Side-by-side comparison
Pick up to 4 cities. Best value in each row is highlighted.
+ Amsterdam+ Barcelona+ Berlin✓ Copenhagen+ Hamburg+ Lisbon+ Madrid+ Munich✓ Paris+ Porto✓ Vienna+ Warsaw
● sourced · ● placeholdercountry-level / regional = not city-specific
| Metric | Copenhagen | Vienna | Paris |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost & housing | |||
| ●Rent, 1-bed in the centre€ / month | €1,740 / mo | €1,180 / mo | €1,410 / mo |
| ●Price levelEU average = 100country-level | 143 | 120 | 108 |
| Lifestyle | |||
| ●Sunshinehours / year | 1,780 h / yr | 1,928 h / yr | 1,673 h / yr |
| ●Air pollution (PM2.5)µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ |
| ●Happy with green spaces% of residents | 88% | 86% | 78% |
| ●Happy with public transport% of residents | 79% | 90% | 66% |
| ●Feel safe walking at night% of residents | 87% | 77% | 65% |
| Opportunity | |||
| ●Unemployment%regional | 6.8% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| ●Household income€ / year, net, per personregional | €29,600 | €26,400 | €29,600 |
| ●Job growth% / yearregional | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| ●English proficiencyEF EPI scorecountry-level | 615 | 616 | 541 |
| ●Internet speedMbps median fixed broadbandcountry-level | 275 Mbps | 135 Mbps | 290 Mbps |
| Taxes | |||
| ●Income tax + social security% of gross, single earner on the average wagecountry-level | 36% | 33% | 28% |
| ●VAT (standard rate)%country-level | 25% | 20% | 20% |