Modena vs Piacenza
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Piacenza edges it, 66 to 65, winning 2 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.
Motor Valley city of Ferrari, balsamic vinegar and a UNESCO cathedral
Full Modena profile →Plan a trip to Modena →Quiet Emilian town on the Po, under an hour from Milan
Full Piacenza profile →Plan a trip to Piacenza →Where they differ
- Getting there & around. Piacenza leads on getting there & around, 44 to 39, against Modena. Non-stop airport destinations: 98 vs 168.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Modena if you want
- faster internet (45.8 Mbps measured)
Pick Piacenza if you want
- no clear edge over Modena in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Modena | Piacenza |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 34 | 34 |
| Safety | 81 | 81 |
| Healthcare | 88 | 88 |
| Internet | 73 ✓ | 69 |
| Visa ease | 81 | 81 |
| Getting there & around | 39 | 44 ✓ |
| Climate | 42 | 42 |
| Air quality | 69 | 72 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 81 | 81 |
Cost
| Metric | Modena | Piacenza |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Modena | Piacenza |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Modena | Piacenza |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 45.8 Mbps ✓ | 36.8 Mbps |
| Upload | 17.5 Mbps ✓ | 15.6 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Modena | Piacenza |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Modena | Piacenza |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 98 | 168 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 4 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 ✓ | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Modena | Piacenza |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 | 5 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 18.8 µg/m³ | 17.4 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Modena or Piacenza?
- Modena and Piacenza cost about the same: roughly $2,300 per month for one person.
- Is Modena or Piacenza safer?
- Modena and Piacenza score the same on safety (81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Modena or Piacenza?
- Modena: a measured median of 45.8 Mbps versus 36.8 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.