Aurangabad vs Coimbatore
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Coimbatore edges it, 51 to 48, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Aurangabad is stronger on nothing outright; Coimbatore on climate. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Gateway to the Ajanta and Ellora caves on the Deccan plateau
Full Aurangabad profile →Plan a trip to Aurangabad →Tamil Nadu's industrial second city at the foot of the Western Ghats
Full Coimbatore profile →Plan a trip to Coimbatore →Where they differ
- Climate. Coimbatore leads on climate, 67 to 50, against Aurangabad. Comfortable months: 6 vs 8.
- Getting there & around. Coimbatore leads on getting there & around, 12 to 6, against Aurangabad. Non-stop airport destinations: 6 vs 15.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Aurangabad if you want
- no clear edge over Coimbatore in the data
Pick Coimbatore if you want
- a longer comfortable season (8 months against 6)
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Aurangabad | Coimbatore |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 88 | 88 |
| Safety | 55 | 55 |
| Healthcare | 63 | 63 |
| Internet | 61 | 62 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 32 | 32 |
| Getting there & around | 6 | 12 ✓ |
| Climate | 50 | 67 ✓ |
| Air quality | 36 | 40 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 43 | 43 |
Cost
| Metric | Aurangabad | Coimbatore |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $750 | $750 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Aurangabad | Coimbatore |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 2.72 | 2.72 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 55 | 55 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 69 | 69 |
| Life expectancy | 71 yrs | 71 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Aurangabad | Coimbatore |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 29.9 Mbps ✓ | 29.5 Mbps |
| Upload | 3.8 Mbps | 5.6 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Aurangabad | Coimbatore |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | e-visa required | e-visa required |
| Entry, EU passport | e-visa required | e-visa required |
| Entry, UK passport | e-visa required | e-visa required |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Aurangabad | Coimbatore |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 6 | 15 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 2 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Aurangabad | Coimbatore |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 8 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 34 µg/m³ | 32 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Aurangabad or Coimbatore?
- Aurangabad and Coimbatore cost about the same: roughly $750 per month for one person.
- Is Aurangabad or Coimbatore safer?
- Aurangabad and Coimbatore score the same on safety (55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Aurangabad or Coimbatore?
- Aurangabad: a measured median of 29.9 Mbps versus 29.5 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); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.