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 | Porto | Paris | Hamburg | Warsaw |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost & housing | ||||
| ●Rent, 1-bed in the centre€ / month | €1,150 / mo | €1,410 / mo | €1,170 / mo | €1,080 / mo |
| ●Price levelEU average = 100country-level | 85 | 108 | 109 | 70 |
| Lifestyle | ||||
| ●Sunshinehours / year | 2,468 h / yr | 1,673 h / yr | 1,557 h / yr | 1,571 h / yr |
| ●Air pollution (PM2.5)µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ | 10 µg/m³ | 21 µg/m³ |
| ●Happy with green spaces% of residents | 15% | 78% | 89% | 82% |
| ●Happy with public transport% of residents | 62% | 66% | 85% | 80% |
| ●Feel safe walking at night% of residents | 74% | 65% | 74% | 77% |
| Opportunity | ||||
| ●Unemployment%regional | 6.3% | 8.8% | 5.3% | 2.1% |
| ●Household income€ / year, net, per personregional | €13,800 | €29,600 | €29,900 | €15,300 |
| ●Job growth% / yearregional | 1.6% | 0.2% | -0.5% | 1.5% |
| ●English proficiencyEF EPI scorecountry-level | 605 | 541 | 613 | 598 |
| ●Internet speedMbps median fixed broadbandcountry-level | 200 Mbps | 290 Mbps | 135 Mbps | 185 Mbps |
| Taxes | ||||
| ●Income tax + social security% of gross, single earner on the average wagecountry-level | 27% | 28% | 37% | 24% |
| ●VAT (standard rate)%country-level | 23% | 20% | 19% | 23% |