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Lund vs Odense

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Under balanced weights Odense edges it, 72 to 71, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Lund is stronger on nothing outright; Odense on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 1.8 of 71 points (scores 17/100)Safety: 9.2 of 71 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 71 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 9.9 of 71 points (scores 89/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 71 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 9.2 of 71 points (scores 83/100)Climate: 2.8 of 71 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.8 of 71 points (scores 97/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 71 points (scores 97/100)71
Lund
out of 100

Tiny medieval university town between Malmö and Copenhagen

Full Lund profile →Where to stay in Lund →
Cost of living: 2.8 of 72 points (scores 26/100)Safety: 9.2 of 72 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 72 points (scores 86/100)Internet: 10.4 of 72 points (scores 93/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 72 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 9.2 of 72 points (scores 83/100)Climate: 2.8 of 72 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.6 of 72 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 10.8 of 72 points (scores 97/100)72
Odense
out of 100

Hans Christian Andersen's hometown, Denmark's cycling-friendly third city

Full Odense profile →Where to stay in Odense →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLundOdense
Cost of living1726 ✓
Safety83 ✓83
Healthcare88 ✓86
Internet8993 ✓
Visa ease6161
Getting there & around83 ✓83
Climate2525
Air quality97 ✓96
Quality of life9797 ✓

Cost

MetricLundOdense
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$3,050$2,419 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno data$1,307

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLundOdense
Homicides per 100k0.870.84 ✓
Political stability (0–100)80.5 ✓79.5
UHC service coverage (0–100)8585
Life expectancy82.7 yrs ✓81.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLundOdense
Download102.8 Mbps118.8 Mbps ✓
Upload50.6 Mbps80.9 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricLundOdense
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

MetricLundOdense
Non-stop airport destinations203 ✓201
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓4
Transit (1–5, editorial)34 ✓

Climate and air

MetricLundOdense
Comfortable months per year33
Annual mean PM2.56.3 µg/m³ ✓7 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Lund or Odense?
Odense is cheaper: about $2,419 per month versus $3,050 for one person.
Is Lund or Odense safer?
Lund scores higher on safety (83 vs 83), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Lund or Odense?
Odense: a measured median of 118.8 Mbps versus 102.8 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); 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.