Apeldoorn vs Groningen
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Groningen edges it, 70 to 69, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Green, spread-out town at the edge of the Veluwe forests
Full Apeldoorn profile →Plan a trip to Apeldoorn →Student city of the Dutch north, built around bikes
Full Groningen profile →Plan a trip to Groningen →Where they differ
- Getting there & around. Groningen leads on getting there & around, 72 to 67, against Apeldoorn. Non-stop airport destinations: 289 vs 291.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Apeldoorn if you want
- no clear edge over Groningen in the data
Pick Groningen if you want
- no clear edge over Apeldoorn in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Apeldoorn | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 25 | 25 |
| Safety | 81 | 81 |
| Healthcare | 88 | 88 |
| Internet | 89 ✓ | 87 |
| Visa ease | 61 | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 67 | 72 ✓ |
| Climate | 25 | 25 |
| Air quality | 94 | 95 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 96 | 96 |
Cost
| Metric | Apeldoorn | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $2,750 | $2,750 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Apeldoorn | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.66 | 0.66 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 75 | 75 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 85 | 85 |
| Life expectancy | 81.6 yrs | 81.6 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Apeldoorn | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 99.8 Mbps ✓ | 94.6 Mbps |
| Upload | 56 Mbps ✓ | 45.3 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Apeldoorn | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | unlimited | unlimited |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Apeldoorn | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 289 | 291 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 5 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Apeldoorn | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 3 | 3 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 7.9 µg/m³ | 7.1 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Apeldoorn or Groningen?
- Apeldoorn and Groningen cost about the same: roughly $2,750 per month for one person.
- Is Apeldoorn or Groningen safer?
- Apeldoorn and Groningen score the same on safety (81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Apeldoorn or Groningen?
- Apeldoorn: a measured median of 99.8 Mbps versus 94.6 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); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.