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Perugia vs Trento

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Under balanced weights Perugia edges it, 69 to 67, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Perugia is stronger on climate; Trento on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 3.1 of 69 points (scores 28/100)Safety: 8.9 of 69 points (scores 81/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 69 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 7.2 of 69 points (scores 65/100)Visa ease: 9.0 of 69 points (scores 81/100)Getting there & around: 8.2 of 69 points (scores 74/100)Climate: 4.6 of 69 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 69 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 69 points (scores 80/100)69
Perugia
out of 100

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

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Cost of living: 3.1 of 67 points (scores 28/100)Safety: 8.9 of 67 points (scores 81/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 67 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 7.6 of 67 points (scores 69/100)Visa ease: 9.0 of 67 points (scores 81/100)Getting there & around: 7.8 of 67 points (scores 70/100)Climate: 2.8 of 67 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 9.2 of 67 points (scores 82/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 67 points (scores 80/100)67
Trento
out of 100

Alpine university city near the top of Italy's quality-of-life rankings

Full Trento profile →Hotels in Italy →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricPerugiaTrento
Cost of living2828
Safety8181
Healthcare8686
Internet6569 ✓
Visa ease8181
Getting there & around74 ✓70
Climate42 ✓25
Air quality84 ✓82
Quality of life8080

Cost

MetricPerugiaTrento
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,300$2,300
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricPerugiaTrento
Homicides per 100k0.570.57
Political stability (0–100)73.673.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)8282
Life expectancy82.2 yrs82.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricPerugiaTrento
Download30.5 Mbps35.6 Mbps ✓
Upload10.3 Mbps14.9 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricPerugiaTrento
Nomad visaDigital nomad and remote worker visaDigital nomad and remote worker visa
Minimum income for the visa$2,385/mo$2,385/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricPerugiaTrento
Non-stop airport destinations233 ✓94
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)33

Climate and air

MetricPerugiaTrento
Comfortable months per year5 ✓3
Annual mean PM2.512.3 µg/m³ ✓12.9 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Perugia or Trento?
Trento is cheaper: about $2,300 per month versus $2,300 for one person.
Is Perugia or Trento 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 Trento?
Trento: a measured median of 35.6 Mbps versus 30.5 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.