Mundevo · Decision Engine
Real cost-of-living, real tax rates, real numbers. Pick a city and a lifestyle, and we'll tell you the gross salary you need to actually live there. 104 cities across 49 countries, all updated quarterly.
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Salary needed at balanced/comfortable lifestyle, with the local tax math baked in.
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Cost basket delta, quality-axis breakdown, salary equivalence, and an analyst-take prose summary.
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Tax differential, salary needed at destination, visa landscape, and the tooling stack to make the move.
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Common questions
It depends heavily on the city. Mundevo's 'comfortable' tier requires €40-55k gross in Lisbon or Porto, €55-75k in Madrid or Berlin, €75-100k in Amsterdam, and €90-130k in Zurich. The reverse calculator shows what each salary band buys across all cities.
Porto and Lisbon (Portugal), Tallinn (Estonia), and Madrid (Spain) consistently land on the affordable-but-livable axis — cost-of-living index 50-65 (vs. NYC = 100), with safety, healthcare, and internet scores in the upper bands. Berlin sits slightly higher on cost but is the strongest career market of the four for tech and creative work.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Portugal D8 has the strongest path to permanent residency. Spain's digital nomad visa pairs with Beckham Law for tax efficiency. Estonia's DNV has the cleanest e-government and tax-structure synergy. Greece and Croatia have the lowest cost-of-living among EU options. Outside the EU, UAE's Virtual Working Programme is tax-free.
Often, yes — if the cost-of-living reduction exceeds the gross-salary cut once you account for housing. Mundevo's case studies show several scenarios where a nominal salary cut translates into a real lifestyle upgrade because the rent index in the destination is materially lower. Build the net-after-housing math for both cities before deciding.
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