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Avilés or Principado de Asturias?

Each place uses its own local data. National rules (economy, geopolitical stability, governance, tax & finance) are the same for both, so they cannot separate them. Neither wins everywhere; the tradeoffs below are what matter.

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Data as of

City · Principado de Asturias

Avilés

Quality of life65above average
Momentum62above average
Outlook–Spain-wide only
Safety firstAffordable rent

10th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000

Region

Principado de Asturias

Green mountains, cider houses and a rugged coast, in a region that has been reinventing itself since the mines closed.

Quality of life56average
Momentum72above average
Outlook–Spain-wide only
Atlantic coastMountain regionGreen and rainyCider countryFormer mining region

19th of 35 European metro regions

Avilés is a city and Principado de Asturias a region. Each figure is that place’s own; scores compare each with its own peers (regions with regions, cities with cities), so read them side by side rather than as a contest.

Why Avilés

  • Buying price per m²: €1,553 vs €1,798
  • Price of an 80 m² flat: €124,240 vs €143,880
  • Recorded crime: 30.8 per 1,000 people vs 35.6 per 1,000 people

Why Principado de Asturias

  • Mountains & cliffs & beaches within an hour of each other
  • Low rents & strong public services & very little street crime

Watch out: Rain and grey skies for much of the year with damp stone houses; A small job market in a region that has been shrinking for decades.

Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, Avilés is better on 6 and Principado de Asturias on 2; the rest are close or have no better direction.

Life domains

80 · strongClimate–
80 · strongHousing70 · above average
75 · strongSafety65 · above average
64 · above averageProsperity18 · weak
60 · averageConnectivity–
56 · averageJobs30 · below average
56 · averageTransport–
54 · averageDigital–
34 · below averageHealthcare55 · average
–Wellbeing28 · below average

Side by side, figure by figure

FigureAvilésPrincipado de AsturiasDifference
Housing
Rent per m²€6.0 a month2024€6.6 a month2024Avilés 10% lower
Rent for a 70 m² flat€419 a month2024€464 a month2024Avilés 10% lower
Typical rent, existing lease€450 a month2024€468 a month2024about the same
Rents, change in a year2.5%20242.7%2024about the same
Buying price per m²€1,553Q2 2026€1,798Q2 2026Avilés 14% lower
Price of an 80 m² flat€124,240Q2 2026€143,880Q2 2026Avilés 14% lower
House prices, change in a year16.6%Q2 202615.0%Q2 2026Avilés 1.6 pts higher
Money & work
Unemployment10.0%20258.8%2025Avilés 1.2 pts higher
Safety
Recorded crime30.8 per 1,000 people202435.6 per 1,000 people2025Avilés 14% lower
Health
Life expectancy83.0 years202383.4 years2024about the same
Education
Adults with a university degree50%202447%2025Avilés 3.0 pts higher
People
Population75,51720251,015,1282025Principado de Asturias 13.4×
Who lives here
Residents born abroad10.2%202511.4%2025Avilés 1.2 pts lower

Who each suits, 0–100

73Budget-conscious movers59
67Families with children57
65Retirees62
64Remote workers–
64Beach, mountains and the outdoors–
63High earners and investors63
60Students55
58Founders and self-employed49
55Young professionals42
41Culture, food and nightlife35

Our read of each

Avilés

  • Plan on Spanish from day one
  • Ready for remote work
  • An older, quieter population

Principado de Asturias

  • Plan on Spanish from day one

Data through Jun 2026 (Avilés) and Jun 2026 (Principado de Asturias). 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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