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Lincoln (England) vs Swansea

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 64. 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 64 points (scores 22/100)Safety: 8.4 of 64 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 64 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 8.6 of 64 points (scores 78/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 64 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 3.6 of 64 points (scores 32/100)Climate: 1.9 of 64 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.1 of 64 points (scores 91/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 64 points (scores 97/100)64
Swansea
out of 100

Welsh seaside city on the doorstep of the Gower beaches

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Where they differ

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

Pick Lincoln (England) if you want

  • no clear edge over Swansea in the data

Pick Swansea if you want

  • faster internet (61.1 Mbps measured)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLincoln (England)Swansea
Cost of living2222
Safety7676
Healthcare8888
Internet7578 ✓
Visa ease7777
Getting there & around3032 ✓
Climate1717
Air quality93 ✓91
Quality of life9797

Cost

MetricLincoln (England)Swansea
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)Swansea
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)Swansea
Download50.8 Mbps61.1 Mbps ✓
Upload17.3 Mbps19.9 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricLincoln (England)Swansea
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)Swansea
Non-stop airport destinations66119 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricLincoln (England)Swansea
Comfortable months per year22
Annual mean PM2.58.2 µg/m³ ✓9.1 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Lincoln (England) or Swansea?
Lincoln (England) and Swansea cost about the same: roughly $2,900 per month for one person.
Is Lincoln (England) or Swansea safer?
Lincoln (England) and Swansea 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 Swansea?
Swansea: a measured median of 61.1 Mbps versus 50.8 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.