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Limerick vs Oulu

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Limerick edges it, 65 to 62, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Limerick is stronger on getting there & around, visa ease; Oulu on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 1.3 of 65 points (scores 12/100)Safety: 9.2 of 65 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 9.4 of 65 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 8.5 of 65 points (scores 77/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 65 points (scores 75/100)Getting there & around: 6.3 of 65 points (scores 56/100)Climate: 0.9 of 65 points (scores 8/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 65 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 65 points (scores 97/100)65
Limerick
out of 100

Ireland's third city, a cheaper base on the Shannon

Full Limerick profile →Where to stay in Limerick →
Cost of living: 2.0 of 62 points (scores 18/100)Safety: 9.3 of 62 points (scores 84/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 62 points (scores 87/100)Internet: 8.3 of 62 points (scores 75/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 62 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 3.4 of 62 points (scores 31/100)Climate: 0.9 of 62 points (scores 8/100)Air quality: 11.1 of 62 points (scores 100/100)Quality of life: 10.6 of 62 points (scores 95/100)62
Oulu
out of 100

Northern tech city where people cycle through the Arctic winter

Full Oulu profile →Where to stay in Oulu →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLimerickOulu
Cost of living1218 ✓
Safety8384 ✓
Healthcare8587 ✓
Internet77 ✓75
Visa ease75 ✓61
Getting there & around56 ✓31
Climate88
Air quality95100 ✓
Quality of life97 ✓95

Cost

MetricLimerickOulu
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$3,433$2,950 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLimerickOulu
Homicides per 100k0.7 ✓0.93
Political stability (0–100)78.782.3 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)8286 ✓
Life expectancy81.6 yrs ✓81.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLimerickOulu
Download53.6 Mbps ✓47.4 Mbps
Upload24.4 Mbps ✓22.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricLimerickOulu
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passportunlimited ✓90 days

Getting there and around

MetricLimerickOulu
Non-stop airport destinations39 ✓3
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)23 ✓

Climate and air

MetricLimerickOulu
Comfortable months per year11
Annual mean PM2.57.4 µg/m³4.4 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Limerick or Oulu?
Oulu is cheaper: about $2,950 per month versus $3,433 for one person.
Is Limerick or Oulu safer?
Oulu scores higher on safety (84 vs 83), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Limerick or Oulu?
Limerick: a measured median of 53.6 Mbps versus 47.4 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.