Which is cheaper, Bari or Rome?

Rome is cheaper: about $2,049 per month versus $2,300 for one person.

Is Bari or Rome safer?

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

Where is the internet faster, Bari or Rome?

Bari: a measured median of 43.8 Mbps versus 35.3 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Bari vs Rome

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Rome edges it, 71 to 70, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Bari is stronger on nothing outright; Rome on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Bari

out of 100

Southern port with a lively old town and Puglia on the doorstep

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Rome

out of 100

History on every corner, chaos on every road

Full Rome profile →Where to stay in Rome →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Bari	Rome
Cost of living	28	32 ✓
Safety	81	81
Healthcare	86	86
Internet	72 ✓	68
Visa ease	81	81
Getting there & around	71	79 ✓
Climate	50	50
Air quality	82	85 ✓
Quality of life	80	80

Cost

Metric	Bari	Rome
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$2,300	$2,049 ✓
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	$1,296

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Bari	Rome
Homicides per 100k	0.57	0.57
Political stability (0–100)	73.6	73.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)	82	82
Life expectancy	82.2 yrs	82.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Bari	Rome
Download	43.8 Mbps ✓	35.3 Mbps
Upload	14.9 Mbps ✓	10.6 Mbps

Visa

Metric	Bari	Rome
Nomad visa	Digital nomad and remote worker visa	Digital nomad and remote worker visa
Minimum income for the visa	$2,385/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	Bari	Rome
Non-stop airport destinations	105	240 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	4	4
Transit (1–5, editorial)	3	3

Climate and air

Metric	Bari	Rome
Comfortable months per year	6	6
Annual mean PM2.5	13.1 µg/m³	11.8 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bari or Rome?: Rome is cheaper: about $2,049 per month versus $2,300 for one person.
Is Bari or Rome safer?: Bari scores higher on safety (81 vs 81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bari or Rome?: Bari: a measured median of 43.8 Mbps versus 35.3 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); 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.