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Brest (France) vs Strasbourg

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Under balanced weights Strasbourg edges it, 64 to 62, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Brest (France) is stronger on nothing outright; Strasbourg on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 3.4 of 62 points (scores 31/100)Safety: 7.6 of 62 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 62 points (scores 87/100)Internet: 9.0 of 62 points (scores 81/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 62 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 2.8 of 62 points (scores 25/100)Climate: 3.7 of 62 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 10.4 of 62 points (scores 94/100)Quality of life: 9.0 of 62 points (scores 81/100)62
Brest (France)
out of 100

Atlantic naval port at the western tip of Brittany

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Cost of living: 3.4 of 64 points (scores 31/100)Safety: 7.6 of 64 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 64 points (scores 87/100)Internet: 9.4 of 64 points (scores 85/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 64 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 4.6 of 64 points (scores 41/100)Climate: 3.7 of 64 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 10.0 of 64 points (scores 90/100)Quality of life: 9.0 of 64 points (scores 81/100)64
Strasbourg
out of 100

European capital on the German border

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Where they differ

  • Getting there & around. Strasbourg leads on getting there & around, 41 to 25, against Brest (France). Non-stop airport destinations: 34 vs 43.

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

Pick Brest (France) if you want

  • no clear edge over Strasbourg in the data

Pick Strasbourg if you want

  • faster internet (76.8 Mbps measured)
  • more flights and easier getting around

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBrest (France)Strasbourg
Cost of living3131
Safety6868
Healthcare8787
Internet8185 ✓
Visa ease6161
Getting there & around2541 ✓
Climate3333
Air quality94 ✓90
Quality of life8181

Cost

MetricBrest (France)Strasbourg
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,450$2,450
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBrest (France)Strasbourg
Homicides per 100k1.331.33
Political stability (0–100)6464
UHC service coverage (0–100)8282
Life expectancy82.5 yrs82.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBrest (France)Strasbourg
Download56.7 Mbps76.8 Mbps ✓
Upload62.3 Mbps ✓52 Mbps

Visa

MetricBrest (France)Strasbourg
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricBrest (France)Strasbourg
Non-stop airport destinations3443 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)35 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)34 ✓

Climate and air

MetricBrest (France)Strasbourg
Comfortable months per year44
Annual mean PM2.57.9 µg/m³ ✓9.4 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Brest (France) or Strasbourg?
Brest (France) and Strasbourg cost about the same: roughly $2,450 per month for one person.
Is Brest (France) or Strasbourg safer?
Brest (France) and Strasbourg score the same on safety (68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Brest (France) or Strasbourg?
Strasbourg: a measured median of 76.8 Mbps versus 56.7 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.