City comparison
Cost of living in Rome vs Porto
One person needs about €1,777 a month in Rome and €1,526 in Porto, rent included — Porto is 14% 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 Porto the way you live in Rome on €3,000, you need
€2,576/ month net
14% less than today (-€424)
- Rome today
- Basket €1,777 · left over €1,223 (41%)
- Porto at the matched salary
- Basket €1,526 · left over €1,050 (41%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 138% over in Porto (adequate) vs 129% in Rome. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇮🇹 Rome
Cheap transport and cheap coffee; bureaucracy and low local wages are the trade-off.
Monthly budget: €1,777
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇵🇹 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
Should you move to Rome or Porto?
On salary, Rome pays more for tech roles (€2,300 versus €2,100 a month), so the money left over after costs is €574 in Porto at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,150 in Rome against €1,000 in Porto. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Rome at 72 and Porto at 82 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.