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Alicante vs Girona

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Under balanced weights Alicante edges it, 73 to 72, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Alicante is stronger on nothing outright; Girona on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 3.3 of 73 points (scores 29/100)Safety: 8.4 of 73 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 73 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 9.5 of 73 points (scores 85/100)Visa ease: 8.9 of 73 points (scores 80/100)Getting there & around: 8.1 of 73 points (scores 73/100)Climate: 5.6 of 73 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 10.4 of 73 points (scores 94/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 73 points (scores 80/100)73
Alicante
out of 100

Costa Blanca base with a real city behind the beach

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Cost of living: 3.3 of 72 points (scores 29/100)Safety: 8.4 of 72 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 72 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 9.9 of 72 points (scores 89/100)Visa ease: 8.9 of 72 points (scores 80/100)Getting there & around: 7.6 of 72 points (scores 69/100)Climate: 5.6 of 72 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 10.0 of 72 points (scores 90/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 72 points (scores 80/100)72
Girona
out of 100

Medieval city near Barcelona with a cycling cult

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAlicanteGirona
Cost of living2929
Safety7676
Healthcare8888
Internet8589 ✓
Visa ease8080
Getting there & around73 ✓69
Climate5050
Air quality94 ✓90
Quality of life8080

Cost

MetricAlicanteGirona
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,200$2,200
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAlicanteGirona
Homicides per 100k0.730.73
Political stability (0–100)68.768.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)8484
Life expectancy82.7 yrs82.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAlicanteGirona
Download75.1 Mbps87.7 Mbps ✓
Upload63 Mbps86 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricAlicanteGirona
Nomad visaInternational teleworking visa (digital nomad visa)International teleworking visa (digital nomad visa)
Minimum income for the visa$2,741/mo$2,741/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricAlicanteGirona
Non-stop airport destinations126 ✓49
Walkability (1–5, editorial)45 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)33

Climate and air

MetricAlicanteGirona
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.57.7 µg/m³ ✓9.5 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Alicante or Girona?
Girona is cheaper: about $2,200 per month versus $2,200 for one person.
Is Alicante or Girona safer?
Alicante scores higher on safety (76 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Alicante or Girona?
Girona: a measured median of 87.7 Mbps versus 75.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); OpenFlights airports and routes; Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.