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 | Copenhagen | Porto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost & housing | |||
| ●Rent, 1-bed in the centre€ / month | €1,530 / mo | €1,740 / mo | €1,150 / mo |
| ●Price levelEU average = 100country-level | 109 | 143 | 85 |
| Lifestyle | |||
| ●Sunshinehours / year | 1,777 h / yr | 1,780 h / yr | 2,468 h / yr |
| ●Air pollution (PM2.5)µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ |
| ●Happy with green spaces% of residents | 91% | 88% | 15% |
| ●Happy with public transport% of residents | 82% | 79% | 62% |
| ●Feel safe walking at night% of residents | 77% | 87% | 74% |
| Opportunity | |||
| ●Unemployment%regional | 3.0% | 6.8% | 6.3% |
| ●Household income€ / year, net, per personregional | €34,700 | €29,600 | €13,800 |
| ●Job growth% / yearregional | -2.9% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| ●English proficiencyEF EPI scorecountry-level | 613 | 615 | 605 |
| ●Internet speedMbps median fixed broadbandcountry-level | 135 Mbps | 275 Mbps | 200 Mbps |
| Taxes | |||
| ●Income tax + social security% of gross, single earner on the average wagecountry-level | 37% | 36% | 27% |
| ●VAT (standard rate)%country-level | 19% | 25% | 23% |