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Castellón de la Plana vs San Sebastián

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Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 70. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 4.0 of 70 points (scores 36/100)Safety: 8.4 of 70 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 10.0 of 70 points (scores 90/100)Internet: 9.6 of 70 points (scores 87/100)Visa ease: 8.9 of 70 points (scores 80/100)Getting there & around: 4.5 of 70 points (scores 41/100)Climate: 5.6 of 70 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 10.3 of 70 points (scores 93/100)Quality of life: 9.0 of 70 points (scores 81/100)70
Castellón de la Plana
out of 100

Valencian coast city of tile makers, an hour from Valencia by train

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Cost of living: 4.0 of 70 points (scores 36/100)Safety: 8.4 of 70 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 10.0 of 70 points (scores 90/100)Internet: 10.0 of 70 points (scores 90/100)Visa ease: 8.9 of 70 points (scores 80/100)Getting there & around: 4.5 of 70 points (scores 41/100)Climate: 5.6 of 70 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 10.2 of 70 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 9.0 of 70 points (scores 81/100)70
San Sebastián
out of 100

Pintxos, surf and the prettiest bay in Spain

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Where they differ

Where they are close. Within five points on internet, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, getting there & around, climate, quality of life.

Pick Castellón de la Plana if you want

  • no clear edge over San Sebastián in the data

Pick San Sebastián if you want

  • faster internet (93.8 Mbps measured)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCastellón de la PlanaSan Sebastián
Cost of living3636
Safety7676
Healthcare9090
Internet8790 ✓
Visa ease8080
Getting there & around4141
Climate5050
Air quality93 ✓92
Quality of life8181

Cost

MetricCastellón de la PlanaSan Sebastián
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)

MetricCastellón de la PlanaSan Sebastián
Homicides per 100k0.730.73
Political stability (0–100)68.768.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)8484
Life expectancy83.3 yrs83.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCastellón de la PlanaSan Sebastián
Download79.9 Mbps93.8 Mbps ✓
Upload71.1 Mbps86 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricCastellón de la PlanaSan Sebastián
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

MetricCastellón de la PlanaSan Sebastián
Non-stop airport destinations110 ✓75
Walkability (1–5, editorial)45 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)33

Climate and air

MetricCastellón de la PlanaSan Sebastián
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.58.1 µg/m³ ✓8.6 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Castellón de la Plana or San Sebastián?
Castellón de la Plana and San Sebastián cost about the same: roughly $2,200 per month for one person.
Is Castellón de la Plana or San Sebastián safer?
Castellón de la Plana and San Sebastián score the same on safety (76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Castellón de la Plana or San Sebastián?
San Sebastián: a measured median of 93.8 Mbps versus 79.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.