Foggia vs Trieste
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Foggia edges it, 67 to 66, winning 4 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.
Farming hub of northern Puglia and gateway to the Gargano
Full Foggia profile →Plan a trip to Foggia →Habsburg port city on the edge of Italy
Full Trieste profile →Plan a trip to Trieste →Where they differ
- Climate. Foggia leads on climate, 50 to 42, against Trieste. Comfortable months: 6 vs 5.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, getting there & around, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Foggia if you want
- no clear edge over Trieste in the data
Pick Trieste if you want
- no clear edge over Foggia in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Foggia | Trieste |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 34 | 34 |
| Safety | 81 | 81 |
| Healthcare | 88 | 88 |
| Internet | 71 ✓ | 69 |
| Visa ease | 81 | 81 |
| Getting there & around | 30 ✓ | 29 |
| Climate | 50 ✓ | 42 |
| Air quality | 87 ✓ | 86 |
| Quality of life | 81 | 81 |
Cost
| Metric | Foggia | Trieste |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $2,300 | $2,300 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Foggia | Trieste |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.57 | 0.57 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 73.6 | 73.6 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 82 | 82 |
| Life expectancy | 82.9 yrs | 82.9 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Foggia | Trieste |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 42.9 Mbps ✓ | 37.5 Mbps |
| Upload | 12.4 Mbps | 13.4 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Foggia | Trieste |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Foggia | Trieste |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 105 ✓ | 27 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Foggia | Trieste |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 ✓ | 5 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 10.8 µg/m³ ✓ | 11.1 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Foggia or Trieste?
- Foggia and Trieste cost about the same: roughly $2,300 per month for one person.
- Is Foggia or Trieste safer?
- Foggia and Trieste score the same on safety (81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Foggia or Trieste?
- Foggia: a measured median of 42.9 Mbps versus 37.5 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.