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Stavanger vs Victoria

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Under balanced weights Victoria edges it, 67 to 67, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Stavanger is stronger on safety; Victoria on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 1.1 of 67 points (scores 10/100)Safety: 9.7 of 67 points (scores 88/100)Healthcare: 10.1 of 67 points (scores 91/100)Internet: 9.7 of 67 points (scores 87/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 67 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 6.5 of 67 points (scores 58/100)Climate: 1.9 of 67 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 67 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 10.9 of 67 points (scores 98/100)67
Stavanger
out of 100

Oil capital with fjord hikes and a wooden old town

Full Stavanger profile →Where to stay in Stavanger →
Cost of living: 2.1 of 67 points (scores 19/100)Safety: 8.5 of 67 points (scores 76/100)Healthcare: 10.1 of 67 points (scores 91/100)Internet: 9.6 of 67 points (scores 87/100)Visa ease: 6.4 of 67 points (scores 58/100)Getting there & around: 6.4 of 67 points (scores 58/100)Climate: 2.8 of 67 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.9 of 67 points (scores 98/100)Quality of life: 10.6 of 67 points (scores 95/100)67
Victoria
out of 100

Canada's mildest city, on Vancouver Island

Full Victoria profile →Where to stay in Victoria →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricStavangerVictoria
Cost of living1019 ✓
Safety88 ✓76
Healthcare91 ✓91
Internet87 ✓87
Visa ease61 ✓58
Getting there & around58 ✓58
Climate1725 ✓
Air quality9598 ✓
Quality of life98 ✓95

Cost

MetricStavangerVictoria
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$3,586$2,850 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricStavangerVictoria
Homicides per 100k0.7 ✓1.98
Political stability (0–100)84.5 ✓79.8
UHC service coverage (0–100)8992 ✓
Life expectancy82.9 yrs ✓81.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricStavangerVictoria
Download83 Mbps88.4 Mbps ✓
Upload64.1 Mbps ✓47.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricStavangerVictoria
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days180 days ✓
Entry, EU passportunlimited ✓eTA required (online, before travel)
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓eTA required (online, before travel)

Getting there and around

MetricStavangerVictoria
Non-stop airport destinations29 ✓16
Walkability (1–5, editorial)45 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)33

Climate and air

MetricStavangerVictoria
Comfortable months per year23 ✓
Annual mean PM2.57.3 µg/m³6 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Stavanger or Victoria?
Victoria is cheaper: about $2,850 per month versus $3,586 for one person.
Is Stavanger or Victoria safer?
Stavanger scores higher on safety (88 vs 76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Stavanger or Victoria?
Victoria: a measured median of 88.4 Mbps versus 83 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); 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.