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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 · Galicia
Galicia's biggest city: a working port and car-making town on a spectacular bay, with oysters, hills and rain.
55th 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: Rain on well over a hundred days a year and damp homes in winter; A plain functional centre and steep streets.
Of 40 figures both publish in the same unit, A Coruña is better on 16 and Vigo on 11; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | A Coruña | Vigo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.1 a month2024 | €7.6 a month2024 | A Coruña 7% lower |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €497 a month2024 | €533 a month2024 | A Coruña 7% lower |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €538 a month2024 | €549 a month2024 | about the same |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.7%2024 | 3.0%2024 | A Coruña 0.7 pts higher |
| Buying price per m² | €2,775Q2 2026 | €2,346Q2 2026 | A Coruña 18% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €221,984Q2 2026 | €187,704Q2 2026 | A Coruña 18% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 7.9%Q2 2026 | 12.2%Q2 2026 | A Coruña 4.3 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Household income per person | €18,040 a year2024 | €16,256 a year2024 | A Coruña 11% higher |
| Net income per household | €41,843 a year2024 | €40,775 a year2024 | about the same |
| Unemployment | 8.5%2025 | 10.9%2025 | A Coruña 2.4 pts lower |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 50.0 per 1,000 people2024 | 41.3 per 1,000 people2024 | A Coruña 21% higher |
| Sexual offences | 0.25 per 1,000 people2024 | 0.51 per 1,000 people2024 | Vigo 2.0× |
| Homicides | 1.19 per 100k people2025 | 0.34 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 3.5× |
| Robberies with violence | 87 per 100k people2025 | 50 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 72% higher |
| Home burglaries | 80 per 100k people2025 | 76 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 5% higher |
| Thefts without violence | 1,394 per 100k people2025 | 974 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 43% higher |
| Vehicle thefts | 15 per 100k people2025 | 45 per 100k people2025 | Vigo 3.0× |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.9 years2023 | 83.5 years2023 | about the same |
| Hospital beds | 7.2 per 1,000 people2025 | 7.6 per 1,000 people2025 | A Coruña 5% lower |
| Climate | |||
| Days above 35 °C | 0 a year2015–2024 | 1 a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 44% lower |
| Days above 30 °C | 5 a year2015–2024 | 16 a year2015–2024 | Vigo 3.5× |
| Nights above 20 °C | 0 a year2015–2024 | 1 a year2015–2024 | Vigo 14.0× |
| Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry) | 118 a year2015–2024 | 120 a year2015–2024 | about the same |
| Rainfall | 1,118 mm a year2015–2024 | 1,288 mm a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 13% lower |
| Rainy days (≥1 mm) | 147 a year2015–2024 | 137 a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 7% higher |
| Frost days | 0 a year2015–2024 | 0 a year2015–2024 | about the same |
| Getting around | |||
| Average commute (one way) | 40 min2021 | 39 min2021 | A Coruña 4% higher |
| Commute by public transport | 19% of commuters2021 | 13% of commuters2021 | A Coruña 6.0 pts higher |
| Commute by car | 53% of commuters2021 | 62% of commuters2021 | A Coruña 8.8 pts lower |
| Distance to the main airport | 52 km2026 | 77 km2026 | A Coruña 33% lower |
| Airport passengers | 1.3 million a year2025 | 1.1 million a year2025 | A Coruña 16% higher |
| Internet | |||
| Homes that can get gigabit internet | 99%2025 | 98%2025 | A Coruña 0.8 pts higher |
| Homes with fibre to the door | 99%2025 | 98%2025 | A Coruña 0.8 pts higher |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 57%2024 | 50%2024 | A Coruña 7.4 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 251,5432025 | 294,4892025 | A Coruña 15% lower |
| Median age | 49.9 years2025 | 50.0 years2025 | about the same |
| Residents aged 65+ | 25.7%2025 | 24.7%2025 | A Coruña 1.0 pts higher |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 17.8%2025 | 15.0%2025 | A Coruña 2.8 pts higher |
| Residents with a foreign nationality | 8.9%2024 | 7.3%2024 | A Coruña 1.6 pts higher |
| Foreign residents, change in 5 years | 2.9 points2024 | 1.9 points2024 | A Coruña 1.0 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (A Coruña) and Jun 2026 (Vigo). 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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