Gloucester vs Plymouth
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Gloucester edges it, 65 to 63, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Cathedral city on the Severn with restored docks and lower rents
Full Gloucester profile →Plan a trip to Gloucester →Naval port city on the Devon coast, cheap for the south-west
Full Plymouth profile →Plan a trip to Plymouth →Where they differ
- Climate. Gloucester leads on climate, 17 to 8, against Plymouth. Comfortable months: 2 vs 1.
- Getting there & around. Gloucester leads on getting there & around, 37 to 32, against Plymouth. Non-stop airport destinations: 153 vs 118.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Gloucester if you want
- no clear edge over Plymouth in the data
Pick Plymouth if you want
- no clear edge over Gloucester in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Gloucester | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 22 | 22 |
| Safety | 76 | 76 |
| Healthcare | 88 | 88 |
| Internet | 76 ✓ | 74 |
| Visa ease | 77 | 77 |
| Getting there & around | 37 ✓ | 32 |
| Climate | 17 ✓ | 8 |
| Air quality | 95 ✓ | 93 |
| Quality of life | 97 | 97 |
Cost
| Metric | Gloucester | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $2,900 | $2,900 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Gloucester | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 70.7 | 70.7 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 88 | 88 |
| Life expectancy | 80.7 yrs | 80.7 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Gloucester | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 55.1 Mbps ✓ | 49.8 Mbps |
| Upload | 17.7 Mbps ✓ | 17.1 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Gloucester | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
| Entry, EU passport | 180 days | 180 days |
| Entry, UK passport | home country | home country |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Gloucester | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 153 ✓ | 118 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Gloucester | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 2 ✓ | 1 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 7.2 µg/m³ ✓ | 8 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Gloucester or Plymouth?
- Gloucester and Plymouth cost about the same: roughly $2,900 per month for one person.
- Is Gloucester or Plymouth safer?
- Gloucester and Plymouth score the same on safety (76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Gloucester or Plymouth?
- Gloucester: a measured median of 55.1 Mbps versus 49.8 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.