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Bonn vs Bruges

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Under balanced weights Bonn edges it, 68 to 68, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Bonn is stronger on nothing outright; Bruges on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.7 of 68 points (scores 24/100)Safety: 8.3 of 68 points (scores 75/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 68 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 8.4 of 68 points (scores 76/100)Visa ease: 7.1 of 68 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 8.5 of 68 points (scores 77/100)Climate: 2.8 of 68 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.3 of 68 points (scores 93/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 68 points (scores 97/100)68
Bonn
out of 100

Former capital turned UN city, 30 minutes from Cologne

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Cost of living: 2.3 of 68 points (scores 21/100)Safety: 8.1 of 68 points (scores 73/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 68 points (scores 87/100)Internet: 9.1 of 68 points (scores 82/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 68 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 8.6 of 68 points (scores 77/100)Climate: 3.7 of 68 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 9.5 of 68 points (scores 85/100)Quality of life: 10.6 of 68 points (scores 96/100)68
Bruges
out of 100

Picture-perfect canal town that empties after the day-trippers leave

Full Bruges profile →Where to stay in Bruges →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBonnBruges
Cost of living24 ✓21
Safety75 ✓73
Healthcare8687 ✓
Internet7682 ✓
Visa ease64 ✓61
Getting there & around7777 ✓
Climate2533 ✓
Air quality93 ✓85
Quality of life97 ✓96

Cost

MetricBonnBruges
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,500 ✓$2,715
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBonnBruges
Homicides per 100k0.92 ✓1.08
Political stability (0–100)69.3 ✓68.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)87 ✓86
Life expectancy80.5 yrs81.5 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBonnBruges
Download54 Mbps82.1 Mbps ✓
Upload16.4 Mbps18.1 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricBonnBruges
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passporthome countryunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricBonnBruges
Non-stop airport destinations112190 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)45 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)4 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricBonnBruges
Comfortable months per year34 ✓
Annual mean PM2.58.2 µg/m³ ✓11.7 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bonn or Bruges?
Bonn is cheaper: about $2,500 per month versus $2,715 for one person.
Is Bonn or Bruges safer?
Bonn scores higher on safety (75 vs 73), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bonn or Bruges?
Bruges: a measured median of 82.1 Mbps versus 54 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.