vs

Climate

Alcúdia logs 45 hot days a year to Barcelona's 14 — Barcelona wins by 31. Barcelona also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

AlcúdiaBarcelona
Sunny days
276251
Hot days
4514
Frost days
00
Rainy days
7994
Outdoor dinner months
6/127/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s2.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,9672,711
Darkest month sun
162 hrs/mo147 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.68.2

Alcúdia

Feels-like °C

8
10
12
17
23
28
31
32
27
21
14
10

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Barcelona

Feels-like °C

6
10
12
16
22
26
29
29
24
19
12
7

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Barcelona averages $2,016/mo for balanced living; Alcúdia has no cost baseline yet.

Alcúdia

monthly · balanced

Barcelona

$2,016

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,533Comfort $3,271
Top 53%in Among 217 Europe cities

Mobility

On mobility, Barcelona scores 4.1 vs Alcúdia's 3.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.

3.4/5
vs
4.1/5
AlcúdiaBarcelona
Walkability
WalkabilityTransitCyclingMotorbikeFlightsAirport
Barcelona leads

Culture

Barcelona's culture score of 4.4 sits well above Alcúdia's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
4.4/5
AlcúdiaBarcelona
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Barcelona leads

Nature & Outdoors

Barcelona scores 4.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Alcúdia has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.5/5
AlcúdiaBarcelona
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachDivingSkiingClimbing

Safety

Barcelona scores 2.5 on safety (0–5 scale); Alcúdia has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
2.5/5
AlcúdiaBarcelona
Property CrimeWildfire

Career

Barcelona scores 3.6 on career (0–5 scale); Alcúdia has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
AlcúdiaBarcelona
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Barcelona scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Alcúdia has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.3/5
AlcúdiaBarcelona
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Barcelona scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Alcúdia has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
AlcúdiaBarcelona
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Barcelona scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Alcúdia has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.7/5
AlcúdiaBarcelona
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Barcelona scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Alcúdia has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.7/5
AlcúdiaBarcelona
Public HealthcarePrivate Healthcare
Limited hospital data — score reflects what we could verify

Air Quality

Alcúdia averages 9.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Barcelona's 13.7 µg/m³ (moderate) — Alcúdia breathes ~33% cleaner air (4.5 µg/m³ lower).

Alcúdia

Barcelona

9.3µg/m³
13.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Alcúdia (19K) and Barcelona (3.9M) are 205x in population — Barcelona is the larger metro, Alcúdia the smaller.

205x

Barcelona is roughly 205x the scale of Alcúdia

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

ES flagBarcelona
205x
ES flagAlcúdia
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ES flagBarcelona3.9M205x
2.ES flagAlcúdia19K1x

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Alcúdia vs Barcelona

Which is cheaper, Alcúdia or Barcelona?
Barcelona has an estimated monthly cost of $2,016.
How does the climate compare between Alcúdia and Barcelona?
Sunny days: 276 vs 251 d — Alcúdia higher Annual sunshine: 2,967 vs 2,711 hrs — Alcúdia higher Winter sunshine: 162 vs 147 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 45 vs 14 d — Barcelona lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 79 vs 94 d — Alcúdia lower
Is Alcúdia or Barcelona safer?
Barcelona has a safety score of 2.5/5.
Should I move to Alcúdia or Barcelona?
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