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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 · Aragón
Big-city services at mid-size prices, halfway between Madrid and Barcelona on the fast train.
37th 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: The cierzo wind and the extremes of heat and cold; Quiet August weeks when many bars and shops close.
Of 28 figures both publish in the same unit, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is better on 8 and Zaragoza on 14; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Zaragoza | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €13.0 a month2024 | €7.7 a month2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 68% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €910 a month2024 | €541 a month2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 68% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €726 a month2024 | €550 a month2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 32% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 2.8%2024 | 3.2%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €3,094Q2 2026 | €2,240Q2 2026 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 38% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €247,528Q2 2026 | €179,224Q2 2026 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 38% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 11.6%Q2 2026 | 12.6%Q2 2026 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1.0 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Household income per person | €13,794 a year2024 | €17,199 a year2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 20% lower |
| Net income per household | €38,778 a year2024 | €41,707 a year2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 7% lower |
| Safety | |||
| Homicides | 0.69 per 100k people2025 | 0.29 per 100k people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.4× |
| Robberies with violence | 826 per 100k people2025 | 160 per 100k people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 5.1× |
| Home burglaries | 120 per 100k people2025 | 85 per 100k people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 41% higher |
| Thefts without violence | 2,537 per 100k people2025 | 1,203 per 100k people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.1× |
| Vehicle thefts | 96 per 100k people2025 | 23 per 100k people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 4.1× |
| Health | |||
| Hospital beds | 7.1 per 1,000 people2025 | 5.4 per 1,000 people2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 31% higher |
| Climate | |||
| Days above 35 °C | 3 a year2015–2024 | 35 a year2015–2024 | Zaragoza 11.0× |
| Days above 30 °C | 50 a year2015–2024 | 86 a year2015–2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 42% lower |
| Nights above 20 °C | 53 a year2015–2024 | 21 a year2015–2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.5× |
| Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry) | 111 a year2015–2024 | 102 a year2015–2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 9% higher |
| Rainfall | 566 mm a year2015–2024 | 381 mm a year2015–2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 49% higher |
| Rainy days (≥1 mm) | 86 a year2015–2024 | 73 a year2015–2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 18% higher |
| Frost days | 4 a year2015–2024 | 15 a year2015–2024 | Zaragoza 4.2× |
| Getting around | |||
| Distance to the main airport | 7 km2026 | 13 km2026 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 44% lower |
| Internet | |||
| Homes that can get gigabit internet | 100%2025 | 99%2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1.3 pts higher |
| Homes with fibre to the door | 100%2025 | 99%2025 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1.3 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 289,5102025 | 693,0912025 | Zaragoza 2.4× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents with a foreign nationality | 26.6%2024 | 13.8%2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 12.8 pts higher |
| Foreign residents, change in 5 years | 3.8 points2024 | 2.0 points2024 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 1.8 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat) and Jun 2026 (Zaragoza). 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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