Nijmegen vs Tilburg
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Tilburg edges it, 70 to 69, winning 3 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.
The Netherlands' oldest city, hilly and green by the Waal river
Full Nijmegen profile →Plan a trip to Nijmegen →Former wool town turned student and music city
Full Tilburg profile →Plan a trip to Tilburg →Where they differ
- Climate. Tilburg leads on climate, 33 to 25, against Nijmegen. Comfortable months: 3 vs 4.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, getting there & around, quality of life.
Pick Nijmegen if you want
- no clear edge over Tilburg in the data
Pick Tilburg if you want
- no clear edge over Nijmegen in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Nijmegen | Tilburg |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 25 | 25 |
| Safety | 81 | 81 |
| Healthcare | 88 | 88 |
| Internet | 88 | 89 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 61 | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 68 | 68 |
| Climate | 25 | 33 ✓ |
| Air quality | 90 | 91 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 96 | 96 |
Cost
| Metric | Nijmegen | Tilburg |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $2,750 | $2,750 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Nijmegen | Tilburg |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.66 | 0.66 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 75 | 75 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 85 | 85 |
| Life expectancy | 81.6 yrs | 81.6 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Nijmegen | Tilburg |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 92.9 Mbps | 104.9 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 52.8 Mbps ✓ | 49 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Nijmegen | Tilburg |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | unlimited | unlimited |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Nijmegen | Tilburg |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 298 | 298 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 4 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Nijmegen | Tilburg |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 9.3 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, Nijmegen or Tilburg?
- Nijmegen and Tilburg cost about the same: roughly $2,750 per month for one person.
- Is Nijmegen or Tilburg safer?
- Nijmegen and Tilburg score the same on safety (81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Nijmegen or Tilburg?
- Tilburg: a measured median of 104.9 Mbps versus 92.9 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.