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City · Galicia
A glass-fronted port city on a peninsula, with a Roman lighthouse, a long seafront and the Atlantic on three sides.
18th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
City · Región de Murcia
A warm, flat university city in the middle of an orchard, with low prices and long, hot summers.
147th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Watch out: Rain and wind for much of the year; Few direct flights so Santiago or Madrid are the usual hubs.
Watch out: Very hot summers and weak summer evenings without air conditioning; A thin job market and low local wages.
Of 40 figures both publish in the same unit, A Coruña is better on 18 and Murcia on 9; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | A Coruña | Murcia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.1 a month2024 | €6.5 a month2024 | A Coruña 9% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €497 a month2024 | €457 a month2024 | A Coruña 9% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €538 a month2024 | €525 a month2024 | about the same |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.7%2024 | 3.7%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €2,775Q2 2026 | €1,580Q2 2026 | A Coruña 76% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €221,984Q2 2026 | €126,368Q2 2026 | A Coruña 76% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 7.9%Q2 2026 | 13.8%Q2 2026 | A Coruña 5.9 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Household income per person | €18,040 a year2024 | €14,716 a year2024 | A Coruña 23% higher |
| Net income per household | €41,843 a year2024 | €40,763 a year2024 | about the same |
| Unemployment | 8.5%2025 | 12.8%2025 | A Coruña 4.4 pts lower |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 50.0 per 1,000 people2024 | 53.4 per 1,000 people2024 | A Coruña 6% lower |
| Sexual offences | 0.25 per 1,000 people2024 | 0.52 per 1,000 people2024 | Murcia 2.1× |
| Homicides | 1.19 per 100k people2025 | 1.04 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 14% higher |
| Robberies with violence | 87 per 100k people2025 | 257 per 100k people2025 | Murcia 3.0× |
| Home burglaries | 80 per 100k people2025 | 219 per 100k people2025 | Murcia 2.7× |
| Thefts without violence | 1,394 per 100k people2025 | 1,303 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 7% higher |
| Vehicle thefts | 15 per 100k people2025 | 76 per 100k people2025 | Murcia 5.0× |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.9 years2023 | 83.0 years2023 | about the same |
| Hospital beds | 7.2 per 1,000 people2025 | 4.8 per 1,000 people2025 | A Coruña 50% higher |
| Climate | |||
| Days above 35 °C | 0 a year2015–2024 | 40 a year2015–2024 | Murcia 80.4× |
| Days above 30 °C | 5 a year2015–2024 | 107 a year2015–2024 | Murcia 22.9× |
| Nights above 20 °C | 0 a year2015–2024 | 63 a year2015–2024 | Murcia 631.0× |
| Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry) | 118 a year2015–2024 | 131 a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 10% lower |
| Rainfall | 1,118 mm a year2015–2024 | 317 mm a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 3.5× |
| Rainy days (≥1 mm) | 147 a year2015–2024 | 45 a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 3.3× |
| Frost days | 0 a year2015–2024 | 3 a year2015–2024 | Murcia 28.0× |
| Getting around | |||
| Average commute (one way) | 40 min2021 | 40 min2021 | about the same |
| Commute by public transport | 19% of commuters2021 | 10% of commuters2021 | A Coruña 9.1 pts higher |
| Commute by car | 53% of commuters2021 | 68% of commuters2021 | A Coruña 14.4 pts lower |
| Distance to the main airport | 52 km2026 | 21 km2026 | A Coruña 2.5× |
| Airport passengers | 1.3 million a year2025 | 0.9 million a year2025 | A Coruña 37% higher |
| Internet | |||
| Homes that can get gigabit internet | 99%2025 | 95%2025 | A Coruña 4.3 pts higher |
| Homes with fibre to the door | 99%2025 | 98%2025 | A Coruña 1.4 pts higher |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 57%2024 | 43%2024 | A Coruña 13.9 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 251,5432025 | 479,4052025 | Murcia 1.9× |
| Median age | 49.9 years2025 | 43.8 years2025 | A Coruña 14% higher |
| Residents aged 65+ | 25.7%2025 | 17.2%2025 | A Coruña 8.5 pts higher |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 17.8%2025 | 17.2%2025 | A Coruña 0.6 pts higher |
| Residents with a foreign nationality | 8.9%2024 | 12.8%2024 | A Coruña 3.9 pts lower |
| Foreign residents, change in 5 years | 2.9 points2024 | 0.2 points2024 | A Coruña 2.7 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (A Coruña) and Jun 2026 (Murcia). Figures are compared only when both places publish them in the same unit; a dot marks the better value where better is clear.
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