Patras vs Rimini
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Patras edges it, 67 to 66, winning 4 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.
Greece's third city and the ferry port for Italy, with a big university
Full Patras profile →Plan a trip to Patras →Adriatic beach resort that goes quiet from November to Easter
Full Rimini profile →Plan a trip to Rimini →Where they differ
- Quality of life. Patras leads on quality of life, 90 to 81, against Rimini.
- Cost of living. Patras leads on cost of living, 43 to 34, against Rimini. Monthly cost, one person: $1,900 vs $2,300.
- Visa ease. Rimini leads on visa ease, 81 to 76, against Patras.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, safety, healthcare, internet, getting there & around, climate.
Pick Patras if you want
- to spend about $400 less a month
Pick Rimini if you want
- no clear edge over Patras in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Patras | Rimini |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 43 ✓ | 34 |
| Safety | 76 | 81 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 83 | 88 ✓ |
| Internet | 62 | 64 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 76 | 81 ✓ |
| Getting there & around | 41 ✓ | 40 |
| Climate | 50 | 50 |
| Air quality | 80 ✓ | 76 |
| Quality of life | 90 ✓ | 81 |
Cost
| Metric | Patras | Rimini |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,900 ✓ | $2,300 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Patras | Rimini |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.85 | 0.57 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 70.5 | 73.6 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 77 | 82 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 81.9 yrs | 82.9 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Patras | Rimini |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 29.7 Mbps | 30.8 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 5 Mbps | 7.2 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Patras | Rimini |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | Digital Nomad Visa (Z.1) | Digital nomad and remote worker visa |
| Minimum income for the visa | $3,929/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 | Patras | Rimini |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 182 ✓ | 103 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Patras | Rimini |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 6 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 13.9 µg/m³ ✓ | 16 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Patras or Rimini?
- Patras is cheaper: about $1,900 per month versus $2,300 for one person.
- Is Patras or Rimini safer?
- Rimini scores higher on safety (81 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Patras or Rimini?
- Rimini: a measured median of 30.8 Mbps versus 29.7 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); 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.