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Hamburg vs Würzburg

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Under balanced weights Würzburg edges it, 69 to 69, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Hamburg is stronger on nothing outright; Würzburg on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.9 of 68 points (scores 26/100)Safety: 8.3 of 68 points (scores 75/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 68 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 7.8 of 68 points (scores 71/100)Visa ease: 7.1 of 68 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 9.2 of 68 points (scores 83/100)Climate: 2.8 of 68 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.1 of 68 points (scores 91/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 68 points (scores 97/100)69
Hamburg
out of 100

Germany's port city with water everywhere

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Cost of living: 2.7 of 69 points (scores 24/100)Safety: 8.3 of 69 points (scores 75/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 69 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 8.2 of 69 points (scores 74/100)Visa ease: 7.1 of 69 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 9.1 of 69 points (scores 82/100)Climate: 2.8 of 69 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 69 points (scores 94/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 69 points (scores 97/100)69
Würzburg
out of 100

Baroque wine city on the Main, between Frankfurt and Nuremberg

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricHamburgWürzburg
Cost of living26 ✓24
Safety7575
Healthcare8686
Internet7174 ✓
Visa ease6464
Getting there & around83 ✓82
Climate2525
Air quality9194 ✓
Quality of life9797

Cost

MetricHamburgWürzburg
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,396 ✓$2,500
Central one-bedroom rent$1,244no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricHamburgWürzburg
Homicides per 100k0.920.92
Political stability (0–100)69.369.3
UHC service coverage (0–100)8787
Life expectancy80.5 yrs80.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricHamburgWürzburg
Download43.6 Mbps52.4 Mbps ✓
Upload10.3 Mbps12 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricHamburgWürzburg
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passporthome countryhome country
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricHamburgWürzburg
Non-stop airport destinations120305 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)5 ✓3

Climate and air

MetricHamburgWürzburg
Comfortable months per year33
Annual mean PM2.59.1 µg/m³7.5 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hamburg or Würzburg?
Hamburg is cheaper: about $2,396 per month versus $2,500 for one person.
Is Hamburg or Würzburg safer?
Hamburg scores higher on safety (75 vs 75), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Hamburg or Würzburg?
Würzburg: a measured median of 52.4 Mbps versus 43.6 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); 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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.