Olbia vs Pescara
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 65. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Sardinia's gateway port with an airport in town and the Costa Smeralda next door
Full Olbia profile →Plan a trip to Olbia →Adriatic beach city with the Abruzzo mountains an hour inland
Full Pescara profile →Plan a trip to Pescara →Where they differ
- Internet. Pescara leads on internet, 69 to 60, against Olbia. Measured download: 27.1 Mbps vs 38.8 Mbps.
- Air quality. Olbia leads on air quality, 88 to 82, against Pescara. PM2.5: 10.6 µg/m³ vs 13 µg/m³.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Olbia if you want
- no clear edge over Pescara in the data
Pick Pescara if you want
- faster internet (38.8 Mbps measured)
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Olbia | Pescara |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 34 | 34 |
| Safety | 81 | 81 |
| Healthcare | 88 | 88 |
| Internet | 60 | 69 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 81 | 81 |
| Getting there & around | 26 ✓ | 23 |
| Climate | 50 | 50 |
| Air quality | 88 ✓ | 82 |
| Quality of life | 81 | 81 |
Cost
| Metric | Olbia | Pescara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Olbia | Pescara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Olbia | Pescara |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 27.1 Mbps | 38.8 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 3.9 Mbps | 10 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Olbia | Pescara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Olbia | Pescara |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 77 ✓ | 22 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Olbia | Pescara |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 6 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 10.6 µg/m³ ✓ | 13 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Olbia or Pescara?
- Olbia and Pescara cost about the same: roughly $2,300 per month for one person.
- Is Olbia or Pescara safer?
- Olbia and Pescara score the same on safety (81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Olbia or Pescara?
- Pescara: a measured median of 38.8 Mbps versus 27.1 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); 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.