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Bergamo vs Turin

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Under balanced weights Bergamo edges it, 68 to 67, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Bergamo is stronger on nothing outright; Turin on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 3.1 of 68 points (scores 28/100)Safety: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 81/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 68 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 7.4 of 68 points (scores 67/100)Visa ease: 9.0 of 68 points (scores 81/100)Getting there & around: 8.3 of 68 points (scores 74/100)Climate: 4.6 of 68 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 8.0 of 68 points (scores 72/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 80/100)68
Bergamo
out of 100

Walled hilltop old town above one of Italy's busiest low-cost airports

Full Bergamo profile →Hotels in Italy →
Cost of living: 3.4 of 67 points (scores 30/100)Safety: 8.9 of 67 points (scores 81/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 67 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 7.9 of 67 points (scores 71/100)Visa ease: 9.0 of 67 points (scores 81/100)Getting there & around: 7.9 of 67 points (scores 71/100)Climate: 3.7 of 67 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 7.9 of 67 points (scores 71/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 67 points (scores 80/100)67
Turin
out of 100

Elegant, underrated and cheaper than Milan

Full Turin profile →Where to stay in Turin →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBergamoTurin
Cost of living2830 ✓
Safety8181
Healthcare8686
Internet6771 ✓
Visa ease8181
Getting there & around74 ✓71
Climate42 ✓33
Air quality72 ✓71
Quality of life8080

Cost

MetricBergamoTurin
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,300$2,152 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBergamoTurin
Homicides per 100k0.570.57
Political stability (0–100)73.673.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)8282
Life expectancy82.2 yrs82.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBergamoTurin
Download33.9 Mbps41.3 Mbps ✓
Upload10.7 Mbps14 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricBergamoTurin
Nomad visaDigital nomad and remote worker visaDigital nomad and remote worker visa
Minimum income for the visa$2,385/mo$2,385/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricBergamoTurin
Non-stop airport destinations145 ✓64
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)34 ✓

Climate and air

MetricBergamoTurin
Comfortable months per year5 ✓4
Annual mean PM2.517.5 µg/m³ ✓18.1 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bergamo or Turin?
Turin is cheaper: about $2,152 per month versus $2,300 for one person.
Is Bergamo or Turin safer?
Bergamo scores higher on safety (81 vs 81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bergamo or Turin?
Turin: a measured median of 41.3 Mbps versus 33.9 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); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); 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.