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Bath vs Exeter

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Bath edges it, 69 to 68, winning 1 of the 9 factors. Bath is stronger on nothing outright; Exeter on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.1 of 69 points (scores 19/100)Safety: 8.4 of 69 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 69 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 8.0 of 69 points (scores 72/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 69 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 8.0 of 69 points (scores 72/100)Climate: 2.8 of 69 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.6 of 69 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 69 points (scores 96/100)69
Bath
out of 100

Georgian spa city 15 minutes from Bristol, beautiful and pricey

Full Bath profile →Where to stay in Bath →
Cost of living: 2.1 of 68 points (scores 19/100)Safety: 8.4 of 68 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 68 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 8.3 of 68 points (scores 75/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 68 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 8.0 of 68 points (scores 72/100)Climate: 1.9 of 68 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.6 of 68 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 68 points (scores 96/100)68
Exeter
out of 100

Devon's cathedral city, with Dartmoor and the coast close by

Full Exeter profile →Hotels in the United Kingdom →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBathExeter
Cost of living1919
Safety7676
Healthcare8686
Internet7275 ✓
Visa ease7777
Getting there & around7272 ✓
Climate25 ✓17
Air quality9596 ✓
Quality of life9696

Cost

MetricBathExeter
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,900$2,900
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBathExeter
Homicides per 100k0.930.93
Political stability (0–100)70.770.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)8888
Life expectancy80.1 yrs80.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBathExeter
Download44.5 Mbps50.2 Mbps ✓
Upload14.9 Mbps17.9 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricBathExeter
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporteTA required (online, before travel)eTA required (online, before travel)
Entry, EU passport180 days180 days
Entry, UK passporthome countryhome country

Getting there and around

MetricBathExeter
Non-stop airport destinations117118 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)33

Climate and air

MetricBathExeter
Comfortable months per year3 ✓2
Annual mean PM2.57.1 µg/m³7 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bath or Exeter?
Exeter is cheaper: about $2,900 per month versus $2,900 for one person.
Is Bath or Exeter safer?
Bath scores higher on safety (76 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bath or Exeter?
Exeter: a measured median of 50.2 Mbps versus 44.5 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); 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.