Which is cheaper, Dalian or Wuxi?

Dalian and Wuxi cost about the same: roughly $1,850 per month for one person.

Is Dalian or Wuxi safer?

Dalian and Wuxi score the same on safety (76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Dalian or Wuxi?

Wuxi: a measured median of 18.9 Mbps versus 17 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Dalian vs Wuxi

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 51. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Dalian

out of 100

Seaside port with the mildest climate in China's north-east

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Wuxi

out of 100

Lake Tai city half an hour from Shanghai by fast train

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Where they differ

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

Pick Dalian if you want

no clear edge over Wuxi in the data

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no clear edge over Dalian in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Dalian	Wuxi
Cost of living	44	44
Safety	76	76
Healthcare	83	83
Internet	57	59 ✓
Visa ease	15	15
Getting there & around	41 ✓	41
Climate	33	33
Air quality	52 ✓	51
Quality of life	58	58

Cost

Metric	Dalian	Wuxi
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$1,850	$1,850
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Dalian	Wuxi
Homicides per 100k	0.5	0.5
Political stability (0–100)	66	66
UHC service coverage (0–100)	85	85
Life expectancy	77.9 yrs	77.9 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Dalian	Wuxi
Download	17 Mbps	18.9 Mbps ✓
Upload	12.3 Mbps	16.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Dalian	Wuxi
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	visa required	visa required
Entry, EU passport	30 days	30 days
Entry, UK passport	visa required	visa required

Getting there and around

Metric	Dalian	Wuxi
Non-stop airport destinations	113 ✓	110
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	3	3
Transit (1–5, editorial)	4	4

Climate and air

Metric	Dalian	Wuxi
Comfortable months per year	4	4
Annual mean PM2.5	26.5 µg/m³ ✓	27 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Dalian or Wuxi?: Dalian and Wuxi cost about the same: roughly $1,850 per month for one person.
Is Dalian or Wuxi safer?: Dalian and Wuxi score the same on safety (76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Dalian or Wuxi?: Wuxi: a measured median of 18.9 Mbps versus 17 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); Official entry rules that changed after the Passport Index snapshot; OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.