Ourense vs Piran
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Piran edges it, 68 to 63, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Ourense is stronger on nothing outright; Piran on getting there & around, quality of life. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Galician hot-spring city with a fast train to Madrid
Full Ourense profile →Plan a trip to Ourense →Venetian old town on a tiny peninsula of Slovenia's short coast
Full Piran profile →Plan a trip to Piran →Where they differ
- Getting there & around. Piran leads on getting there & around, 33 to 19, against Ourense. Non-stop airport destinations: 30 vs 55.
- Quality of life. Piran leads on quality of life, 93 to 81, against Ourense.
- Safety. Piran leads on safety, 85 to 76, against Ourense. Homicides per 100,000: 0.73 vs 0.71.
Where they are close. Within five points on cost of living, visa ease, healthcare.
Pick Ourense if you want
- faster internet (89.4 Mbps measured)
Pick Piran if you want
- to spend about $200 less a month
- the safer country figures
- more flights and easier getting around
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Ourense | Piran |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 36 | 40 ✓ |
| Safety | 76 | 85 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 90 ✓ | 87 |
| Internet | 88 ✓ | 80 |
| Visa ease | 80 ✓ | 76 |
| Getting there & around | 19 | 33 ✓ |
| Climate | 33 | 42 ✓ |
| Air quality | 68 | 74 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 81 | 93 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Ourense | Piran |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $2,200 | $2,000 ✓ |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Ourense | Piran |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.73 | 0.71 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 68.7 | 81 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 84 | 84 |
| Life expectancy | 83.3 yrs ✓ | 81.4 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Ourense | Piran |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 89.4 Mbps ✓ | 64.7 Mbps |
| Upload | 70.8 Mbps ✓ | 26 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Ourense | Piran |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | International teleworking visa (digital nomad visa) | Digital nomad temporary residence permit |
| Minimum income for the visa | $2,741/mo ✓ | $3,806/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 | Ourense | Piran |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 30 | 55 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 5 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Ourense | Piran |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 4 | 5 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 19.4 µg/m³ | 16.6 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Ourense or Piran?
- Piran is cheaper: about $2,000 per month versus $2,200 for one person.
- Is Ourense or Piran safer?
- Piran scores higher on safety (85 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Ourense or Piran?
- Ourense: a measured median of 89.4 Mbps versus 64.7 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.