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's-Hertogenbosch vs Tilburg

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Under balanced weights 's-Hertogenbosch edges it, 71 to 70, 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: 2.8 of 71 points (scores 25/100)Safety: 9.0 of 71 points (scores 81/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 71 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 9.8 of 71 points (scores 88/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 71 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 8.1 of 71 points (scores 73/100)Climate: 3.7 of 71 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 10.2 of 71 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 71 points (scores 96/100)71
's-Hertogenbosch
out of 100

Brabant's capital of canals, Bosch and carnival

Full 's-Hertogenbosch profile →Plan a trip to 's-Hertogenbosch →
Cost of living: 2.8 of 70 points (scores 25/100)Safety: 9.0 of 70 points (scores 81/100)Healthcare: 9.8 of 70 points (scores 88/100)Internet: 9.9 of 70 points (scores 89/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 70 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 7.5 of 70 points (scores 68/100)Climate: 3.7 of 70 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 10.1 of 70 points (scores 91/100)Quality of life: 10.7 of 70 points (scores 96/100)70
Tilburg
out of 100

Former wool town turned student and music city

Full Tilburg profile →Plan a trip to Tilburg →

Where they differ

  • Getting there & around. 's-Hertogenbosch leads on getting there & around, 73 to 68, against Tilburg. Non-stop airport destinations: 298 vs 298.

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

Pick 's-Hertogenbosch if you want

  • no clear edge over Tilburg in the data

Pick Tilburg if you want

  • no clear edge over 's-Hertogenbosch in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric's-HertogenboschTilburg
Cost of living2525
Safety8181
Healthcare8888
Internet8889 ✓
Visa ease6161
Getting there & around73 ✓68
Climate3333
Air quality92 ✓91
Quality of life9696

Cost

Metric's-HertogenboschTilburg
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,750$2,750
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric's-HertogenboschTilburg
Homicides per 100k0.660.66
Political stability (0–100)7575
UHC service coverage (0–100)8585
Life expectancy81.6 yrs81.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric's-HertogenboschTilburg
Download99.4 Mbps104.9 Mbps ✓
Upload48.3 Mbps49 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric's-HertogenboschTilburg
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

Metric's-HertogenboschTilburg
Non-stop airport destinations298298
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓4
Transit (1–5, editorial)33

Climate and air

Metric's-HertogenboschTilburg
Comfortable months per year44
Annual mean PM2.58.6 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, 's-Hertogenbosch or Tilburg?
's-Hertogenbosch and Tilburg cost about the same: roughly $2,750 per month for one person.
Is 's-Hertogenbosch or Tilburg safer?
's-Hertogenbosch and Tilburg score the same on safety (81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, 's-Hertogenbosch or Tilburg?
Tilburg: a measured median of 104.9 Mbps versus 99.4 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); 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.