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Living in Vigo

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 was 9.7 µg/m³. The population of Vigo, in Spain, was 294,489 at the start of 2025. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €39 in December 2022. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €107 in December 2022. An estimate placed an inexpensive restaurant meal at €10 in December 2022. The unemployment rate was 12.2% in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.2% in 2025.

Pricier rent than 74% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 96% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 64% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Vigo?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SpainNational rates and thresholds that apply in Vigo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vigo?

Average net cold rent is 7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Vigo recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€323
Utilities, 85 m² flat€107
Transport pass€45
Internet, 60 Mbps€39
Fitness club€34
Mobile plan, 10 GB€16

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesVigo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Vigo highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Vigo€7.00
Murcia€5.80
Show the other 6 cities
Málaga€9.60
Sevilla€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.30
Alacant/Alicante€7.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly33.84 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited38.56 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly323.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant10.44 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB16.33 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Vigo. Jun 2026. Prices in Vigo22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass44.78 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home107 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings144,291 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings114,081 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings30,210 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 420 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Vigo?

The unemployment rate is about 12.2 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 12.16 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city8
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Vigo is 12.2%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Spain per band844 cities: 0% to under 5%8440–5437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–1044 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–15Vigo 12.2%23 cities: 15% to under 20%2315–209 cities: 20% to under 25%920–254 cities: 25% to under 30%425–30

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.2 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official
People in employment113,874 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,884 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate12.16 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city8Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Unemployment rate in Vigo by year, %11.3%15.2%19.2%23.1%2015201720192021202412.2%%

Unemployment rate fell 45.5% between 2015 and 2024, from 22.3% to 12.2%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vigo. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

Job SearchUnemployment ClaimTraining
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Vigo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k761.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202514Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vigo under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital Beds Per 100k761.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Vigo?

Police recorded about 4,150 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.15

Recorded crime across major citiesVigo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vigo highlighted5,338Orihuela5,289Murcia5,095Córdoba4,916Vitoria-Gasteiz4,578Cartagena4,104Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana4,023Ciudad Real3,831Molina de Segura3,706Lorca3,690Logroño3,628Burgos2,712Vila-realrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,150 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.15Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportVGO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport8.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vigo. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course

Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities

For adult language learners, residents.

In Person, Online, Hybridvaries
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Vigo.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Vigo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA City Trend — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair4

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Vigo average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°5°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Vigo average monthly precipitation, mm06012018024022214315315011356404895208237231JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Vigo average monthly sunshine, hours075150225300109135178201237266297282218157110100JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Vigo annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.7PM2.5154019.0PM10104019.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SpainAnnual PM2.5 in Vigo is 9.7 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Spain per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–46 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³64–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–628 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³286–733 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³337–857 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³578–941 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³419–10Vigo 9.735 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3510–1130 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³3011–1214 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³1412–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–146 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³614–151 city: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³116–171 city: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³119–20

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station LOPE DE VEGA)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station LOPE DE VEGA)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9.7 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024EEA City Trend — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair4Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 12.5 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 16.4 · Apr 17.7 · May 20.4 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.6 · Aug 26 · Sep 23.9 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 15.2 · Dec 12.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGO/PEINADOR21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 5.3 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 8.4 · May 10.6 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 6.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGO/PEINADOR21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 8.9 · Feb 9.7 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 13.1 · May 15.5 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 9.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGO/PEINADOR21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 221.9 · Feb 143.1 · Mar 152.7 · Apr 149.6 · May 113.2 · Jun 56.2 · Jul 39.7 · Aug 48 · Sep 95.3 · Oct 208.2 · Nov 236.9 · Dec 231.2 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGO/PEINADOR21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 108.8 · Feb 134.7 · Mar 177.7 · Apr 201.2 · May 237.4 · Jun 266.3 · Jul 297.2 · Aug 282.4 · Sep 217.8 · Oct 156.9 · Nov 109.7 · Dec 99.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGO/PEINADOR21Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Spain

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Spain cities
Hospitalet de Llobregat, L'289,510 residentsValladolid302,614 residentsGijón269,894 residentsCórdoba323,262 residentsVitoria-Gasteiz260,699 residentsCoruña, A251,543 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Vigo?

The published population was 294,489 people in January 2025. Source: Vigo - official stats20

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Vigo residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport92.9%Foreign residents 7.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents466 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat5Official
City area109 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission7Official
Foreign-resident share7.1 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat6Official
Foreign residents20,863 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official
Population density2,712 people/km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit7Official
Population Female155,342 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population Male138,310 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population294,489 people1 Jan 2025Vigo - official stats20Official
Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025
Population in Vigo by year, residents278,812285,451292,090298,729200120052011201520212025294,489residents

Population rose 5.1% between 2001 and 2025, from 280,186 to 294,489.

Foreign residents over time12 published observations, 2014–2025
Foreign residents in Vigo by year, residents11,45015,42419,39823,3722014201620182022202522,550residents

Foreign residents rose 54.9% between 2014 and 2025, from 14,561 to 22,550.

International community in Vigo

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL294,650100.0%
Spain259,69388.1%
South America19,8016.7%
European Union (without Spain)6,2522.1%
Central America and Caribbean2,6110.9%
Africa2,1360.7%
Rent of Europe1,9300.7%
North America1,3160.4%
Asia8630.3%
Oceania480.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Citizenship

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL294,650100.0%
Spanish278,91194.7%
South America7,4622.5%
European Union (without Spain)4,0901.4%
Africa1,4980.5%
Central America and Caribbean1,0330.4%
Asia7580.3%
Rent of Europe5640.2%
North America3230.1%
Oceania110.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Is Vigo a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–69%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–71%
Student65%strong on cost, weak on education · range 56–74%
Family57%strong on safety, weak on education · range 49–65%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–66%
Foreign residents20,863 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population294,489 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Vigo - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)7 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings144,291 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability98.2 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment113,874 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households114,084 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Labour Supply Count135,915 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Vigo?

The published population was 294,489 people in January 2025. Source: Vigo - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Vigo?

Average net cold rent is 7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 490 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Vigo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA City Trend — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.

How safe is Vigo?

Police recorded about 4,150 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator..

What is the unemployment rate in Vigo?

The unemployment rate is about 12.2 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Vigo?

The median gross salary is 1,884 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Vigo a good place to live?

Vigo may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Africa live in Vigo?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,136 people (0.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Vigo, Spain: rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/vigo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Vigo, Spain: rent, salary, cost of living},
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