Elche vs Pisa
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Elche edges it, 68 to 67, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Palm-grove city beside Alicante airport and the Costa Blanca beaches
Full Elche profile →Plan a trip to Elche →Student city with its own airport, an hour from Florence
Full Pisa profile →Plan a trip to Pisa →Where they differ
- Internet. Elche leads on internet, 79 to 71, against Pisa. Measured download: 55.4 Mbps vs 40.6 Mbps.
Where they are close. Within five points on safety, getting there & around, cost of living, healthcare, air quality, visa ease, quality of life, climate.
Pick Elche if you want
- to spend about $100 less a month
- faster internet (55.4 Mbps measured)
Pick Pisa if you want
- no clear edge over Elche in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Elche | Pisa |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 36 ✓ | 34 |
| Safety | 76 | 81 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 90 ✓ | 88 |
| Internet | 79 ✓ | 71 |
| Visa ease | 80 | 81 ✓ |
| Getting there & around | 33 | 37 ✓ |
| Climate | 50 | 50 |
| Air quality | 83 ✓ | 82 |
| Quality of life | 81 ✓ | 81 |
Cost
| Metric | Elche | Pisa |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $2,200 ✓ | $2,300 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Elche | Pisa |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.73 | 0.57 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 68.7 | 73.6 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 84 ✓ | 82 |
| Life expectancy | 83.3 yrs ✓ | 82.9 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Elche | Pisa |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 55.4 Mbps ✓ | 40.6 Mbps |
| Upload | 46.4 Mbps ✓ | 15.9 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Elche | Pisa |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | International teleworking visa (digital nomad visa) | Digital nomad and remote worker visa |
| Minimum income for the visa | $2,741/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 | Elche | Pisa |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 127 ✓ | 82 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Elche | Pisa |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 6 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 12.5 µg/m³ ✓ | 13.2 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Elche or Pisa?
- Elche is cheaper: about $2,200 per month versus $2,300 for one person.
- Is Elche or Pisa safer?
- Pisa scores higher on safety (81 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Elche or Pisa?
- Elche: a measured median of 55.4 Mbps versus 40.6 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.