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 | Hamburg | Warsaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost & housing | |||
| ●Rent, 1-bed in the centre€ / month | €1,530 / mo | €1,170 / mo | €1,080 / mo |
| ●Price levelEU average = 100country-level | 109 | 109 | 70 |
| Lifestyle | |||
| ●Sunshinehours / year | 1,777 h / yr | 1,557 h / yr | 1,571 h / yr |
| ●Air pollution (PM2.5)µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ | 10 µg/m³ | 21 µg/m³ |
| ●Happy with green spaces% of residents | 91% | 89% | 82% |
| ●Happy with public transport% of residents | 82% | 85% | 80% |
| ●Feel safe walking at night% of residents | 77% | 74% | 77% |
| Opportunity | |||
| ●Unemployment%regional | 3.0% | 5.3% | 2.1% |
| ●Household income€ / year, net, per personregional | €34,700 | €29,900 | €15,300 |
| ●Job growth% / yearregional | -2.9% | -0.5% | 1.5% |
| ●English proficiencyEF EPI scorecountry-level | 613 | 613 | 598 |
| ●Internet speedMbps median fixed broadbandcountry-level | 135 Mbps | 135 Mbps | 185 Mbps |
| Taxes | |||
| ●Income tax + social security% of gross, single earner on the average wagecountry-level | 37% | 37% | 24% |
| ●VAT (standard rate)%country-level | 19% | 19% | 23% |