell you how we make these decisions with you, material by material.
An example with figures: open kitchen in Carretera de Cádiz
A 1970s flat in Carretera de Cádiz, with the usual kitchen: 9 m² closed off, tiles halfway up the wall and a partition separating it from a dining room that was barely used. The owners wanted one thing: to cook without being left out of the conversation.
The wall wasn’t load-bearing, so the opening was clean: demolition, a peninsula with the sink zone facing the living room, semi-bespoke units up to the ceiling, a porcelain worktop and an extractor sized for an open space. New services top to bottom, because the originals wouldn’t even take the induction hob.
The fixed price came to around €13,500, with mid-range appliances included, and the work took four and a half weeks, with the worktop arriving in the last one — it’s cut to real measurements in the workshop, and that lead time is flagged from day one. The part that doesn’t show in the photos: the price they signed was the price they paid.
If you’re doing sums for more than the kitchen, the guide on how much a flat renovation costs gives you the full picture per square metre.
Frequently asked questions
Do these prices include the appliances?
It depends how you prefer it, and that’s why we make it clear item by item. In the essential range we usually quote the works and the units, and you reuse or buy the appliances separately. In mid and premium ranges it’s usual to include them in the project: a mid-range pack (oven, induction hob, extractor, integrated dishwasher) usually adds an indicative €2,000 to €3,500.
Does opening the kitchen to the living room blow the budget?
It puts the cost up, but less than people fear if the wall isn’t load-bearing: demolition, builder’s work and floor continuity can mean an indicative €1,500–3,000 extra. If the wall is structural it’s another story: it needs a technical project, calculations and a reinforcement, and it’s worth assessing at the visit before falling for the plan.
My kitchen works fine, can I refresh it without a full job?
Yes, and sometimes it’s the smart move. If the layout and services are fine, changing fronts, worktop, taps and lighting transforms the kitchen for a good deal less than a full renovation. We look at it with you at the visit: we tell you frankly whether your kitchen needs a facelift or surgery.
When will I know the exact price of mine?
After the visit and the design: we measure, define the layout, materials and appliances, and give you a fixed itemised quote. That figure is what you sign and what you pay; if during the work you decide to change something, it’s priced separately and you approve it first.
Want to know what yours would cost? We come, measure it and give you a fixed figure by items.
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