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 | Munich | Barcelona | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost & housing | |||
| ●Rent, 1-bed in the centre€ / month | €1,530 / mo | €1,460 / mo | €1,360 / mo |
| ●Price levelEU average = 100country-level | 109 | 91 | 91 |
| Lifestyle | |||
| ●Sunshinehours / year | 1,777 h / yr | 2,524 h / yr | 2,769 h / yr |
| ●Air pollution (PM2.5)µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ | 14 µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ |
| ●Happy with green spaces% of residents | 91% | 64% | 69% |
| ●Happy with public transport% of residents | 82% | 72% | 74% |
| ●Feel safe walking at night% of residents | 77% | 67% | 69% |
| Opportunity | |||
| ●Unemployment%regional | 3.0% | 8.4% | 8.0% |
| ●Household income€ / year, net, per personregional | €34,700 | €19,900 | €22,600 |
| ●Job growth% / yearregional | -2.9% | 2.1% | 3.0% |
| ●English proficiencyEF EPI scorecountry-level | 613 | 540 | 540 |
| ●Internet speedMbps median fixed broadbandcountry-level | 135 Mbps | 230 Mbps | 230 Mbps |
| Taxes | |||
| ●Income tax + social security% of gross, single earner on the average wagecountry-level | 37% | 22% | 22% |
| ●VAT (standard rate)%country-level | 19% | 21% | 21% |