Porto vs Vilnius
📶
Vilnius has 2x faster internet
🌡️
Mediterranean vs Continental climate
🛂
Portugal offers a digital nomad visa
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
Porto
Vilnius
Total Budget
$1,600/mo ✓
$1,700/mo
Rent (1BR)
$700/mo ✓
$750/mo
Coworking
$150/mo ✓
$200/mo
Meal Out
$10
$9 ✓
Coffee
$1.2 ✓
$3.5
Porto is $100/mo cheaper (6% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇵🇹 Porto
📶 Internet100 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC-1
🗣️ Englishhigh
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West4h
🇺🇸 US East7h
🇬🇧 London8h
🇩🇪 Berlin8h
🌍 Vilnius
📶 Internet200 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+2
🗣️ Englishhigh
🛂 Nomad VisaNot available
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West1h
🇺🇸 US East4h
🇬🇧 London8h
🇩🇪 Berlin8h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
Porto
ClimateMediterranean
Avg Temp16°C
Rainy Days127/year
Best months: July, August, April, May
Vilnius
ClimateContinental
Avg Temp9°C
Rainy Days143/year
Best months: August, September
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
11°-2°
Apr
15°9°
Jul
20°19°
Oct
18°8°
PortoVilnius
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇵🇹Porto
🌍Vilnius
💰
Monthly Budget
$1,600
$1,700
📶
Internet Speed
100 Mbps
200 Mbps
Winner🛡️
Safety
4.5/5
4.4/5
⭐
Nomad Score
4.6/10
Winner4.2/10
🍽️
Food Scene
9/10
8/10
🎉
Nightlife
7/10
8/10
🚶
Walkability
8/10
8/10
👥
Community
medium
medium
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Porto wins
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Vilnius wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Either works
Similar costs - choose based on other factors
💻Developer
Vilnius
200 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
Either works
Similar social opportunities
🛡️Safety-First
Either works
Both cities are similarly safe
🍜Foodie
Either works
Both have great food scenes
🎉Party Person
Either works
Both have great nightlife
🇵🇹Porto
Pros
- +30-40% cheaper than Lisbon
- +Beautiful riverside setting
- +World-famous port wine
- +Strong nomad community growing
Cons
- −Cold and wet winters
- −Poor insulation in apartments
- −Construction noise common
- −Rising prices rapidly
🌍Vilnius
Pros
- +Lower cost of living and rent than most Western European capitals while staying in the EU
- +Very good fixed broadband speeds with strong 5G coverage across Lithuania
- +UNESCO-listed Old Town with baroque streets, churches and viewpoints within walking distance
- +Multiple coworking spaces including Talent Garden and Workland in central locations
Cons
- −Long, dark and cold winters with snow and ice can be challenging for mood and mobility
- −Weather is often grey and damp outside the core summer months
- −Smaller international community and fewer meetups than in major nomad hubs
- −Nightlife is lively mainly on weekends and more modest on weekdays