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Lincoln (England) vs Plymouth

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Under balanced weights Lincoln (England) edges it, 64 to 63, winning 2 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.

Cost of living: 2.5 of 64 points (scores 22/100)Safety: 8.4 of 64 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 64 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 8.3 of 64 points (scores 75/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 64 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 3.3 of 64 points (scores 30/100)Climate: 1.9 of 64 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.3 of 64 points (scores 93/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 64 points (scores 97/100)64
Lincoln (England)
out of 100

Hilltop cathedral city with a university and a quiet pace

Full Lincoln (England) profile →Plan a trip to Lincoln (England) →
Cost of living: 2.5 of 63 points (scores 22/100)Safety: 8.4 of 63 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 63 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 8.2 of 63 points (scores 74/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 63 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 3.5 of 63 points (scores 32/100)Climate: 0.9 of 63 points (scores 8/100)Air quality: 10.4 of 63 points (scores 93/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 63 points (scores 97/100)63
Plymouth
out of 100

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

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Where they differ

  • Climate. Lincoln (England) leads on climate, 17 to 8, against Plymouth. Comfortable months: 2 vs 1.

Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, air quality, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.

Pick Lincoln (England) if you want

  • no clear edge over Plymouth in the data

Pick Plymouth if you want

  • no clear edge over Lincoln (England) in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLincoln (England)Plymouth
Cost of living2222
Safety7676
Healthcare8888
Internet75 ✓74
Visa ease7777
Getting there & around3032 ✓
Climate17 ✓8
Air quality9393 ✓
Quality of life9797

Cost

MetricLincoln (England)Plymouth
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,900$2,900
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLincoln (England)Plymouth
Homicides per 100k0.930.93
Political stability (0–100)70.770.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)8888
Life expectancy80.7 yrs80.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLincoln (England)Plymouth
Download50.8 Mbps ✓49.8 Mbps
Upload17.3 Mbps ✓17.1 Mbps

Visa

MetricLincoln (England)Plymouth
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporteTA required (online, before travel)eTA required (online, before travel)
Entry, EU passport180 days180 days
Entry, UK passporthome countryhome country

Getting there and around

MetricLincoln (England)Plymouth
Non-stop airport destinations66118 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricLincoln (England)Plymouth
Comfortable months per year2 ✓1
Annual mean PM2.58.2 µg/m³8 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Lincoln (England) or Plymouth?
Lincoln (England) and Plymouth cost about the same: roughly $2,900 per month for one person.
Is Lincoln (England) or Plymouth safer?
Lincoln (England) and Plymouth score the same on safety (76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Lincoln (England) or Plymouth?
Lincoln (England): a measured median of 50.8 Mbps versus 49.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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.