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Exeter vs Nottingham

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Under balanced weights Exeter edges it, 68 to 68, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Exeter is stronger on nothing outright; Nottingham on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

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 →
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: 8.7 of 68 points (scores 78/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 68 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 7.9 of 68 points (scores 71/100)Climate: 1.9 of 68 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.3 of 68 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 68 points (scores 96/100)68
Nottingham
out of 100

Midlands student city with trams, cheap living and two universities

Full Nottingham profile →Where to stay in Nottingham →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricExeterNottingham
Cost of living1919
Safety7676
Healthcare8686
Internet7578 ✓
Visa ease7777
Getting there & around72 ✓71
Climate1717
Air quality96 ✓92
Quality of life9696

Cost

MetricExeterNottingham
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)

MetricExeterNottingham
Homicides per 100k0.930.93
Political stability (0–100)70.770.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)8888
Life expectancy80.1 yrs80.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricExeterNottingham
Download50.2 Mbps64 Mbps ✓
Upload17.9 Mbps ✓17.7 Mbps

Visa

MetricExeterNottingham
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

MetricExeterNottingham
Non-stop airport destinations118 ✓63
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)34 ✓

Climate and air

MetricExeterNottingham
Comfortable months per year22
Annual mean PM2.57 µg/m³ ✓8.4 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Exeter or Nottingham?
Nottingham is cheaper: about $2,900 per month versus $2,900 for one person.
Is Exeter or Nottingham safer?
Exeter scores higher on safety (76 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Exeter or Nottingham?
Nottingham: a measured median of 64 Mbps versus 50.2 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.