Townleap/City Showdown

Compare Two Cities โ€” Cost of Living, Safety & More

Pick two cities. We'll tell you which one wins. Data, not feelings.

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DublinPorto

Lifestyle basket difference

+$1,291/mo

Porto is $1,291 cheaper per month than Dublin

Based on rent + 20 meals + 40 transit rides + 8 beers

$2200/mo
๐Ÿ 
Rent (1BR centre)
$1132/moโœ“
0.7 per 100k
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Safety
0.7 per 100kโœ“
19ยฐC
โ˜€๏ธ
Summer heat
23.9ยฐCโœ“
3ยฐC
โ„๏ธ
Winter low
6.7ยฐCโœ“
126 Mbps
โšก
Internet speed
226 Mbpsโœ“
โœ“9.1 / 10
๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ
Democracy
7.8 / 10
โœ“637 / 100
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
English ease
607 / 100
โœ“$106k
๐Ÿ’ผ
GDP per capita
$52k
โœ“1.7%
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Inflation
2.4%
31%
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Clear days
58%โœ“
$45/mo
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Internet cost
$41/moโœ“
68 / 100
๐Ÿ…
Livability Score
83 / 100โœ“

Data: Numbeo (costs) ยท UNODC (safety) ยท EIU (democracy) ยท World Bank (GDP, inflation) ยท EF EPI (English) ยท Ookla (internet)

The verdict

Porto wins this one pretty convincingly โ€” Dublin has its charms, but the data doesn't lie.

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How do I compare cost of living between two cities?โ–ผ

Select any two cities above. The comparison covers rent, food, transport, safety, internet, democracy, and a livability score โ€” all from real sources: Numbeo, UNODC, EIU.

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Western Europe (Germany, Netherlands, France) has stronger institutions and EU residency โ€” but costs 2โ€“3x more. Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary) offers EU membership at a fraction of the price. Compare specific pairs to see the numbers.

What data sources does Townleap use?โ–ผ

Numbeo (costs), UNODC (crime), EIU (democracy), World Bank/IMF (economics), EF EPI (English), and Ookla Speedtest (internet). Real data, not vibes.

Data: Numbeo ยท UNODC ยท EIU ยท World Bank ยท EF EPI ยท Ookla Speedtest