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Young professionals

For people building a career: a busy job market, decent pay, things to do after work and an easy way to get around.

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The six largest cities for young professionals

The same cities as on the homepage, scored for this group. Ranks are among 106 cities with enough data.

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Ranked for young professionals, all-round. Scroll the list or search.

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1Vitoria-GasteizPaís VascoGreat fit
2San SebastiánPaís VascoGreat fit
3LleidaCataluñaGood fit
4Sant Cugat del VallèsCataluñaGood fit
5A CoruñaGaliciaGood fit
6MadridComunidad de MadridGood fit
7OviedoPrincipado de AsturiasGood fit
8Rivas-VaciamadridComunidad de MadridGood fit
9CastelldefelsCataluñaGood fit
10Las Rozas de MadridComunidad de MadridGood fit
11LogroñoLa RiojaGood fit
12PamplonaComunidad Foral de NavarraGood fit
13SantanderCantabriaGood fit
14GijónPrincipado de AsturiasGood fit
15HuescaAragónGood fit
16BarcelonaCataluñaGood fit
17GironaCataluñaGood fit
18LugoGaliciaGood fit
19OurenseGaliciaGood fit
20SalamancaCastilla y LeónGood fit
21Santiago de CompostelaGaliciaGood fit
22BurgosCastilla y LeónGood fit
23GranollersCataluñaGood fit
24IbizaIlles BalearsGood fit
25TarragonaCataluñaGood fit
26ValdemoroComunidad de MadridGood fit
27El Prat de LlobregatCataluñaGood fit
28SabadellCataluñaGood fit
29Sant Boi de LlobregatCataluñaGood fit
30Torrejón de ArdozComunidad de MadridGood fit
31ValladolidCastilla y LeónGood fit
32PintoComunidad de MadridGood fit
33TerrassaCataluñaGood fit
34CosladaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
35Vilanova i la GeltrúCataluñaMixed fit
36Alcalá de HenaresComunidad de MadridMixed fit
37BilbaoPaís VascoMixed fit
38ToledoCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
39AvilésPrincipado de AsturiasMixed fit
40IrunPaís VascoMixed fit
41MataróCataluñaMixed fit
42ParlaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
43ViladecansCataluñaMixed fit
44ZaragozaAragónMixed fit
45FuenlabradaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
46Mollet del VallèsCataluñaMixed fit
47PalenciaCastilla y LeónMixed fit
48ReusCataluñaMixed fit
49AranjuezComunidad de MadridMixed fit
50Collado VillalbaComunidad de MadridMixed fit
51GranadaAndalucíaMixed fit
52LorcaRegión de MurciaMixed fit
53PalmaIlles BalearsMixed fit
54VigoGaliciaMixed fit
55Arganda del ReyComunidad de MadridMixed fit
56BenidormComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
57CádizAndalucíaMixed fit
58Ciudad RealCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
59GuadalajaraCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
60PontevedraGaliciaMixed fit
61Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanariasMixed fit
62Castellón de la PlanaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
63ManresaCataluñaMixed fit
64JaénAndalucíaMixed fit
65CeutaCeutaMixed fit
66GandiaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
67LeónCastilla y LeónMixed fit
68ValenciaComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
69ZamoraCastilla y LeónMixed fit
70AlicanteComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
71FerrolGaliciaMixed fit
72CartagenaRegión de MurciaMixed fit
73MurciaRegión de MurciaMixed fit
74AlbaceteCastilla-La ManchaMixed fit
75ArrecifeCanariasMixed fit
76Las Palmas de Gran CanariaCanariasMixed fit
77BadajozExtremaduraMixed fit
78ElcheComunitat ValencianaMixed fit
79HuelvaAndalucíaWeak fit
80SaguntoComunitat ValencianaWeak fit
81AlmeríaAndalucíaWeak fit
82MelillaMelillaWeak fit
83PonferradaCastilla y LeónWeak fit
84San FernandoAndalucíaWeak fit
85SevillaAndalucíaWeak fit
86CáceresExtremaduraWeak fit
87AlgecirasAndalucíaWeak fit
88TorreviejaComunitat ValencianaWeak fit
89Santa Lucía de TirajanaCanariasWeak fit
90AlcoyComunitat ValencianaWeak fit
91CórdobaAndalucíaWeak fit
92LinaresAndalucíaWeak fit
93MéridaExtremaduraWeak fit
94Dos HermanasAndalucíaWeak fit
95Jerez de la FronteraAndalucíaWeak fit
96El Puerto de Santa MaríaAndalucíaWeak fit
97Chiclana de la FronteraAndalucíaWeak fit
98La Línea de la ConcepciónAndalucíaWeak fit
99MálagaAndalucíaWeak fit
100TorremolinosAndalucíaWeak fit
101Sanlúcar de BarramedaAndalucíaWeak fit
102Talavera de la ReinaCastilla-La ManchaWeak fit
103TeldeCanariasWeak fit
104EldaComunitat ValencianaPoor fit
105FuengirolaAndalucíaPoor fit
106Alcalá de GuadaíraAndalucíaPoor fit

All-round is the group's overall fit from our scoring. Pick a focus above to re-rank.

Regions ranked for young professionals

All-round fit by region. A region is wider than any one city in it, so read the reasons.

  1. Comunidad Foral de NavarraGood fit, in the top 10% of Spanish regions · helped by Median gross salary, Unemployment, Households spending >40% of income on housing
  2. AragónMixed fit, in the top 10% of Spanish regions · helped by Unemployment, Median gross salary, Households spending >40% of income on housing
  3. Comunidad de MadridMixed fit, in the top 10% of Spanish regions · helped by Median gross salary, Population, Household income per person
  4. País VascoMixed fit, in the top quarter of Spanish regions · helped by Median gross salary, Household income per person, Households spending >40% of income on housing
  5. CataluñaMixed fit, in the top quarter of Spanish regions · helped by Median gross salary, Population, Residents born abroad
  6. GaliciaMixed fit, better than most Spanish regions · helped by Rent per m², Population, Households spending >40% of income on housing
  7. CantabriaMixed fit, around the middle of Spanish regions · helped by Unemployment, Youth unemployment (15–24)
  8. Illes BalearsMixed fit, around the middle of Spanish regions · helped by Youth unemployment (15–24), Median gross salary, Residents born abroad
  9. La RiojaMixed fit, around the middle of Spanish regions · helped by Rent per m², Median gross salary, Unemployment
  10. Castilla y LeónWeak fit, around the middle of Spanish regions · helped by Rent per m², Population
  11. Principado de AsturiasWeak fit, around the middle of Spanish regions · helped by Rent per m²
  12. Castilla-La ManchaWeak fit, behind most Spanish regions · helped by Rent per m², Jobs in high-tech sectors
  13. Región de MurciaWeak fit, in the bottom quarter of Spanish regions · helped by Rent per m²
  14. Comunitat ValencianaWeak fit, in the bottom quarter of Spanish regions · helped by Population, Rent per m²
  15. ExtremaduraPoor fit, in the bottom quarter of Spanish regions · helped by Rent per m², Households spending >40% of income on housing
  16. CanariasPoor fit, in the bottom 10% of Spanish regions · helped by Population, Households spending >40% of income on housing
  17. AndalucíaPoor fit, in the bottom 10% of Spanish regions · helped by Population
  18. CeutaPoor fit · helped by Rents, change in a year
  19. MelillaPoor fit · helped by Residents born abroad, Rents, change in a year

Places our guides recommend for young professionals

City · GaliciaA CoruñaA glass-fronted port city on a peninsula, with a Roman lighthouse, a long seafront and the Atlantic on three sides.Above average overall 63/10070 m² rent €497 a monthShines in summerCulture, food and nightlifeYoung professionalsCity · CataluñaBarcelonaA dense Mediterranean city of beaches, business and design.Above average overall 62/10070 m² rent €958 a monthGood all yearCulture, food and nightlifeFounders and self-employedCity · CataluñaCastelldefelsAbove average overall 60/10070 m² rent €896 a monthFounders and self-employedCulture, food and nightlifeCity · Principado de AsturiasGijónAsturias's biggest city: a surf-and-cider seaside town with a steel past, low crime and a lot of rain.Above average overall 60/10070 m² rent €505 a monthShines in summerBudget-conscious moversYoung professionalsCity · Comunidad de MadridLas Rozas de MadridAn affluent north-west Madrid suburb of villas, business parks and football, built for cars and families.Above average overall 62/10070 m² rent €938 a monthGood all yearHigh earners and investorsCulture, food and nightlifeCity · CataluñaLleidaCatalonia's western fruit-and-grain capital, with a hilltop old cathedral, a strong job market and the fast train to Barcelona.Around the middle overall 54/10070 m² rent €463 a monthGood all yearBudget-conscious moversYoung professionalsCity · La RiojaLogroñoA compact, safe wine-country capital on the Ebro, with one of Spain's best pintxo streets and living costs well below the north coast.Above average overall 66/10070 m² rent €451 a monthGood all yearBudget-conscious moversHigh earners and investorsCity · Comunidad de MadridMadridSpain's capital: direct, late-night and always in motion.Above average overall 64/10070 m² rent €978 a monthGood all yearCulture, food and nightlifeFounders and self-employedCity · GaliciaOurenseA quiet Galician river city of hot springs, Roman bridges and very low rents, with an old population and a long way to an airport.Above average overall 60/10070 m² rent €355 a monthGood all yearBudget-conscious moversYoung professionalsCity · Principado de AsturiasOviedoThe elegant, orderly capital of Asturias, with pre-Romanesque churches, cider streets and a civil-service calm.Above average overall 62/10070 m² rent €512 a monthShines in summerBudget-conscious moversRetireesCity · Comunidad Foral de NavarraPamplonaA walled and orderly well-off city that turns into a nine-day party in July and is quietly well-run the rest of the year.Around the middle overall 59/10070 m² rent €555 a monthGood all yearCulture, food and nightlifeYoung professionalsCity · Comunidad de MadridRivas-VaciamadridA young, green, family-built suburb south-east of Madrid, with cycle lanes, lagoons and a long commute.Above average overall 60/10070 m² rent €641 a monthGood all yearHigh earners and investorsYoung professionalsCity · Castilla y LeónSalamancaA sandstone university town where the world comes to learn Spanish, with cold winters and a small job market.Above average overall 64/10070 m² rent €447 a monthGood all yearBudget-conscious moversYoung professionalsCity · País VascoSan SebastiánA shell-shaped bay, the best bars in Spain and the highest housing costs in the north.Above average overall 62/10070 m² rent €979 a monthGood all yearCulture, food and nightlifeYoung professionalsCity · CataluñaSant Cugat del VallèsBarcelona's wealthy green suburb over the Collserola hills: a monastery, villas, business schools and a train to the city centre.Above average overall 62/10070 m² rent €949 a monthGood all yearCulture, food and nightlifeHigh earners and investorsCity · CantabriaSantanderA graceful seaside capital on a wide bay, with cool summers, a lively seafront and a small comfortable scale.Above average overall 64/10070 m² rent €580 a monthShines in summerCulture, food and nightlifeYoung professionalsCity · País VascoVitoria-GasteizThe calm, green, well-planned capital of the Basque Country, with a medieval centre and a ring of woods and wetlands.Above average overall 66/10070 m² rent €645 a monthGood all yearYoung professionalsCulture, food and nightlife

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