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Bonn vs Regensburg

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Under balanced weights Regensburg edges it, 69 to 68, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Bonn is stronger on nothing outright; Regensburg 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: 2.7 of 69 points (scores 24/100)Safety: 8.3 of 69 points (scores 75/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 69 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 8.4 of 69 points (scores 75/100)Visa ease: 7.1 of 69 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 9.3 of 69 points (scores 84/100)Climate: 2.8 of 69 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.4 of 69 points (scores 94/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 69 points (scores 97/100)69
Regensburg
out of 100

Intact medieval Danube city with a tech economy and Italian pace

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBonnRegensburg
Cost of living2424
Safety7575
Healthcare8686
Internet76 ✓75
Visa ease6464
Getting there & around7784 ✓
Climate2525
Air quality9394 ✓
Quality of life9797

Cost

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

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBonnRegensburg
Homicides per 100k0.920.92
Political stability (0–100)69.369.3
UHC service coverage (0–100)8787
Life expectancy80.5 yrs80.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBonnRegensburg
Download54 Mbps ✓53.3 Mbps
Upload16.4 Mbps16.5 Mbps ✓

Visa

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

Getting there and around

MetricBonnRegensburg
Non-stop airport destinations112220 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)45 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3

Climate and air

MetricBonnRegensburg
Comfortable months per year33
Annual mean PM2.58.2 µg/m³7.8 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bonn or Regensburg?
Regensburg is cheaper: about $2,500 per month versus $2,500 for one person.
Is Bonn or Regensburg safer?
Bonn scores higher on safety (75 vs 75), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bonn or Regensburg?
Bonn: a measured median of 54 Mbps versus 53.3 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); 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); 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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.