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City · Cataluña
A dense, working-class, multicultural city next door to Barcelona, on the same metro and with its own trade-fair district.
31st of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
City · Región de Murcia
A warm, flat university city in the middle of an orchard, with low prices and long, hot summers.
147th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Watch out: Street robbery and phone snatching near busy metro stations; Rents that are not cheap for such small flats.
Watch out: Very hot summers and weak summer evenings without air conditioning; A thin job market and low local wages.
Of 28 figures both publish in the same unit, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is better on 10 and Murcia on 13; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Murcia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €13.0 a month2024 | €6.5 a month2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.0× |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €910 a month2024 | €457 a month2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.0× |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €726 a month2024 | €525 a month2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 38% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 2.8%2024 | 3.7%2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 0.9 pts lower |
| Buying price per m² | €3,094Q2 2026 | €1,580Q2 2026 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.0× |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €247,528Q2 2026 | €126,368Q2 2026 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.0× |
| House prices, change in a year | 11.6%Q2 2026 | 13.8%Q2 2026 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.2 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Household income per person | €13,794 a year2024 | €14,716 a year2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 6% lower |
| Net income per household | €38,778 a year2024 | €40,763 a year2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 5% lower |
| Safety | |||
| Homicides | 0.69 per 100k people2025 | 1.04 per 100k people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 34% lower |
| Robberies with violence | 826 per 100k people2025 | 257 per 100k people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 3.2× |
| Home burglaries | 120 per 100k people2025 | 219 per 100k people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 45% lower |
| Thefts without violence | 2,537 per 100k people2025 | 1,303 per 100k people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1.9× |
| Vehicle thefts | 96 per 100k people2025 | 76 per 100k people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 26% higher |
| Health | |||
| Hospital beds | 7.1 per 1,000 people2025 | 4.8 per 1,000 people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 47% higher |
| Climate | |||
| Days above 35 °C | 3 a year2015–2024 | 40 a year2015–2024 | Murcia 12.6× |
| Days above 30 °C | 50 a year2015–2024 | 107 a year2015–2024 | Murcia 2.1× |
| Nights above 20 °C | 53 a year2015–2024 | 63 a year2015–2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 16% lower |
| Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry) | 111 a year2015–2024 | 131 a year2015–2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 15% lower |
| Rainfall | 566 mm a year2015–2024 | 317 mm a year2015–2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 79% higher |
| Rainy days (≥1 mm) | 86 a year2015–2024 | 45 a year2015–2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1.9× |
| Frost days | 4 a year2015–2024 | 3 a year2015–2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 29% higher |
| Getting around | |||
| Distance to the main airport | 7 km2026 | 21 km2026 | Murcia 2.9× |
| Internet | |||
| Homes that can get gigabit internet | 100%2025 | 95%2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 5.1 pts higher |
| Homes with fibre to the door | 100%2025 | 98%2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.3 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 289,5102025 | 479,4052025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 40% lower |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents with a foreign nationality | 26.6%2024 | 12.8%2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 13.8 pts higher |
| Foreign residents, change in 5 years | 3.8 points2024 | 0.2 points2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 3.6 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat) and Jun 2026 (Murcia). 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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