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La Rochelle vs Toulouse

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Under balanced weights La Rochelle edges it, 69 to 68, winning 4 of the 9 factors. La Rochelle is stronger on nothing outright; Toulouse on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.8 of 69 points (scores 25/100)Safety: 7.6 of 69 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 69 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 9.4 of 69 points (scores 85/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 69 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 8.4 of 69 points (scores 76/100)Climate: 4.6 of 69 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 10.7 of 69 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 69 points (scores 81/100)69
La Rochelle
out of 100

Atlantic harbour town with bikes, islands and an easy pace

Full La Rochelle profile →Where to stay in La Rochelle →
Cost of living: 2.7 of 68 points (scores 24/100)Safety: 7.6 of 68 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 68 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 9.0 of 68 points (scores 81/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 68 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 8.2 of 68 points (scores 74/100)Climate: 5.6 of 68 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 10.2 of 68 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 81/100)68
Toulouse
out of 100

Aerospace city with a pink-brick centre

Full Toulouse profile →Where to stay in Toulouse →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLa RochelleToulouse
Cost of living25 ✓24
Safety6868
Healthcare8585
Internet85 ✓81
Visa ease6161
Getting there & around76 ✓74
Climate4250 ✓
Air quality96 ✓92
Quality of life8181

Cost

MetricLa RochelleToulouse
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,450 ✓$2,510
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLa RochelleToulouse
Homicides per 100k1.331.33
Political stability (0–100)6464
UHC service coverage (0–100)8282
Life expectancy81.9 yrs81.9 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLa RochelleToulouse
Download69.4 Mbps ✓69.1 Mbps
Upload74.2 Mbps ✓24.9 Mbps

Visa

MetricLa RochelleToulouse
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricLa RochelleToulouse
Non-stop airport destinations100 ✓85
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓4
Transit (1–5, editorial)34 ✓

Climate and air

MetricLa RochelleToulouse
Comfortable months per year56 ✓
Annual mean PM2.56.6 µg/m³ ✓8.5 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, La Rochelle or Toulouse?
La Rochelle is cheaper: about $2,450 per month versus $2,510 for one person.
Is La Rochelle or Toulouse safer?
La Rochelle scores higher on safety (68 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, La Rochelle or Toulouse?
La Rochelle: a measured median of 69.4 Mbps versus 69.1 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.