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Bonn vs Gothenburg

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Under balanced weights Gothenburg edges it, 70 to 68, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Bonn is stronger on nothing outright; Gothenburg on internet. 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: 3.2 of 70 points (scores 29/100)Safety: 9.2 of 70 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 70 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 9.6 of 70 points (scores 86/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 70 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 8.1 of 70 points (scores 73/100)Climate: 1.9 of 70 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.6 of 70 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 70 points (scores 97/100)70
Gothenburg
out of 100

Sweden's laid-back west-coast city

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBonnGothenburg
Cost of living2429 ✓
Safety7583 ✓
Healthcare8688 ✓
Internet7686 ✓
Visa ease64 ✓61
Getting there & around77 ✓73
Climate25 ✓17
Air quality9395 ✓
Quality of life9797

Cost

MetricBonnGothenburg
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,500$2,222 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno data$1,210

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBonnGothenburg
Homicides per 100k0.920.87 ✓
Political stability (0–100)69.380.5 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)87 ✓85
Life expectancy80.5 yrs82.7 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBonnGothenburg
Download54 Mbps88 Mbps ✓
Upload16.4 Mbps40.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricBonnGothenburg
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

MetricBonnGothenburg
Non-stop airport destinations112 ✓73
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)44

Climate and air

MetricBonnGothenburg
Comfortable months per year3 ✓2
Annual mean PM2.58.2 µg/m³7.1 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bonn or Gothenburg?
Gothenburg is cheaper: about $2,222 per month versus $2,500 for one person.
Is Bonn or Gothenburg safer?
Gothenburg scores higher on safety (83 vs 75), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bonn or Gothenburg?
Gothenburg: a measured median of 88 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); 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.