Relocation index · Jun 2026

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before you choose it.

A decision guide for expats, movers and buyers. Compare cities with official-source structure — then weight the ranking around how you actually want to live.

28 places · coast, islands and inland hubsOfficial-source schema · Jun 2026 vintageUpdated Jun 2026

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Three defensible shortlists from the current weights. Open the city to see who it is actually for — and what could change the call.

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The map

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Mediterranean sun, Atlantic value, island climate and inland jobs pull in different directions. Rank the set; do not average it.

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Current ranking

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A calm, comparable view of cities where housing, access and local momentum can pull in different directions.

28 of 28 placesOverall score ↓
01ValenciaComunitat Valenciana82Best all-round balance€14.2 /m² rent02AlicanteComunitat Valenciana79Lower housing pressure€11.8 /m² rent03MadridComunidad de Madrid78Spain’s job engine€18.6 /m² rent04MálagaAndalucía77Access and momentum€16.4 /m² rent05BarcelonaCatalunya76Global city, scarce housing€21.4 /m² rent06ZaragozaAragón76Fifth city, secondary prices€9.6 /m² rent07Las PalmasGran Canaria75Year-round spring€12.4 /m² rent08CádizAndalucía74Compact, calmer daily life€10.9 /m² rent09TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerife74Island with two weather systems€13.2 /m² rent10SevillaAndalucía73Culture first, summer heat€11.4 /m² rent11MurciaRegión de Murcia73Sun and square-metre value€9.2 /m² rent12VigoGalicia73Port city, real jobs€8.9 /m² rent13PamplonaNavarra73Quiet prosperity, loud one week€10.8 /m² rent14A CoruñaGalicia72Value with Atlantic climate€9.8 /m² rent15GijónAsturias72Green coast, unpriced by expats€8.6 /m² rent16Vitoria-GasteizAraba72Green capital, unperformed€11.2 /m² rent17GironaCatalunya72Catalonia, without the metro€13.6 /m² rent18PalmaMallorca71Island capital, imported demand€17.8 /m² rent19BilbaoBizkaia71Basque metro, greener deal€13.1 /m² rent20GranadaAndalucía71Beauty with a student market€10.4 /m² rent21LogroñoLa Rioja71Small capital, national table€8.1 /m² rent22San SebastiánGipuzkoa70Quality of life, scarce stock€16.9 /m² rent23SantanderCantabria70Compact bay capital€10.2 /m² rent24SalamancaCastilla y León70Monument city, student economy€8.4 /m² rent25CórdobaAndalucía69Value with a heat veto€9.1 /m² rent26MarbellaAndalucía68International coast, separate market€19.8 /m² rent27IbizaEivissa68Two islands in one calendar€18.4 /m² rent28CáceresExtremadura67The cheap interior, unperformed€7.2 /m² rent

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