Rome vs Salerno
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Rome edges it, 70 to 68, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Rome is stronger on getting there & around; Salerno on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Seafront city at the end of the Amalfi Coast, with ferries and fast trains
Full Salerno profile →Plan a trip to Salerno →Where they differ
- Getting there & around. Rome leads on getting there & around, 61 to 44, against Salerno. Non-stop airport destinations: 250 vs 132.
Where they are close. Within five points on cost of living, internet, air quality, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Rome if you want
- to spend about $98 less a month
- more flights and easier getting around
Pick Salerno if you want
- no clear edge over Rome in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Rome | Salerno |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 36 ✓ | 34 |
| Safety | 81 | 81 |
| Healthcare | 88 | 88 |
| Internet | 67 | 69 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 81 | 81 |
| Getting there & around | 61 ✓ | 44 |
| Climate | 50 | 50 |
| Air quality | 85 ✓ | 84 |
| Quality of life | 81 | 81 |
Cost
| Metric | Rome | Salerno |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $2,202 ✓ | $2,300 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | $1,273 | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Rome | Salerno |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.57 | 0.57 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 73.6 | 73.6 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 82 | 82 |
| Life expectancy | 82.9 yrs | 82.9 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Rome | Salerno |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 35.3 Mbps | 37.1 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 10.6 Mbps | 12 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Rome | Salerno |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rome | Salerno |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 250 ✓ | 132 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 4 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Rome | Salerno |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 6 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 11.8 µg/m³ ✓ | 12 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Rome or Salerno?
- Rome is cheaper: about $2,202 per month versus $2,300 for one person.
- Is Rome or Salerno safer?
- Rome and Salerno score the same on safety (81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Rome or Salerno?
- Salerno: a measured median of 37.1 Mbps versus 35.3 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); 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.