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Livorno vs Sorrento

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 68. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 3.7 of 68 points (scores 34/100)Safety: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 81/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 68 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 7.0 of 68 points (scores 63/100)Visa ease: 9.0 of 68 points (scores 81/100)Getting there & around: 4.1 of 68 points (scores 37/100)Climate: 6.5 of 68 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 10.1 of 68 points (scores 91/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 81/100)68
Livorno
out of 100

Working Tuscan port with canals, fish stew and ferries to the islands

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Cost of living: 3.7 of 68 points (scores 34/100)Safety: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 81/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 68 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 7.2 of 68 points (scores 65/100)Visa ease: 9.0 of 68 points (scores 81/100)Getting there & around: 3.8 of 68 points (scores 34/100)Climate: 7.4 of 68 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.4 of 68 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 81/100)68
Sorrento
out of 100

Cliff-top resort for Capri and the Amalfi Coast, overrun in summer

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Where they differ

  • Climate. Sorrento leads on climate, 67 to 58, against Livorno. Comfortable months: 7 vs 8.
  • Air quality. Livorno leads on air quality, 91 to 84, against Sorrento. PM2.5: 9 µg/m³ vs 12 µg/m³.

Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.

Pick Livorno if you want

  • no clear edge over Sorrento in the data

Pick Sorrento if you want

  • no clear edge over Livorno in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLivornoSorrento
Cost of living3434
Safety8181
Healthcare8888
Internet6365 ✓
Visa ease8181
Getting there & around37 ✓34
Climate5867 ✓
Air quality91 ✓84
Quality of life8181

Cost

MetricLivornoSorrento
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,300$2,300
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLivornoSorrento
Homicides per 100k0.570.57
Political stability (0–100)73.673.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)8282
Life expectancy82.9 yrs82.9 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLivornoSorrento
Download29.2 Mbps30.2 Mbps ✓
Upload7.9 Mbps9.8 Mbps ✓

Visa

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

Getting there and around

MetricLivornoSorrento
Non-stop airport destinations82132 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricLivornoSorrento
Comfortable months per year78 ✓
Annual mean PM2.59 µg/m³ ✓12 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Livorno or Sorrento?
Livorno and Sorrento cost about the same: roughly $2,300 per month for one person.
Is Livorno or Sorrento safer?
Livorno and Sorrento score the same on safety (81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Livorno or Sorrento?
Sorrento: a measured median of 30.2 Mbps versus 29.2 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); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); 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.