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Galway vs Nottingham

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Under balanced weights Nottingham edges it, 68 to 67, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Galway is stronger on nothing outright; Nottingham on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.1 of 67 points (scores 19/100)Safety: 9.2 of 67 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 9.4 of 67 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 8.4 of 67 points (scores 75/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 67 points (scores 75/100)Getting there & around: 6.4 of 67 points (scores 58/100)Climate: 1.9 of 67 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 67 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 67 points (scores 97/100)67
Galway
out of 100

Ireland's west-coast festival and pub town

Full Galway profile →Where to stay in Galway →
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)

MetricGalwayNottingham
Cost of living19 ✓19
Safety83 ✓76
Healthcare8586 ✓
Internet7578 ✓
Visa ease7577 ✓
Getting there & around5871 ✓
Climate1717
Air quality95 ✓92
Quality of life97 ✓96

Cost

MetricGalwayNottingham
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,882 ✓$2,900
Central one-bedroom rent$2,121no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricGalwayNottingham
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)

MetricGalwayNottingham
Download49.1 Mbps64 Mbps ✓
Upload22.3 Mbps ✓17.7 Mbps

Visa

MetricGalwayNottingham
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

MetricGalwayNottingham
Non-stop airport destinations4463 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)24 ✓

Climate and air

MetricGalwayNottingham
Comfortable months per year22
Annual mean PM2.57.4 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, Galway or Nottingham?
Galway is cheaper: about $2,882 per month versus $2,900 for one person.
Is Galway or Nottingham 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 Nottingham?
Nottingham: a measured median of 64 Mbps versus 49.1 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); 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.