Which is cheaper, Genoa or Trieste?

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

Is Genoa or Trieste safer?

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

Where is the internet faster, Genoa or Trieste?

Genoa: a measured median of 47.8 Mbps versus 37.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Genoa vs Trieste

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Genoa edges it, 69 to 68, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Genoa is stronger on nothing outright; Trieste on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Genoa

out of 100

Ligurian port city with the Riviera on both sides

Full Genoa profile →Where to stay in Genoa →

Trieste

out of 100

Habsburg port city on the edge of Italy

Full Trieste profile →Hotels in Italy →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Genoa	Trieste
Cost of living	28	28
Safety	81	81
Healthcare	86	86
Internet	74 ✓	69
Visa ease	81	81
Getting there & around	57	58 ✓
Climate	42	42
Air quality	89 ✓	86
Quality of life	80	80

Cost

Metric	Genoa	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	Genoa	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	82.2 yrs	82.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Genoa	Trieste
Download	47.8 Mbps ✓	37.5 Mbps
Upload	16.5 Mbps ✓	13.4 Mbps

Visa

Metric	Genoa	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	Genoa	Trieste
Non-stop airport destinations	26	28 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	4	4
Transit (1–5, editorial)	3	3

Climate and air

Metric	Genoa	Trieste
Comfortable months per year	5	5
Annual mean PM2.5	10 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, Genoa or Trieste?: Trieste is cheaper: about $2,300 per month versus $2,300 for one person.
Is Genoa or Trieste safer?: Genoa scores higher on safety (81 vs 81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Genoa or Trieste?: Genoa: a measured median of 47.8 Mbps versus 37.5 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); 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.