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Dublin vs Exeter

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Exeter edges it, 68 to 67, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Dublin is stronger on nothing outright; Exeter on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 1.3 of 67 points (scores 11/100)Safety: 9.2 of 67 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 9.4 of 67 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 7.5 of 67 points (scores 68/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 67 points (scores 75/100)Getting there & around: 8.6 of 67 points (scores 78/100)Climate: 0.9 of 67 points (scores 8/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 67 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 67 points (scores 97/100)67
Dublin
out of 100

English-speaking EU capital with a tech cluster

Full Dublin profile →Where to stay in Dublin →
Cost of living: 2.1 of 68 points (scores 19/100)Safety: 8.4 of 68 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 68 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 8.3 of 68 points (scores 75/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 68 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 8.0 of 68 points (scores 72/100)Climate: 1.9 of 68 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.6 of 68 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 68 points (scores 96/100)68
Exeter
out of 100

Devon's cathedral city, with Dartmoor and the coast close by

Full Exeter profile →Hotels in the United Kingdom →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricDublinExeter
Cost of living1119 ✓
Safety83 ✓76
Healthcare8586 ✓
Internet6875 ✓
Visa ease7577 ✓
Getting there & around78 ✓72
Climate817 ✓
Air quality9596 ✓
Quality of life97 ✓96

Cost

MetricDublinExeter
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$3,488$2,900 ✓
Central one-bedroom rent$2,866no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricDublinExeter
Homicides per 100k0.7 ✓0.93
Political stability (0–100)78.7 ✓70.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)8288 ✓
Life expectancy81.6 yrs ✓80.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricDublinExeter
Download34.2 Mbps50.2 Mbps ✓
Upload12.5 Mbps17.9 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricDublinExeter
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days ✓eTA required (online, before travel)
Entry, EU passportunlimited180 days
Entry, UK passportunlimitedhome country

Getting there and around

MetricDublinExeter
Non-stop airport destinations201 ✓118
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)33

Climate and air

MetricDublinExeter
Comfortable months per year12 ✓
Annual mean PM2.57.3 µg/m³7 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Dublin or Exeter?
Exeter is cheaper: about $2,900 per month versus $3,488 for one person.
Is Dublin or Exeter safer?
Dublin scores higher on safety (83 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Dublin or Exeter?
Exeter: a measured median of 50.2 Mbps versus 34.2 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); 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); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.