Climate
Bilbao logs 172 sunny days a year to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 336 — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria wins by 164. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
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Cost of Living
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is $203/mo cheaperBilbao runs about $2,185/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's $1,982/mo — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria comes in $203 cheaper each month, roughly 10% less.
Bilbao
$2,185monthly · balanced
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
$1,982monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Bilbao scores 3.6 vs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria still holds an edge on car efficiency.
Culture
Bilbao's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 2.4, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.
Nature & Outdoors
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's nature & outdoors score of 4.5 sits well above Bilbao's 4.2, with the biggest gap on scuba & snorkeling. Bilbao still holds an edge on forest access.
Safety
Bilbao's safety score of 3.9 sits well above Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 3.6, with the biggest gap on road safety. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria still holds an edge on flooding safety.
Career
Bilbao's career score of 3.6 sits well above Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 2.0, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.
Social & Community
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's social & community score of 3.2 sits well above Bilbao's 2.8, with the biggest gap on street atmosphere. Bilbao still holds an edge on admin english support.
Food & Dining
On food & dining, Bilbao scores 3.4 vs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 2.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on food delivery.
Family
On family, Bilbao scores 3.3 vs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.
Healthcare
Bilbao and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria score neck-and-neck on healthcare (3.7 vs 3.7, 0–5 scale).
Air Quality
Bilbao averages 8.7 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 8.5 µg/m³ (good) — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria breathes ~2% cleaner air (0.2 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.
Bilbao (729K) and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (378K) are 1.9x in population — Bilbao is the larger metro, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria the smaller; on land area Bilbao spans roughly 2.1x more ground.
Bilbao is roughly 2.0x the scale of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Combined population & area comparison
BilbaoLas Palmas de Gran CanariaCity Scale Rankings
Bilbao729K1.9xLas Palmas de Gran Canaria378K1xBilbao106 km²2.1xLas Palmas de Gran Canaria51 km²1xBilbao
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Who Thrives Here
Bilbao favours the arts & intellectual, while Las Palmas de Gran Canaria suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the escaping weather.
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