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Aarhus vs Stavanger

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Under balanced weights Aarhus edges it, 69 to 67, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Aarhus is stronger on cost of living, internet; Stavanger on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.5 of 69 points (scores 23/100)Safety: 9.2 of 69 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 69 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 11.0 of 69 points (scores 99/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 69 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 6.7 of 69 points (scores 60/100)Climate: 1.9 of 69 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.7 of 69 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 10.8 of 69 points (scores 97/100)69
Aarhus
out of 100

Denmark's second city with a beach and a big university

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Cost of living: 1.1 of 67 points (scores 10/100)Safety: 9.7 of 67 points (scores 88/100)Healthcare: 10.1 of 67 points (scores 91/100)Internet: 9.7 of 67 points (scores 87/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 67 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 6.5 of 67 points (scores 58/100)Climate: 1.9 of 67 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 67 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 10.9 of 67 points (scores 98/100)67
Stavanger
out of 100

Oil capital with fjord hikes and a wooden old town

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAarhusStavanger
Cost of living23 ✓10
Safety8388 ✓
Healthcare8691 ✓
Internet99 ✓87
Visa ease6161
Getting there & around60 ✓58
Climate1717
Air quality96 ✓95
Quality of life9798 ✓

Cost

MetricAarhusStavanger
Monthly cost, one person$2,619 ✓$3,586
Central one-bedroom rent$1,536no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAarhusStavanger
Homicides per 100k0.840.7 ✓
Political stability (0–100)79.584.5 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)8589 ✓
Life expectancy81.2 yrs82.9 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAarhusStavanger
Download180.1 Mbps ✓83 Mbps
Upload69.9 Mbps ✓64.1 Mbps

Visa

MetricAarhusStavanger
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricAarhusStavanger
Non-stop airport destinations1329 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓4
Transit (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3

Climate and air

MetricAarhusStavanger
Comfortable months per year22
Annual mean PM2.56.7 µg/m³ ✓7.3 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Aarhus or Stavanger?
Aarhus is cheaper: about $2,619 per month versus $3,586 for one person.
Is Aarhus or Stavanger safer?
Stavanger scores higher on safety (88 vs 83), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Aarhus or Stavanger?
Aarhus: a measured median of 180.1 Mbps versus 83 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.