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Gijón or L'Hospitalet de Llobregat?

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

Gijón

Asturias's biggest city: a surf-and-cider seaside town with a steel past, low crime and a lot of rain.

Quality of life60above average
Momentum67above average
Outlook–Spain-wide only
Beach cityPort cityGreen and rainyCool summersCider culture

39th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000

City · Cataluña

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

A dense, working-class, multicultural city next door to Barcelona, on the same metro and with its own trade-fair district.

Quality of life61above average
Momentum–not enough data
Outlook–Spain-wide only
Barcelona suburbDense cityMulticulturalTrade-fair districtMetro cityFast internetPricey rent

31st of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000

Why Gijón

  • Stronger on climate (80 vs 57)
  • Stronger on prosperity (76 vs 21)
  • Stronger on safety (74 vs 34)
  • Stronger on housing (70 vs 52)
  • Frost days: 0 a year vs 4 a year
  • Nights above 20 °C: 2 a year vs 53 a year
  • Robberies with violence: 69 per 100k people vs 826 per 100k people
  • Days above 35 °C: 0 a year vs 3 a year

Watch out: Grey and wet weather for much of the year; A small job market with modest pay and young people leaving.

Why L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

  • Stronger on digital (94 vs 47)
  • Stronger on connectivity (81 vs 3)
  • Hospital beds: 7.1 per 1,000 people vs 3.7 per 1,000 people
  • Distance to the main airport: 7 km vs 30 km
  • Rainy days (≥1 mm): 86 a year vs 153 a year
  • A metro ride from central Barcelona and the airport
  • Fast fibre and trains across the whole city

Watch out: Street robbery and phone snatching near busy metro stations; Rents that are not cheap for such small flats.

Of 28 figures both publish in the same unit, Gijón is better on 15 and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat on 6; the rest are close or have no better direction.

Life domains

80 · strongClimate57 · average
76 · strongProsperity21 · weak
74 · above averageSafety34 · below average
70 · above averageHousing52 · average
66 · above averageJobs–
55 · averageTransport–
47 · averageDigital94 · strong
29 · below averageHealthcare–
3 · weakConnectivity81 · strong

Side by side, figure by figure

FigureGijónL'Hospitalet de LlobregatDifference
Housing
Rent per m²€7.2 a month2024€13.0 a month2024Gijón 45% lower
Rent for a 70 m² flat€505 a month2024€910 a month2024Gijón 45% lower
Typical rent, existing lease€509 a month2024€726 a month2024Gijón 30% lower
Rents, change in a year2.6%20242.8%2024about the same
Buying price per m²€2,343Q2 2026€3,094Q2 2026Gijón 24% lower
Price of an 80 m² flat€187,464Q2 2026€247,528Q2 2026Gijón 24% lower
House prices, change in a year12.5%Q2 202611.6%Q2 2026Gijón 0.9 pts higher
Money & work
Household income per person€17,103 a year2024€13,794 a year2024Gijón 24% higher
Net income per household€37,943 a year2024€38,778 a year2024about the same
Safety
Homicides0.37 per 100k people20250.69 per 100k people2025Gijón 46% lower
Robberies with violence69 per 100k people2025826 per 100k people2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 12.1×
Home burglaries89 per 100k people2025120 per 100k people2025Gijón 26% lower
Thefts without violence1,117 per 100k people20252,537 per 100k people2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.3×
Vehicle thefts21 per 100k people202596 per 100k people2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 4.5×
Health
Hospital beds3.7 per 1,000 people20257.1 per 1,000 people2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1.9×
Climate
Days above 35 °C0 a year2015–20243 a year2015–2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 8.0×
Days above 30 °C6 a year2015–202450 a year2015–2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 8.3×
Nights above 20 °C2 a year2015–202453 a year2015–2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 29.6×
Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry)116 a year2015–2024111 a year2015–2024Gijón 4% higher
Rainfall1,054 mm a year2015–2024566 mm a year2015–2024Gijón 86% higher
Rainy days (≥1 mm)153 a year2015–202486 a year2015–2024Gijón 77% higher
Frost days0 a year2015–20244 a year2015–2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Infinity×
Getting around
Distance to the main airport30 km20267 km2026Gijón 4.2×
Internet
Homes that can get gigabit internet98%2025100%2025Gijón 1.4 pts lower
Homes with fibre to the door98%2025100%2025Gijón 1.5 pts lower
People
Population269,8942025289,5102025Gijón 7% lower
Who lives here
Residents with a foreign nationality7.5%202426.6%2024Gijón 19.1 pts lower
Foreign residents, change in 5 years2.2 points20243.8 points2024Gijón 1.6 pts lower

Who each suits, 0–100

65Budget-conscious movers36
63Young professionals–
62Families with children41
61Retirees48
61Students–
61Culture, food and nightlife–
59High earners and investors53
59Beach, mountains and the outdoors45
54Founders and self-employed67
52Remote workers67

Weather through the year

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Solid: average daily high · dashed: average nightly low, °C.

Our read of each

Gijón

  • Some English, but learn Spanish early
  • Ready for remote work
  • An older, quieter population

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

  • Some English, but learn Spanish early
  • Catalan is co-official here
  • Air-conditioning is not a luxury
  • Keep an eye on your phone
  • Line up work before you come
  • Ready for remote work
  • Public waiting lists are long

Data through Jun 2026 (Gijón) and Jun 2026 (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat). 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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