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Leicester vs Swansea in 2026: cost index 93 vs 87, rent £860 vs £720, income £30,000 vs £29,500, QoL 57 vs 66.
Leicester vs Swansea in 2026: cost index 93 vs 87, rent £860 vs £720, income £30,000 vs £29,500, QoL 57 vs 66.
Leicester: cost index 93 (-10 vs national avg 103), rent £860/month.
East Midlands region average cost index: 90. Leicester is +3 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 57/100 — safety 55, healthcare 68, walkability 65.
Safety score: 55/100 (crime rate 90.2/1k). National average: 61/100.
This is the kind of finding that changes plans. Leicester has a cost index of 93 — 10 points below the United Kingdom national average of 103. Median income is £30,000 with rent at £860/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 34%. Financially, that's significant.
On quality of life, Leicester scores a composite score of 57/100 — reflecting its safety (55), healthcare (68), and walkability (65) metrics. Pair that with the housing data, and the pattern sharpens. affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and United Kingdom is a good example of that tension.
Leicester has a cost index of 93 (national avg: 103), rent £860/mo, median income £30,000/yr, and a quality of life score of 57/100.
The East Midlands region of average QoL score is 62/100. Leicester leads with 57/100, reflecting safety, healthcare access, walkability, and green space.
Our index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Sub-categories cover housing, food, transport, utilities, and healthcare. Data sources include ONS, Land Registry, HMRC.
Leicester: cost index 93, rent £860/mo, income £30,000/yr, QoL 57/100. Swansea: cost index 87, rent £720/mo, income £29,500/yr, QoL 66/100.