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 | Vienna | Lisbon | Porto | Munich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost & housing | ||||
| ●Rent, 1-bed in the centre€ / month | €1,180 / mo | €1,430 / mo | €1,150 / mo | €1,530 / mo |
| ●Price levelEU average = 100country-level | 120 | 85 | 85 | 109 |
| Lifestyle | ||||
| ●Sunshinehours / year | 1,928 h / yr | 2,806 h / yr | 2,468 h / yr | 1,777 h / yr |
| ●Air pollution (PM2.5)µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ |
| ●Happy with green spaces% of residents | 86% | 68% | 15% | 91% |
| ●Happy with public transport% of residents | 90% | 59% | 62% | 82% |
| ●Feel safe walking at night% of residents | 77% | 68% | 74% | 77% |
| Opportunity | ||||
| ●Unemployment%regional | 9.9% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 3.0% |
| ●Household income€ / year, net, per personregional | €26,400 | €18,600 | €13,800 | €34,700 |
| ●Job growth% / yearregional | 1.6% | 2.9% | 1.6% | -2.9% |
| ●English proficiencyEF EPI scorecountry-level | 616 | 605 | 605 | 613 |
| ●Internet speedMbps median fixed broadbandcountry-level | 135 Mbps | 200 Mbps | 200 Mbps | 135 Mbps |
| Taxes | ||||
| ●Income tax + social security% of gross, single earner on the average wagecountry-level | 33% | 27% | 27% | 37% |
| ●VAT (standard rate)%country-level | 20% | 23% | 23% | 19% |