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The cheapest cities for remote workers in 2026

Rent, utilities, groceries, and transit summed across our covered cities. Official statistical sources, EUR-converted at published rates.

01 PT Portugal · Braga rent €680 · food €230 · utilities €115 €1,053/mo 02 IT Italy · Naples rent €720 · food €250 · utilities €165 €1,177/mo 03 IT Italy · Turin rent €750 · food €265 · utilities €170 €1,220/mo 04 ES Spain · Seville rent €820 · food €240 · utilities €125 €1,220/mo 05 FR France · Marseille rent €750 · food €305 · utilities €160 €1,261/mo 06 FR France · Toulouse rent €780 · food €315 · utilities €160 €1,308/mo 07 ES Spain · Valencia rent €950 · food €245 · utilities €130 €1,360/mo 08 PT Portugal · Porto rent €950 · food €260 · utilities €125 €1,365/mo 09 FR France · Bordeaux rent €850 · food €320 · utilities €160 €1,376/mo 10 IT Italy · Bologna rent €900 · food €275 · utilities €170 €1,381/mo 11 ES Spain · Bilbao rent €1,000 · food €260 · utilities €130 €1,430/mo 12 FR France · Lyon rent €900 · food €320 · utilities €165 €1,453/mo 13 GB United Kingdom · Birmingham rent €1,100 · food €285 · utilities €175 €1,633/mo 14 IT Italy · Rome rent €1,150 · food €280 · utilities €175 €1,640/mo 15 PT Portugal · Lisbon rent €1,250 · food €280 · utilities €130 €1,700/mo 16 ES Spain · Madrid rent €1,250 · food €265 · utilities €135 €1,705/mo 17 IE Ireland · Waterford rent €1,150 · food €350 · utilities €210 €1,795/mo 18 GB United Kingdom · Manchester rent €1,250 · food €290 · utilities €175 €1,798/mo 19 ES Spain · Barcelona rent €1,380 · food €270 · utilities €140 €1,833/mo 20 DE Germany · Hamburg rent €1,200 · food €325 · utilities €275 €1,849/mo 21 GB United Kingdom · Edinburgh rent €1,350 · food €295 · utilities €175 €1,883/mo 22 IT Italy · Milan rent €1,380 · food €295 · utilities €180 €1,894/mo 23 GB United Kingdom · Bristol rent €1,350 · food €295 · utilities €180 €1,900/mo 24 IE Ireland · Limerick rent €1,300 · food €355 · utilities €215 €1,960/mo 25 NL Netherlands · Eindhoven rent €1,400 · food €315 · utilities €195 €1,995/mo

Methodology on the methodology page. Each row links to the country brief with full source attribution.

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