Which is cheaper, Albufeira or Alghero?

Albufeira is cheaper: about $2,000 per month versus $2,300 for one person.

Is Albufeira or Alghero safer?

Albufeira scores higher on safety (83 vs 81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Albufeira or Alghero?

Albufeira: a measured median of 43 Mbps versus 37.7 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Albufeira vs Alghero

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Albufeira edges it, 73 to 71, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Albufeira is stronger on nothing outright; Alghero on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Albufeira

out of 100

The Algarve's biggest resort: cliff beaches, bars and a long off-season

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Alghero

out of 100

Catalan-speaking walled town on Sardinia's Coral Riviera

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Albufeira	Alghero
Cost of living	33 ✓	28
Safety	83 ✓	81
Healthcare	85	86 ✓
Internet	73 ✓	69
Visa ease	75	81 ✓
Getting there & around	60 ✓	56
Climate	67	67
Air quality	95 ✓	88
Quality of life	87 ✓	80

Cost

Metric	Albufeira	Alghero
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$2,000 ✓	$2,300
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Albufeira	Alghero
Homicides per 100k	0.71	0.57 ✓
Political stability (0–100)	77.9 ✓	73.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)	83 ✓	82
Life expectancy	81.2 yrs	82.2 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Albufeira	Alghero
Download	43 Mbps ✓	37.7 Mbps
Upload	23.8 Mbps ✓	13.5 Mbps

Visa

Metric	Albufeira	Alghero
Nomad visa	Digital nomad residence visa (D8)	Digital nomad and remote worker visa
Minimum income for the visa	$4,131/mo	$2,385/mo ✓
Entry, US passport	90 days	90 days
Entry, EU passport	unlimited	unlimited
Entry, UK passport	90 days	90 days

Getting there and around

Metric	Albufeira	Alghero
Non-stop airport destinations	90 ✓	37
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	3	4 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)	2	2

Climate and air

Metric	Albufeira	Alghero
Comfortable months per year	8	8
Annual mean PM2.5	7.1 µg/m³ ✓	10.3 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Albufeira or Alghero?: Albufeira is cheaper: about $2,000 per month versus $2,300 for one person.
Is Albufeira or Alghero safer?: Albufeira scores higher on safety (83 vs 81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Albufeira or Alghero?: Albufeira: a measured median of 43 Mbps versus 37.7 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.