Augsburg vs Charleroi
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Augsburg edges it, 67 to 66, winning 5 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.
Roman-founded Fugger city, half an hour from Munich
Full Augsburg profile →Plan a trip to Augsburg →Post-industrial Walloon city with a low-cost airport and a gritty art scene
Full Charleroi profile →Plan a trip to Charleroi →Where they differ
- Getting there & around. Augsburg leads on getting there & around, 61 to 56, against Charleroi. Non-stop airport destinations: 219 vs 248.
Where they are close. Within five points on visa ease, internet, cost of living, safety, air quality, healthcare, quality of life, climate.
Pick Augsburg if you want
- to spend about $150 less a month
Pick Charleroi if you want
- faster internet (54.4 Mbps measured)
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Augsburg | Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 30 ✓ | 27 |
| Safety | 75 ✓ | 73 |
| Healthcare | 88 | 89 ✓ |
| Internet | 71 | 74 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 64 ✓ | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 61 ✓ | 56 |
| Climate | 25 | 25 |
| Air quality | 95 | 96 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 97 ✓ | 96 |
Cost
| Metric | Augsburg | Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $2,500 ✓ | $2,650 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Augsburg | Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.92 ✓ | 1.08 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 69.3 ✓ | 68.6 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 87 ✓ | 86 |
| Life expectancy | 81 yrs | 82.2 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Augsburg | Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 45.3 Mbps | 54.4 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 11.6 Mbps | 12.7 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Augsburg | Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | home country | unlimited |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Augsburg | Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 219 | 248 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 ✓ | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 4 ✓ | 3 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Augsburg | Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 3 | 3 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 7.4 µg/m³ | 6.7 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Augsburg or Charleroi?
- Augsburg is cheaper: about $2,500 per month versus $2,650 for one person.
- Is Augsburg or Charleroi safer?
- Augsburg scores higher on safety (75 vs 73), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Augsburg or Charleroi?
- Charleroi: a measured median of 54.4 Mbps versus 45.3 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.