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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 · Aragón
Big-city services at mid-size prices, halfway between Madrid and Barcelona on the fast train.
37th 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: The cierzo wind and the extremes of heat and cold; Quiet August weeks when many bars and shops close.
Of 40 figures both publish in the same unit, A Coruña is better on 16 and Zaragoza on 10; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | A Coruña | Zaragoza | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.1 a month2024 | €7.7 a month2024 | A Coruña 8% lower |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €497 a month2024 | €541 a month2024 | A Coruña 8% lower |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €538 a month2024 | €550 a month2024 | about the same |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.7%2024 | 3.2%2024 | A Coruña 0.5 pts higher |
| Buying price per m² | €2,775Q2 2026 | €2,240Q2 2026 | A Coruña 24% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €221,984Q2 2026 | €179,224Q2 2026 | A Coruña 24% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 7.9%Q2 2026 | 12.6%Q2 2026 | A Coruña 4.7 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Household income per person | €18,040 a year2024 | €17,199 a year2024 | A Coruña 5% higher |
| Net income per household | €41,843 a year2024 | €41,707 a year2024 | about the same |
| Unemployment | 8.5%2025 | 8.1%2025 | about the same |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 50.0 per 1,000 people2024 | 41.0 per 1,000 people2024 | A Coruña 22% higher |
| Sexual offences | 0.25 per 1,000 people2024 | 0.35 per 1,000 people2024 | A Coruña 29% lower |
| Homicides | 1.19 per 100k people2025 | 0.29 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 4.1× |
| Robberies with violence | 87 per 100k people2025 | 160 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 46% lower |
| Home burglaries | 80 per 100k people2025 | 85 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 6% lower |
| Thefts without violence | 1,394 per 100k people2025 | 1,203 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 16% higher |
| Vehicle thefts | 15 per 100k people2025 | 23 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 35% lower |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.9 years2023 | 83.8 years2023 | about the same |
| Hospital beds | 7.2 per 1,000 people2025 | 5.4 per 1,000 people2025 | A Coruña 34% higher |
| Climate | |||
| Days above 35 °C | 0 a year2015–2024 | 35 a year2015–2024 | Zaragoza 70.6× |
| Days above 30 °C | 5 a year2015–2024 | 86 a year2015–2024 | Zaragoza 18.2× |
| Nights above 20 °C | 0 a year2015–2024 | 21 a year2015–2024 | Zaragoza 213.0× |
| Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry) | 118 a year2015–2024 | 102 a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 16% higher |
| Rainfall | 1,118 mm a year2015–2024 | 381 mm a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 2.9× |
| Rainy days (≥1 mm) | 147 a year2015–2024 | 73 a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 2.0× |
| Frost days | 0 a year2015–2024 | 15 a year2015–2024 | Zaragoza 151.0× |
| Getting around | |||
| Average commute (one way) | 40 min2021 | 45 min2021 | A Coruña 9% lower |
| Commute by public transport | 19% of commuters2021 | 24% of commuters2021 | A Coruña 4.2 pts lower |
| Commute by car | 53% of commuters2021 | 47% of commuters2021 | A Coruña 6.1 pts higher |
| Distance to the main airport | 52 km2026 | 13 km2026 | A Coruña 4.0× |
| Airport passengers | 1.3 million a year2025 | 0.7 million a year2025 | A Coruña 83% higher |
| Internet | |||
| Homes that can get gigabit internet | 99%2025 | 99%2025 | about the same |
| Homes with fibre to the door | 99%2025 | 99%2025 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 57%2024 | 50%2024 | A Coruña 7.5 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 251,5432025 | 693,0912025 | Zaragoza 2.8× |
| Median age | 49.9 years2025 | 48.0 years2025 | about the same |
| Residents aged 65+ | 25.7%2025 | 22.6%2025 | A Coruña 3.1 pts higher |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 17.8%2025 | 19.4%2025 | A Coruña 1.6 pts lower |
| Residents with a foreign nationality | 8.9%2024 | 13.8%2024 | A Coruña 4.9 pts lower |
| Foreign residents, change in 5 years | 2.9 points2024 | 2.0 points2024 | A Coruña 0.9 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (A Coruña) and Jun 2026 (Zaragoza). 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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