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Belfast vs Plymouth

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Under balanced weights Belfast edges it, 66 to 66, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Belfast is stronger on nothing outright; Plymouth on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.1 of 66 points (scores 19/100)Safety: 8.4 of 66 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 66 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 8.9 of 66 points (scores 80/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 66 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 7.5 of 66 points (scores 67/100)Climate: 0.0 of 66 points (scores 0/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 66 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 66 points (scores 96/100)66
Belfast
out of 100

The UK's cheapest capital, with the Irish coast an hour away

Full Belfast profile →Where to stay in Belfast →
Cost of living: 2.1 of 66 points (scores 19/100)Safety: 8.4 of 66 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 66 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 8.3 of 66 points (scores 74/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 66 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 6.9 of 66 points (scores 62/100)Climate: 0.9 of 66 points (scores 8/100)Air quality: 10.4 of 66 points (scores 93/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 66 points (scores 96/100)66
Plymouth
out of 100

Naval port city on the Devon coast, cheap for the south-west

Full Plymouth profile →Hotels in the United Kingdom →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBelfastPlymouth
Cost of living1919
Safety7676
Healthcare8686
Internet80 ✓74
Visa ease7777
Getting there & around67 ✓62
Climate08 ✓
Air quality95 ✓93
Quality of life9696

Cost

MetricBelfastPlymouth
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)

MetricBelfastPlymouth
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)

MetricBelfastPlymouth
Download68.6 Mbps ✓49.8 Mbps
Upload20.1 Mbps ✓17.1 Mbps

Visa

MetricBelfastPlymouth
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

MetricBelfastPlymouth
Non-stop airport destinations70118 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricBelfastPlymouth
Comfortable months per year01 ✓
Annual mean PM2.57.4 µg/m³ ✓8 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Belfast or Plymouth?
Plymouth is cheaper: about $2,900 per month versus $2,900 for one person.
Is Belfast or Plymouth safer?
Belfast scores higher on safety (76 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Belfast or Plymouth?
Belfast: a measured median of 68.6 Mbps versus 49.8 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.