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City · Principado de Asturias
Asturias's biggest city: a surf-and-cider seaside town with a steel past, low crime and a lot of rain.
39th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Region
Green mountains, cider houses and a rugged coast, in a region that has been reinventing itself since the mines closed.
19th of 35 European metro regions
Gijón 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.
Watch out: Grey and wet weather for much of the year; A small job market with modest pay and young people leaving.
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, Gijón is better on 2 and Principado de Asturias on 6; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Gijón | Principado de Asturias | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.2 a month2024 | €6.6 a month2024 | Gijón 9% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €505 a month2024 | €464 a month2024 | Gijón 9% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €509 a month2024 | €468 a month2024 | Gijón 9% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 2.6%2024 | 2.7%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €2,343Q2 2026 | €1,798Q2 2026 | Gijón 30% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €187,464Q2 2026 | €143,880Q2 2026 | Gijón 30% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 12.5%Q2 2026 | 15.0%Q2 2026 | Gijón 2.5 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 9.4%2025 | 8.8%2025 | Gijón 0.6 pts higher |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 36.5 per 1,000 people2024 | 35.6 per 1,000 people2025 | about the same |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 82.7 years2023 | 83.4 years2024 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 50%2024 | 47%2025 | Gijón 3.6 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 269,8942025 | 1,015,1282025 | Principado de Asturias 3.8× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 13.5%2025 | 11.4%2025 | Gijón 2.1 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (Gijón) 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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