WTLG Intelligence

Spain Relocation Intelligence

A data-driven view of Spain as a relocation destination across the cities covered by WhereToLiveGuide.

Median City RAS 78.7 across 7 covered cities
Cities Covered7
Highest-Ranked CityLas Palmas
Migration Momentum86.0
MethodologyRAS-1.0
Median Coverage100.0%

Destination summary

Spain at a glance

All values describe the WTLG cities currently covered in Spain. They are not a new country attractiveness score.

Cities covered
7
Median city RAS
78.7
Mean city RAS
78.6
Highest city RAS
81.6
Lowest city RAS
75.0
RAS range
6.7

Covered-city distribution

RAS across Spain's covered cities

Stored RAS-1.0 results, sorted highest to lowest.

Las Palmas81.6
Málaga81.5
Bilbao80.6
Seville78.7
Valencia77.7
Madrid75.1
Barcelona75.0

City universe

Spain city rankings

Complete City Intelligence profiles are linked where available; other cities retain their city-guide links.

Spain RankCityRASGlobal RankData Coverage
#1Las PalmasIntelligence profile81.6#9100.0%
#2MálagaIntelligence profile81.5#10100.0%
#3BilbaoIntelligence profile80.6#11100.0%
#4SevilleIntelligence profile78.7#26100.0%
#5ValenciaIntelligence profile77.7#38100.0%
#6MadridIntelligence profile75.1#66100.0%
#7BarcelonaIntelligence profile75.0#67100.0%

Destination profile

Spain covered-city component medians

Component medians remain separate measures and are not combined into a country score.

ComponentSpain medianGlobal 404-city medianDifferenceObservations
RAS78.768.3+10.47
Cost71.070.0+1.07
Safety83.076.0+7.07
Healthcare84.071.0+13.07
Visa90.065.0+25.07
Tax35.058.0-23.07
Internet100.091.0+9.07
Climate83.072.0+11.07

Cost range

Covered-city cost context

Monthly budget range
$1,600-$4,300
Budget observations
7 cities
Median 1BR rent
$1,300
Rent observations
7 cities

Based on WTLG cities currently covered in Spain. These are not official national cost statistics.

Country-level signal

Spain Migration Momentum

MMS-1.0 score
86.0
Comparison
2024 vs 2020
International migrant stock
8,870,527
Share of population
18.2%

Migration Momentum is a country-level structural signal based on changes in international migrant stock. Migrant stock is not annual flow and does not describe migration into a specific city.

Variation

Component dispersion

Minimum, median and maximum normalized scores show which factors vary most among the covered cities.

ComponentMinimumMedianMaximumRange
Cost53.071.079.026.0
Safety80.083.094.014.0
Healthcare84.084.084.00.0
Visa90.090.090.00.0
Tax35.035.035.00.0
Internet94.0100.0100.06.0
Climate72.083.090.018.0

Market context

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