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Galway vs Lincoln (England)

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Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 64. 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: 2.6 of 64 points (scores 24/100)Safety: 9.2 of 64 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 64 points (scores 87/100)Internet: 8.3 of 64 points (scores 75/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 64 points (scores 75/100)Getting there & around: 2.9 of 64 points (scores 26/100)Climate: 1.9 of 64 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 64 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 10.8 of 64 points (scores 97/100)64
Galway
out of 100

Ireland's west-coast festival and pub town

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Cost of living: 2.5 of 64 points (scores 22/100)Safety: 8.4 of 64 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 64 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 8.3 of 64 points (scores 75/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 64 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 3.3 of 64 points (scores 30/100)Climate: 1.9 of 64 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.3 of 64 points (scores 93/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 64 points (scores 97/100)64
Lincoln (England)
out of 100

Hilltop cathedral city with a university and a quiet pace

Full Lincoln (England) profile →Plan a trip to Lincoln (England) →

Where they differ

  • Safety. Galway leads on safety, 83 to 76, against Lincoln (England). Homicides per 100,000: 0.7 vs 0.93.

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

Pick Galway if you want

  • to spend about $67 less a month
  • the safer country figures

Pick Lincoln (England) if you want

  • no clear edge over Galway in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricGalwayLincoln (England)
Cost of living24 ✓22
Safety83 ✓76
Healthcare8788 ✓
Internet75 ✓75
Visa ease7577 ✓
Getting there & around2630 ✓
Climate1717
Air quality95 ✓93
Quality of life97 ✓97

Cost

MetricGalwayLincoln (England)
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,833 ✓$2,900
Central one-bedroom rent$2,084no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricGalwayLincoln (England)
Homicides per 100k0.7 ✓0.93
Political stability (0–100)78.7 ✓70.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)8288 ✓
Life expectancy82.4 yrs ✓80.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricGalwayLincoln (England)
Download49.1 Mbps50.8 Mbps ✓
Upload22.3 Mbps ✓17.3 Mbps

Visa

MetricGalwayLincoln (England)
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

MetricGalwayLincoln (England)
Non-stop airport destinations4466 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricGalwayLincoln (England)
Comfortable months per year22
Annual mean PM2.57.4 µg/m³ ✓8.2 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Galway or Lincoln (England)?
Galway is cheaper: about $2,833 per month versus $2,900 for one person.
Is Galway or Lincoln (England) safer?
Galway scores higher on safety (83 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Galway or Lincoln (England)?
Lincoln (England): a measured median of 50.8 Mbps versus 49.1 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); 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.