Climate
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria logs 0 frost days a year to Madrid's 20 — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria wins by 20. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria also leads on hot days by 76.
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Madrid
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Cost of Living
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is $262/mo cheaperLas Palmas de Gran Canaria runs about $1,982/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Madrid's $2,244/mo — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria comes in $262 cheaper each month, roughly 13% less.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
$1,982monthly · balanced
Madrid
$2,244monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Madrid scores 3.6 vs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on flight connectivity. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria still holds an edge on car efficiency.
Culture
Madrid's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 2.4, with the biggest gap on history museums.
Nature & Outdoors
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's nature & outdoors score of 4.5 sits well above Madrid's 4.0, with the biggest gap on sea access. Madrid still holds an edge on forest access.
Safety
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's safety score is ~1.4× Madrid's — in the upper band, while Madrid lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on walking safety. Madrid still holds an edge on earthquake safety.
Career
Madrid's career score of 4.1 sits well above Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 2.0, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.
Social & Community
Madrid's social & community score of 3.6 sits well above Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 3.2, with the biggest gap on expat-first community.
Food & Dining
On food & dining, Madrid scores 3.8 vs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 2.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on vegan & vegetarian options.
Family
On family, Madrid scores 3.9 vs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.
Healthcare
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Madrid score neck-and-neck on healthcare (3.7 vs 3.7, 0–5 scale).
Air Quality
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria averages 8.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Madrid's 10.3 µg/m³ (moderate) — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria breathes ~17% cleaner air (1.8 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.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (378K) and Madrid (5.7M) are 15x in population — Madrid is the larger metro, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria the smaller; on land area Madrid spans roughly 13x more ground.
Madrid is roughly 14x the scale of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Combined population & area comparison
MadridLas Palmas de Gran CanariaCity Scale Rankings
Madrid5.7M15xLas Palmas de Gran Canaria378K1xMadrid680 km²13xLas Palmas de Gran Canaria51 km²1xLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
Madrid
Who Thrives Here
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria favours the ocean lover, while Madrid suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the escaping weather.
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