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City · Galicia
Galicia's biggest city: a working port and car-making town on a spectacular bay, with oysters, hills and rain.
55th 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: Rain on well over a hundred days a year and damp homes in winter; A plain functional centre and steep streets.
Watch out: The cierzo wind and the extremes of heat and cold; Quiet August weeks when many bars and shops close.
Of 40 figures both publish in the same unit, Vigo is better on 10 and Zaragoza on 11; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Vigo | Zaragoza | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.6 a month2024 | €7.7 a month2024 | about the same |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €533 a month2024 | €541 a month2024 | about the same |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €549 a month2024 | €550 a month2024 | about the same |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.0%2024 | 3.2%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €2,346Q2 2026 | €2,240Q2 2026 | Vigo 5% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €187,704Q2 2026 | €179,224Q2 2026 | Vigo 5% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 12.2%Q2 2026 | 12.6%Q2 2026 | about the same |
| Money & work | |||
| Household income per person | €16,256 a year2024 | €17,199 a year2024 | Vigo 5% lower |
| Net income per household | €40,775 a year2024 | €41,707 a year2024 | about the same |
| Unemployment | 10.9%2025 | 8.1%2025 | Vigo 2.8 pts higher |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 41.3 per 1,000 people2024 | 41.0 per 1,000 people2024 | about the same |
| Sexual offences | 0.51 per 1,000 people2024 | 0.35 per 1,000 people2024 | Vigo 46% higher |
| Homicides | 0.34 per 100k people2025 | 0.29 per 100k people2025 | Vigo 18% higher |
| Robberies with violence | 50 per 100k people2025 | 160 per 100k people2025 | Zaragoza 3.2× |
| Home burglaries | 76 per 100k people2025 | 85 per 100k people2025 | Vigo 10% lower |
| Thefts without violence | 974 per 100k people2025 | 1,203 per 100k people2025 | Vigo 19% lower |
| Vehicle thefts | 45 per 100k people2025 | 23 per 100k people2025 | Vigo 2.0× |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.5 years2023 | 83.8 years2023 | about the same |
| Hospital beds | 7.6 per 1,000 people2025 | 5.4 per 1,000 people2025 | Vigo 41% higher |
| Climate | |||
| Days above 35 °C | 1 a year2015–2024 | 35 a year2015–2024 | Zaragoza 39.2× |
| Days above 30 °C | 16 a year2015–2024 | 86 a year2015–2024 | Zaragoza 5.2× |
| Nights above 20 °C | 1 a year2015–2024 | 21 a year2015–2024 | Zaragoza 15.2× |
| Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry) | 120 a year2015–2024 | 102 a year2015–2024 | Vigo 18% higher |
| Rainfall | 1,288 mm a year2015–2024 | 381 mm a year2015–2024 | Vigo 3.4× |
| Rainy days (≥1 mm) | 137 a year2015–2024 | 73 a year2015–2024 | Vigo 86% higher |
| Frost days | 0 a year2015–2024 | 15 a year2015–2024 | Zaragoza 151.0× |
| Getting around | |||
| Average commute (one way) | 39 min2021 | 45 min2021 | Vigo 13% lower |
| Commute by public transport | 13% of commuters2021 | 24% of commuters2021 | Vigo 10.2 pts lower |
| Commute by car | 62% of commuters2021 | 47% of commuters2021 | Vigo 14.9 pts higher |
| Distance to the main airport | 77 km2026 | 13 km2026 | Vigo 6.0× |
| Airport passengers | 1.1 million a year2025 | 0.7 million a year2025 | Vigo 58% higher |
| Internet | |||
| Homes that can get gigabit internet | 98%2025 | 99%2025 | about the same |
| Homes with fibre to the door | 98%2025 | 99%2025 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 50%2024 | 50%2024 | about the same |
| People | |||
| Population | 294,4892025 | 693,0912025 | Zaragoza 2.4× |
| Median age | 50.0 years2025 | 48.0 years2025 | Vigo 4% higher |
| Residents aged 65+ | 24.7%2025 | 22.6%2025 | Vigo 2.1 pts higher |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 15.0%2025 | 19.4%2025 | Vigo 4.4 pts lower |
| Residents with a foreign nationality | 7.3%2024 | 13.8%2024 | Vigo 6.5 pts lower |
| Foreign residents, change in 5 years | 1.9 points2024 | 2.0 points2024 | about the same |
Data through Jun 2026 (Vigo) 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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