Örebro vs Västerås
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Västerås edges it, 68 to 67, winning 1 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.
Central Swedish city with a castle in the middle of the river
Full Örebro profile →Plan a trip to Örebro →Engineering city on Lake Mälaren, under 1 h from Stockholm
Full Västerås profile →Plan a trip to Västerås →Where they differ
- Climate. Västerås leads on climate, 25 to 17, against Örebro. Comfortable months: 2 vs 3.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, air quality, getting there & around, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Örebro if you want
- no clear edge over Västerås in the data
Pick Västerås if you want
- no clear edge over Örebro in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Örebro | Västerås |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 20 | 20 |
| Safety | 83 | 83 |
| Healthcare | 90 | 90 |
| Internet | 90 ✓ | 89 |
| Visa ease | 61 | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 49 ✓ | 49 |
| Climate | 17 | 25 ✓ |
| Air quality | 98 ✓ | 97 |
| Quality of life | 97 | 97 |
Cost
| Metric | Örebro | Västerås |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $3,050 | $3,050 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Örebro | Västerås |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.87 | 0.87 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 80.5 | 80.5 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 85 | 85 |
| Life expectancy | 82.9 yrs | 82.9 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Örebro | Västerås |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 95.6 Mbps ✓ | 95.2 Mbps |
| Upload | 83 Mbps ✓ | 72.3 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Örebro | Västerås |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Örebro | Västerås |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 167 ✓ | 166 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 4 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Örebro | Västerås |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 2 | 3 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 6 µg/m³ ✓ | 6.2 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Örebro or Västerås?
- Örebro and Västerås cost about the same: roughly $3,050 per month for one person.
- Is Örebro or Västerås safer?
- Örebro and Västerås score the same on safety (83), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Örebro or Västerås?
- Örebro: a measured median of 95.6 Mbps versus 95.2 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.