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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat or Vitoria-Gasteiz?

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Data as of

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

City · País Vasco

Vitoria-Gasteiz

The calm, green, well-planned capital of the Basque Country, with a medieval centre and a ring of woods and wetlands.

Quality of life66above average
Momentum67above average
Outlook–Spain-wide only
Regional capitalInland cityGreen cityCycle-friendlyCool summersFast internetStrong job market

6th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000

Why L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

  • Stronger on digital (94 vs 56)
  • Stronger on connectivity (81 vs 0)
  • Distance to the main airport: 7 km vs 54 km
  • Frost days: 4 a year vs 13 a year
  • Hospital beds: 7.1 per 1,000 people vs 4.1 per 1,000 people
  • Rainy days (≥1 mm): 86 a year vs 150 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.

Why Vitoria-Gasteiz

  • Stronger on prosperity (89 vs 21)
  • Stronger on climate (70 vs 57)
  • Stronger on safety (47 vs 34)
  • Nights above 20 °C: 1 a year vs 53 a year
  • Robberies with violence: 105 per 100k people vs 826 per 100k people
  • Vehicle thefts: 30 per 100k people vs 96 per 100k people
  • Days above 35 °C: 1 a year vs 3 a year
  • Clean and orderly and green with flat streets and cycle lanes

Watch out: Cold and damp winters with fog and frost; Rents high for an inland northern city and few flats to choose from.

Of 27 figures both publish in the same unit, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is better on 7 and Vitoria-Gasteiz on 13; the rest are close or have no better direction.

Life domains

94 · strongDigital56 · average
81 · strongConnectivity0 · weak
57 · averageClimate70 · above average
52 · averageHousing–
34 · below averageSafety47 · average
21 · weakProsperity89 · strong
–Healthcare92 · strong
–Jobs81 · strong
–Transport62 · above average

Side by side, figure by figure

FigureL'Hospitalet de LlobregatVitoria-GasteizDifference
Housing
Rent per m²€13.0 a month2024€9.2 a month2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 41% higher
Rent for a 70 m² flat€910 a month2024€645 a month2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 41% higher
Typical rent, existing lease€726 a month2024€721 a month2024about the same
Buying price per m²€3,094Q2 2026€2,681Q2 2026L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 15% higher
Price of an 80 m² flat€247,528Q2 2026€214,472Q2 2026L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 15% higher
House prices, change in a year11.6%Q2 20265.8%Q2 2026L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 5.8 pts higher
Money & work
Household income per person€13,794 a year2024€18,920 a year2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 27% lower
Net income per household€38,778 a year2024€44,228 a year2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 12% lower
Safety
Homicides0.69 per 100k people20250.00 per 100k people2025about the same
Robberies with violence826 per 100k people2025105 per 100k people2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 7.9×
Home burglaries120 per 100k people202598 per 100k people2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 22% higher
Thefts without violence2,537 per 100k people20251,789 per 100k people2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 42% higher
Vehicle thefts96 per 100k people202530 per 100k people2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 3.2×
Health
Hospital beds7.1 per 1,000 people20254.1 per 1,000 people2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 71% higher
Climate
Days above 35 °C3 a year2015–20241 a year2015–2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.5×
Days above 30 °C50 a year2015–202414 a year2015–2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 3.5×
Nights above 20 °C53 a year2015–20241 a year2015–2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 59.2×
Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry)111 a year2015–202498 a year2015–2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 13% higher
Rainfall566 mm a year2015–2024950 mm a year2015–2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 40% lower
Rainy days (≥1 mm)86 a year2015–2024150 a year2015–2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 42% lower
Frost days4 a year2015–202413 a year2015–2024Vitoria-Gasteiz 3.6×
Getting around
Distance to the main airport7 km202654 km2026Vitoria-Gasteiz 7.5×
Internet
Homes that can get gigabit internet100%202599%2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 0.7 pts higher
Homes with fibre to the door100%202599%2025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 0.8 pts higher
People
Population289,5102025260,6992025L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 11% higher
Who lives here
Residents with a foreign nationality26.6%202412.2%2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 14.4 pts higher
Foreign residents, change in 5 years3.8 points20241.7 points2024L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.1 pts higher

Who each suits, 0–100

67Remote workers46
67Founders and self-employed58
53High earners and investors64
48Retirees62
45Beach, mountains and the outdoors45
41Families with children60
36Budget-conscious movers54
–Young professionals71
–Students55
–Culture, food and nightlife69

Weather through the year

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

Our read of each

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

Vitoria-Gasteiz

  • Plan on Spanish from day one
  • Basque is co-official here
  • Line up work before you come
  • Ready for remote work

Data through Jun 2026 (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat) and Dec 2025 (Vitoria-Gasteiz). 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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