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LIVING LIFE AT THE TOP MALAGA offers one of the best qualities of life in Spain. A new survey put the city as sixth out of Spain’s main 15 cities. It is only beaten by Cordoba in Andalucia, in the poll by the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU). Malaga was considered one of the best places to live and work in Spain with praise for its cost of living, en-
Malaga, Cordoba and Sevilla among the best places to live in Spain By Cristina Hodgson
vironmental care and climate. The city, with a population of 577,405, also fared well for its ‘abundance of leisure facilities and the digital infrastructures available’.
In total, it scored 66 points, with Cordoba only just beating it with 68 points in Andalucia. The only other southern city to make the top 10 was Sevilla at 10th with 63 points, while Valencia (65) came seventh and Alicante (64) ninth. Vigo, in Galicia, came top of the list
of top places to live in the survey of 3,000 people in each of the country’s most populated locations. The northern city scored 70 points despite having wet weather on a par with Britain. Malaga is the fourth sunniest city in Europe and has reasonable air qual-
ity, as well as a good airport with great international connections. Forbes magazine also recently cited it as one of the best cities to live in Europe. The survey questioned residents’ opinions on mobility, health and education, public safety, the labour market, the cost of living, environment, pollution and urban cleanliness.