Which is cheaper, Savannah or Tampa?

Savannah is cheaper: about $3,000 per month versus $3,027 for one person.

Is Savannah or Tampa safer?

Savannah scores higher on safety (51 vs 51), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Savannah or Tampa?

Savannah: a measured median of 90.9 Mbps versus 74.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Savannah vs Tampa

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Tampa edges it, 67 to 67, winning 1 of the 9 factors. Savannah is stronger on nothing outright; Tampa on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Savannah

out of 100

Spanish moss, cobbled squares and Atlantic beaches

Full Savannah profile →Where to stay in Savannah →

Tampa

out of 100

Gulf Coast sun and beaches

Full Tampa profile →Where to stay in Tampa →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Savannah	Tampa
Cost of living	17 ✓	17
Safety	51	51
Healthcare	81	81
Internet	83 ✓	79
Visa ease	61	61
Getting there & around	56 ✓	56
Climate	58	67 ✓
Air quality	96 ✓	95
Quality of life	95	95

Cost

Metric	Savannah	Tampa
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$3,000 ✓	$3,027
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Savannah	Tampa
Homicides per 100k	5.76	5.76
Political stability (0–100)	60.3	60.3
UHC service coverage (0–100)	88	88
Life expectancy	76.4 yrs	76.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Savannah	Tampa
Download	90.9 Mbps ✓	74.4 Mbps
Upload	14.6 Mbps ✓	11.9 Mbps

Visa

Metric	Savannah	Tampa
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	home country	home country
Entry, EU passport	eTA required (online, before travel)	eTA required (online, before travel)
Entry, UK passport	eTA required (online, before travel)	eTA required (online, before travel)

Getting there and around

Metric	Savannah	Tampa
Non-stop airport destinations	39	101 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	4 ✓	2
Transit (1–5, editorial)	2	2

Climate and air

Metric	Savannah	Tampa
Comfortable months per year	7	8 ✓
Annual mean PM2.5	7 µg/m³ ✓	7.3 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Savannah or Tampa?: Savannah is cheaper: about $3,000 per month versus $3,027 for one person.
Is Savannah or Tampa safer?: Savannah scores higher on safety (51 vs 51), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Savannah or Tampa?: Savannah: a measured median of 90.9 Mbps versus 74.4 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); Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (all items); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.