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Pärnu vs Vilnius

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Under balanced weights Pärnu edges it, 68 to 66, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Pärnu is stronger on visa ease; Vilnius on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.3 of 68 points (scores 48/100)Safety: 8.7 of 68 points (scores 79/100)Healthcare: 8.5 of 68 points (scores 76/100)Internet: 8.4 of 68 points (scores 76/100)Visa ease: 8.2 of 68 points (scores 74/100)Getting there & around: 6.6 of 68 points (scores 59/100)Climate: 1.9 of 68 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 11.1 of 68 points (scores 100/100)Quality of life: 9.4 of 68 points (scores 84/100)68
Pärnu
out of 100

Estonia's summer capital, a spa town with a long sandy beach

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Cost of living: 4.4 of 66 points (scores 40/100)Safety: 8.4 of 66 points (scores 75/100)Healthcare: 7.9 of 66 points (scores 71/100)Internet: 8.5 of 66 points (scores 76/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 66 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 7.8 of 66 points (scores 71/100)Climate: 2.8 of 66 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.2 of 66 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 9.2 of 66 points (scores 83/100)66
Vilnius
out of 100

Baroque old town and a fintech boom

Full Vilnius profile →Where to stay in Vilnius →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricPärnuVilnius
Cost of living48 ✓40
Safety79 ✓75
Healthcare76 ✓71
Internet7676 ✓
Visa ease74 ✓61
Getting there & around5971 ✓
Climate1725 ✓
Air quality100 ✓92
Quality of life84 ✓83

Cost

MetricPärnuVilnius
Monthly cost, one person$1,376 ✓$1,691
Central one-bedroom rent$550no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricPärnuVilnius
Homicides per 100k1.76 ✓2.66
Political stability (0–100)81.282 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)79 ✓78
Life expectancy77.1 yrs ✓74.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricPärnuVilnius
Download51.5 Mbps58.6 Mbps ✓
Upload20 Mbps ✓15 Mbps

Visa

MetricPärnuVilnius
Nomad visaDigital Nomad Visa (long-stay D visa for teleworking) ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$4,445/mono data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricPärnuVilnius
Non-stop airport destinations5260 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)24 ✓

Climate and air

MetricPärnuVilnius
Comfortable months per year23 ✓
Annual mean PM2.54.9 µg/m³ ✓8.5 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Pärnu or Vilnius?
Pärnu is cheaper: about $1,376 per month versus $1,691 for one person.
Is Pärnu or Vilnius safer?
Pärnu scores higher on safety (79 vs 75), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Pärnu or Vilnius?
Vilnius: a measured median of 58.6 Mbps versus 51.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; 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); 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.