Population
346,93K
Bilbao municipality · 2025-01-01
Cities · Phase 5 profile
Bilbao
País Vasco · Bilbao municipality · INE 48020
Student decision snapshot
Verified municipality evidence for Bilbao
Population and route identity use the exact INE municipality boundary. Nearby teaching localities remain separate unless programme-level evidence proves delivery inside this municipality.
1 verified provider representatives1 verified teaching locations0 strict city-linked programmes5 verified metrics
Living-cost reference
€650–€800
Full-budget source reference · not a cheapest-city ranking
Transport reference
€30 / 30 days
Source-native operator product period and eligibility
Student work context
30 h / week
National residence-authorisation context · not a city differentiator
Programme delivery verification pending
Verified institution and teaching-location evidence exists, but no programme is assigned to this city until exact programme-to-location evidence is available. Nearby or same-university localities are not inherited into the city.
Current provider coverage is a selected public-university core with targeted Valencia and Granada expansion. Institution identity uses verified official names while stable RUCT code reconciliation remains pending.
Living-cost methodology
EHU Faculty of Economics and Business incoming-student datasheet gives a total monthly living-cost reference of EUR 650–800.
Verified teaching-location representatives
1 institutionsEach entry has an official teaching-location source. It is not a complete campus inventory.
Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (EHU)
ES_OFFICIAL_UNIVERSITY_NAME: Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (EHU)
Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao — Edificio I · programme linkage pendingOfficial siteVerified programme sample
No programme count is published for this city yet. This means verification is pending, not that the city has no programmes.
Economic context
Bilbao Ekintza smart-specialisation sectors. Official/local context only, not a shortage ranking or job guarantee.
Advanced services (KIBS)Digital economyCreative and cultural industriesTourism
Student work context
Long-duration study holders may work where the activity is compatible with the study authorisation and does not exceed 30 hours, subject to the current regulation and stated exceptions. This is national context, not a city labour-market score.
Metric sources
INE — Official population figures from Spanish municipalities · 2025-01-01Bilbao Ekintza — Smart Specialisation · 2026-08-11EHU — Faculty of Economics and Business incoming datasheet · 2026-08-11Consorcio de Transportes de Bizkaia — Gazte Bilbao · 2026-08-11Ministerio de Inclusión — Hoja 4 bis: acceso al empleo durante estancia por estudios · 2025-05-01
City Compare
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