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Limerick vs Plymouth

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Under balanced weights Plymouth edges it, 66 to 65, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Limerick is stronger on nothing outright; Plymouth 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: 2.1 of 66 points (scores 19/100)Safety: 8.4 of 66 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 66 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 8.3 of 66 points (scores 74/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 66 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 6.9 of 66 points (scores 62/100)Climate: 0.9 of 66 points (scores 8/100)Air quality: 10.4 of 66 points (scores 93/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 66 points (scores 96/100)66
Plymouth
out of 100

Naval port city on the Devon coast, cheap for the south-west

Full Plymouth profile →Hotels in the United Kingdom →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLimerickPlymouth
Cost of living1219 ✓
Safety83 ✓76
Healthcare8586 ✓
Internet77 ✓74
Visa ease7577 ✓
Getting there & around5662 ✓
Climate88
Air quality95 ✓93
Quality of life97 ✓96

Cost

MetricLimerickPlymouth
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$3,433$2,900 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLimerickPlymouth
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)

MetricLimerickPlymouth
Download53.6 Mbps ✓49.8 Mbps
Upload24.4 Mbps ✓17.1 Mbps

Visa

MetricLimerickPlymouth
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

MetricLimerickPlymouth
Non-stop airport destinations39118 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricLimerickPlymouth
Comfortable months per year11
Annual mean PM2.57.4 µg/m³ ✓8 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Limerick or Plymouth?
Plymouth is cheaper: about $2,900 per month versus $3,433 for one person.
Is Limerick or Plymouth safer?
Limerick scores higher on safety (83 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Limerick or Plymouth?
Limerick: a measured median of 53.6 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); 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.