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 | Paris | Madrid | Berlin | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost & housing | ||||
| ●Rent, 1-bed in the centre€ / month | €1,410 / mo | €1,360 / mo | €1,340 / mo | €1,460 / mo |
| ●Price levelEU average = 100country-level | 108 | 91 | 109 | 91 |
| Lifestyle | ||||
| ●Sunshinehours / year | 1,673 h / yr | 2,769 h / yr | 1,626 h / yr | 2,524 h / yr |
| ●Air pollution (PM2.5)µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ | 14 µg/m³ |
| ●Happy with green spaces% of residents | 78% | 69% | 87% | 64% |
| ●Happy with public transport% of residents | 66% | 74% | 80% | 72% |
| ●Feel safe walking at night% of residents | 65% | 69% | 59% | 67% |
| Opportunity | ||||
| ●Unemployment%regional | 8.8% | 8.0% | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| ●Household income€ / year, net, per personregional | €29,600 | €22,600 | €26,400 | €19,900 |
| ●Job growth% / yearregional | 0.2% | 3.0% | -0.6% | 2.1% |
| ●English proficiencyEF EPI scorecountry-level | 541 | 540 | 613 | 540 |
| ●Internet speedMbps median fixed broadbandcountry-level | 290 Mbps | 230 Mbps | 135 Mbps | 230 Mbps |
| Taxes | ||||
| ●Income tax + social security% of gross, single earner on the average wagecountry-level | 28% | 22% | 37% | 22% |
| ●VAT (standard rate)%country-level | 20% | 21% | 19% | 21% |