City comparison
Cost of living in Porto vs Split
One person needs about €1,526 a month in Porto and €1,337 in Split, rent included — Split is 12% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Split the way you live in Porto on €3,000, you need
€2,628/ month net
12% less than today (-€372)
- Porto today
- Basket €1,526 · left over €1,474 (49%)
- Split at the matched salary
- Basket €1,337 · left over €1,291 (49%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 142% over in Split (adequate) vs 138% in Porto. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇵🇹 Porto
Lisbon's cheaper twin: same coast, same fibre, noticeably lower rent.
Monthly budget: €1,526
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 community reports
Should you move to Porto or Split?
On salary, Porto pays more for tech roles (€2,100 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €574 in Porto at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,000 in Porto against €780 in Split. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Porto at 82 and Split at 74 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.