Which is cheaper, Perugia or Rome?

Rome is cheaper: about $2,049 per month versus $2,300 for one person.

Is Perugia or Rome safer?

Perugia scores higher on safety (81 vs 81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Perugia or Rome?

Rome: a measured median of 35.3 Mbps versus 30.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Perugia vs Rome

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Rome edges it, 71 to 69, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Perugia is stronger on nothing outright; Rome on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Perugia

out of 100

Umbrian hilltop capital with a jazz festival and a foreigners' university

Full Perugia profile →Where to stay in Perugia →

Rome

out of 100

History on every corner, chaos on every road

Full Rome profile →Where to stay in Rome →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Perugia	Rome
Cost of living	28	32 ✓
Safety	81	81
Healthcare	86	86
Internet	65	68 ✓
Visa ease	81	81
Getting there & around	74	79 ✓
Climate	42	50 ✓
Air quality	84	85 ✓
Quality of life	80	80

Cost

Metric	Perugia	Rome
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$2,300	$2,049 ✓
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	$1,296

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Perugia	Rome
Homicides per 100k	0.57	0.57
Political stability (0–100)	73.6	73.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)	82	82
Life expectancy	82.2 yrs	82.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Perugia	Rome
Download	30.5 Mbps	35.3 Mbps ✓
Upload	10.3 Mbps	10.6 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Perugia	Rome
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	Perugia	Rome
Non-stop airport destinations	233	240 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	3	4 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)	3	3

Climate and air

Metric	Perugia	Rome
Comfortable months per year	5	6 ✓
Annual mean PM2.5	12.3 µg/m³	11.8 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Perugia or Rome?: Rome is cheaper: about $2,049 per month versus $2,300 for one person.
Is Perugia or Rome safer?: Perugia scores higher on safety (81 vs 81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Perugia or Rome?: Rome: a measured median of 35.3 Mbps versus 30.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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); 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.