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Lecce vs Limassol

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Lecce edges it, 71 to 70, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Lecce is stronger on nothing outright; Limassol on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 3.1 of 71 points (scores 28/100)Safety: 8.9 of 71 points (scores 81/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 71 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 8.2 of 71 points (scores 74/100)Visa ease: 9.0 of 71 points (scores 81/100)Getting there & around: 6.5 of 71 points (scores 59/100)Climate: 7.4 of 71 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 71 points (scores 83/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 71 points (scores 80/100)71
Lecce
out of 100

Baroque city of the Salento, at Italy's heel

Full Lecce profile →Where to stay in Lecce →
Cost of living: 3.4 of 70 points (scores 30/100)Safety: 8.6 of 70 points (scores 77/100)Healthcare: 9.1 of 70 points (scores 82/100)Internet: 7.7 of 70 points (scores 70/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 70 points (scores 76/100)Getting there & around: 6.3 of 70 points (scores 57/100)Climate: 8.3 of 70 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 8.4 of 70 points (scores 76/100)Quality of life: 9.5 of 70 points (scores 86/100)70
Limassol
out of 100

Sun, sea and a tax-friendly EU base

Full Limassol profile →Where to stay in Limassol →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLecceLimassol
Cost of living2830 ✓
Safety81 ✓77
Healthcare86 ✓82
Internet74 ✓70
Visa ease81 ✓76
Getting there & around59 ✓57
Climate6775 ✓
Air quality83 ✓76
Quality of life8086 ✓

Cost

MetricLecceLimassol
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,300$2,152 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno data$1,108

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLecceLimassol
Homicides per 100k0.57 ✓0.96
Political stability (0–100)73.6 ✓73.3
UHC service coverage (0–100)82 ✓76
Life expectancy82.2 yrs ✓81.9 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLecceLimassol
Download49 Mbps ✓37.9 Mbps
Upload15.8 Mbps ✓14.4 Mbps

Visa

MetricLecceLimassol
Nomad visaDigital nomad and remote worker visaDigital nomad visa
Minimum income for the visa$2,385/mo ✓$3,929/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricLecceLimassol
Non-stop airport destinations49109 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricLecceLimassol
Comfortable months per year89 ✓
Annual mean PM2.512.5 µg/m³ ✓16 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Lecce or Limassol?
Limassol is cheaper: about $2,152 per month versus $2,300 for one person.
Is Lecce or Limassol safer?
Lecce scores higher on safety (81 vs 77), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Lecce or Limassol?
Lecce: a measured median of 49 Mbps versus 37.9 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.