3.02/5
1,875 reviews
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Rome

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Rome is packed with stunning historical sights, art, and good Italian food, making it a top spot to visit. People are friendly and sociable, and it's easy to hop to other parts of Italy. Wi-Fi speeds are decent, which helps if you're online sometimes.

But living or working here long-term is tough. The city feels chaotic and dirty, with overcrowded public transport and only three poorly connected metro lines. Rent is expensive for what you get, and summers are brutally hot. Nightlife sucks, coworking spaces are scarce, and startup events are rare. Making deep friends is hard—Italians stick to schoolmates and family. Tons of tourists mean everything's messy, and drivers are nuts. Food has traps, so pick spots carefully. Great for a short trip, but not for getting work done—you'll just wander around distracted.

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1 month ago

This is a good place to visit, but not a good place to get work done. There's just so much to see, especially if it's your first time going to Rome, that you'll be too distracted to get any work done. It is also a bit expensive. The food variety here isn't great - pretty much just pasta and steak. The Wi-Fi speeds are pretty good, though. If I were to come back, I would not come back on a working basis.

1 month ago

A walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.

3 years ago

It´s difficult to make friends here. Generally speaking, lifelong friends are made in school and then there´s family. People are very nice and sociable but forget about making friends. Lots of really bad restaurants (tourist traps) so you have to be careful where you go. I´ve lived here for two years so I have gotten to know some good places. Tons of tourists and overcroweded public transport. Yes, it´s a beautiful city but quite unlivable.

3 years ago

Lived in Rome for 6 months and I would not recommend it. There are few good working cafes or co-working spaces, the city is dirty, nightlife isn't great, rent is expensive for what you get, public transport is terrible and the metro is poorly connected (only 3 lines), drivers are crazy, few start-up related events, extremely hot in summer, etc.

Some of the positives include the historical sights, beautiful walking routes, you can easily visit other parts of Italy, people seem friendly enough, decent-ish expat community.

3 years ago

Rome is probably the most beautiful city in the world, art, history, good food. It is chaotic but people are friendly, definitely to recommend

3 years ago

Rome has tourist fatigue. Servers are curt and it's hard to find a decent restaurant.

6 years ago

Museum city! Definitely one or two days worth seeing it!

7 years ago

✅ Friendly people

✅ Good food

✅ Beautiful/historical sights

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Dirty/messy

❌ Expensive

❌ Overcrowded

❌ Public transport terrible

❌ Chaotic/crazy drivers

❌ Hard to make friends

❌ Hot in summer

❌ Few good cafes/coworking spaces

❌ Distracting for work

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Hospitals are not that great

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

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Humidity

damp
79%

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76%

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68%

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72%

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80%

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77%

Most common

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82mm

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71mm

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Cloud

pockets
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23%

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31%

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37%

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48%

pockets
38%

Air quality

okay
65 US AQI

okay
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okay
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clean
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okay
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okay
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46 US AQI

okay
67 US AQI

Sun

safe
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Remote workers

3,850 people

3,164 people

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5,616 people

6,225 people

7,461 people

5,870 people

5,430 people

4,886 people

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Vatican City

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°

🚕8min

$5,401 / mo

15 Mbps

Naples

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° AQI 74 😷

✈️15min

$4,083 / mo

17 Mbps

Siena

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°

✈️15min

$4,285 / mo

18 Mbps

Avellino

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 7° 45° 8° 47°

✈️18min

$2,882 / mo

17 Mbps

Amalfi

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°

✈️18min

$4,409 / mo

18 Mbps

Florence

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°

✈️19min

$4,871 / mo

17 Mbps

Rimini

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 53°

✈️19min

$4,639 / mo

18 Mbps

Pisa

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°

✈️21min

$3,463 / mo

17 Mbps

Lucca

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°

✈️23min

$4,916 / mo

18 Mbps

Bologna

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°

✈️24min

$4,854 / mo

15 Mbps

Ajaccio, Corsica

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°

✈️25min

$5,025 / mo

35 Mbps

Modena

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 12° 54°

✈️27min

$4,359 / mo

17 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 52° AQI 70 😷

✈️2h

$5,678 / mo

22 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°

✈️9h

$7,121 / mo

28 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 68 😷

✈️1h

$4,665 / mo

34 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 42° 108° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 84 😷

✈️12h

$1,560 / mo

24 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 25

✈️2h

$3,975 / mo

39 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48° AQI 70 😷

✈️2h

$4,060 / mo

27 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 115 😷

✈️1h

$5,387 / mo

28 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48° AQI 31

✈️2h

$7,691 / mo

20 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°

✈️2h

$4,449 / mo

34 Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°

✈️13h

$5,650 / mo

84 Mbps

Los Angeles, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 32° 90° 30° 86° 🥵 AQI 104 😷

✈️14h

$5,091 / mo

76 Mbps

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 72 😷

✈️13h

$3,246 / mo

27 Mbps

Florence

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°

✈️19min

$4,871 / mo

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Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 8° 46° 9° 48° AQI 80 😷

✈️1h

$3,816 / mo

🌇 Also went here565 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 10° 51° AQI 122 😷

✈️1h

$2,615 / mo

🌇 Also went here654 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 68 😷

✈️1h

$4,665 / mo

🌇 Also went here980 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 6° 43° 7° 44° AQI 84 😷

✈️1h

$3,513 / mo

🌇 Also went here662 people

Athens

Greece

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 61 😷

✈️1h

$3,217 / mo

🌇 Also went here565 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 115 😷

✈️1h

$5,387 / mo

🌇 Also went here1,015 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48° AQI 70 😷

✈️2h

$4,060 / mo

🌇 Also went here734 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48° AQI 31

✈️2h

$7,691 / mo

🌇 Also went here840 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°

✈️2h

$4,449 / mo

🌇 Also went here657 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 47° AQI 69 😷

✈️2h

$1,649 / mo

🌇 Also went here610 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 52° AQI 70 😷

✈️2h

$5,678 / mo

🌇 Also went here972 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 25

✈️2h

$3,975 / mo

🌇 Also went here877 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°

✈️9h

$7,121 / mo

🌇 Also went here715 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 42° 108° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 84 😷

✈️12h

$1,560 / mo

🌇 Also went here758 people

1,800 remote workers in Rome now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who will be here soon

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.02/5 (Rank #546) 1875 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍12 liked it 👎4 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $5,435 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 17 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Great
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 13°C56°F (feels 13°C55°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 56%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 7%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 44 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Okay
💰 Income level*	Very high: $2,607 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 3k ppl/km² (1 per 17x17m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Bad
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Italy
🗓️ Average trip length	4 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	17 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 13°C 56°F + 😊 Comfy (56%) = feels 13°C 55°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 44 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 116
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
💻 Best coworking space	Impact Hub
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍13% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	9,565,500 visitors
📸 Tourists now	183,322 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	2,800,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$31,279 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ not busy: 17x17m (289m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 47% 👱‍♀️ 53%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 50% 👱‍♀️ 50%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 77% 👱‍♀️ 23%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Immobiliare
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ryanair
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Alitalia

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$5,435 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,751 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$5,732 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,638 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$3,909 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$6,884 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,390 / month
🏠 Median home price	$475,087
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$183 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$226 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$76 / month
🍛 Dinner	$17
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$7
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$9,206 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$27 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$26,034
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$57,981
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$156,981