Is Spain a good place to live for remote workers?

Spain scores 86/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 325.8 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 84, air quality 93, english 58) — rank 20 of 167. Among Europe's best fibre networks and safest streets; learn some Spanish.

How fast is the internet in Spain?

Median fixed broadband is around 325.8 Mbps. Among Europe's best fibre networks and safest streets; learn some Spanish.

What does $3,000/month get you in Spain?

Single-person essentials run about $1,438/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.1× essentials).

Livability · rank 20/167

Is 🇪🇸 Spain (Barcelona) a good place to live?

Quality score 86/100 against essentials of $1,438/month. Among Europe's best fibre networks and safest streets; learn some Spanish.

The five metrics

Internet 100 325.8 Mbps median broadband, 95.8% online

Safety 96 0.7 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 84 UHC service coverage 84/100 (2023)

Air quality 93 PM2.5 8.3 µg/m³ (2023)

English 58 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 0.93 · corruption control 0.71 · stability 0 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $20.99 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $10.52/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,438)	Verdict
$2,000	1.4×	comfortable
$3,000	2.1×	very comfortable
$5,000	3.5×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇲🇻 Maldives — quality 70.9, essentials $1,186/mo
🇶🇦 Qatar — quality 71, essentials $1,188/mo
🇯🇵 Japan — quality 83.6, essentials $1,393/mo
🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo — quality 39.7, essentials $657/mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Spain a good place to live for remote workers?: Spain scores 86/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 325.8 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 84, air quality 93, english 58) — rank 20 of 167. Among Europe's best fibre networks and safest streets; learn some Spanish.
How fast is the internet in Spain?: Median fixed broadband is around 325.8 Mbps. Among Europe's best fibre networks and safest streets; learn some Spanish.
What does $3,000/month get you in Spain?: Single-person essentials run about $1,438/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.1× essentials).