Climate
A Coruña logs 0 hot days a year to Barcelona's 14 — A Coruña wins by 14. Barcelona also leads on sunny days by 73.
A Coruña
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Barcelona
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Cost of Living
A Coruña is $162/mo cheaperA Coruña runs about $1,854/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Barcelona's $2,016/mo — A Coruña comes in $162 cheaper each month, roughly 9% less.
A Coruña
$1,854monthly · balanced
Barcelona
$2,016monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Barcelona scores 3.8 vs A Coruña's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on flight connectivity. A Coruña still holds an edge on car efficiency.
Culture
Barcelona's culture score of 4.3 sits well above A Coruña's 2.2, with the biggest gap on history museums.
Nature & Outdoors
A Coruña and Barcelona score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.3 vs 4.5, 0–5 scale).
Safety
A Coruña's safety score is ~1.6× Barcelona's — in the upper band, while Barcelona lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on wildfire safety.
Career
Barcelona's career score of 3.6 sits well above A Coruña's 2.1, with the biggest gap on startup ecosystem.
Social & Community
Barcelona's social & community score of 3.3 sits well above A Coruña's 2.9, with the biggest gap on expat-first community. A Coruña still holds an edge on expat integration experience.
Food & Dining
On food & dining, Barcelona scores 3.6 vs A Coruña's 2.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability.
Family
On family, Barcelona scores 3.7 vs A Coruña's 2.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.
Healthcare
On healthcare, Barcelona scores 3.7 vs A Coruña's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality.
Air Quality
A Coruña averages 9.0 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Barcelona's 13.7 µg/m³ (moderate) — A Coruña breathes ~34% cleaner air (4.7 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
A Coruña (271K) and Barcelona (3.9M) are 14x in population — Barcelona is the larger metro, A Coruña the smaller; on land area Barcelona spans roughly 8.9x more ground.
Barcelona is roughly 11x the scale of A Coruña
Combined population & area comparison
BarcelonaA CoruñaCity Scale Rankings
Barcelona3.9M14xA Coruña271K1xBarcelona438 km²8.9xA Coruña49 km²1xA Coruña
Barcelona
Who Thrives Here
A Coruña favours the crowd avoider, while Barcelona suits the nightlife & social. Both cities work well for the ocean lover.
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