Kaunas vs Toruń
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Toruń edges it, 67 to 64, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Kaunas is stronger on nothing outright; Toruń on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Gothic brick old town and Copernicus's birthplace
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- Getting there & around. Toruń leads on getting there & around, 42 to 29, against Kaunas. Non-stop airport destinations: 27 vs 85.
- Cost of living. Toruń leads on cost of living, 61 to 53, against Kaunas. Monthly cost, one person: $1,550 vs $1,300.
- Safety. Toruń leads on safety, 83 to 75, against Kaunas. Homicides per 100,000: 2.66 vs 0.68.
Where they are close. Within five points on healthcare, air quality, quality of life, visa ease, climate.
Pick Kaunas if you want
- faster internet (92.5 Mbps measured)
Pick Toruń if you want
- to spend about $250 less a month
- the safer country figures
- more flights and easier getting around
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Kaunas | Toruń |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 53 | 61 ✓ |
| Safety | 75 | 83 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 78 | 81 ✓ |
| Internet | 87 ✓ | 82 |
| Visa ease | 61 | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 29 | 42 ✓ |
| Climate | 25 | 25 |
| Air quality | 82 ✓ | 80 |
| Quality of life | 84 | 85 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Kaunas | Toruń |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,550 | $1,300 ✓ |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Kaunas | Toruń |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 2.66 | 0.68 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 82 ✓ | 77.8 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 78 | 82 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 77.3 yrs | 78.1 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Kaunas | Toruń |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 92.5 Mbps ✓ | 72.8 Mbps |
| Upload | 50.4 Mbps ✓ | 34.5 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Kaunas | Toruń |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | unlimited | unlimited |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Kaunas | Toruń |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 27 | 85 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 5 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Kaunas | Toruń |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 3 | 3 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 13.3 µg/m³ ✓ | 14 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Kaunas or Toruń?
- Toruń is cheaper: about $1,300 per month versus $1,550 for one person.
- Is Kaunas or Toruń safer?
- Toruń scores higher on safety (83 vs 75), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Kaunas or Toruń?
- Kaunas: a measured median of 92.5 Mbps versus 72.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; 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); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.