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Bournemouth vs Brighton

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Brighton edges it, 68 to 67, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.5 of 67 points (scores 22/100)Safety: 8.4 of 67 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 67 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 8.3 of 67 points (scores 75/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 67 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 6.1 of 67 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 2.8 of 67 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 9.5 of 67 points (scores 85/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 67 points (scores 97/100)67
Bournemouth
out of 100

Seaside town with long sandy beaches and two universities

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Cost of living: 2.5 of 68 points (scores 22/100)Safety: 8.4 of 68 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 68 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 8.4 of 68 points (scores 76/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 68 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 6.4 of 68 points (scores 57/100)Climate: 3.7 of 68 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 9.4 of 68 points (scores 85/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 68 points (scores 97/100)68
Brighton
out of 100

England's seaside creative hub, an hour from London

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Where they differ

  • Climate. Brighton leads on climate, 33 to 25, against Bournemouth. Comfortable months: 3 vs 4.

Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, internet, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.

Pick Bournemouth if you want

  • no clear edge over Brighton in the data

Pick Brighton if you want

  • no clear edge over Bournemouth in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBournemouthBrighton
Cost of living2222
Safety7676
Healthcare8888
Internet7576 ✓
Visa ease7777
Getting there & around5557 ✓
Climate2533 ✓
Air quality85 ✓85
Quality of life9797

Cost

MetricBournemouthBrighton
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)

MetricBournemouthBrighton
Homicides per 100k0.930.93
Political stability (0–100)70.770.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)8888
Life expectancy80.7 yrs80.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBournemouthBrighton
Download51.2 Mbps55.6 Mbps ✓
Upload16.5 Mbps17.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricBournemouthBrighton
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

MetricBournemouthBrighton
Non-stop airport destinations242 ✓225
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)33

Climate and air

MetricBournemouthBrighton
Comfortable months per year34 ✓
Annual mean PM2.511.6 µg/m³ ✓11.8 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bournemouth or Brighton?
Bournemouth and Brighton cost about the same: roughly $2,900 per month for one person.
Is Bournemouth or Brighton safer?
Bournemouth and Brighton score the same on safety (76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bournemouth or Brighton?
Brighton: a measured median of 55.6 Mbps versus 51.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.