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Agra vs Astana

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Astana edges it, 47 to 46, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Agra is stronger on climate, internet; Astana on visa ease, quality of life, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.9 of 46 points (scores 71/100)Safety: 6.1 of 46 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 46 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 6.3 of 46 points (scores 57/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 46 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 6.7 of 46 points (scores 60/100)Climate: 4.6 of 46 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 0.0 of 46 points (scores 0/100)Quality of life: 4.3 of 46 points (scores 39/100)46
Agra
out of 100

Taj Mahal city, under two hours from Delhi by fast train

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Safety: 7.6 of 47 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 8.6 of 47 points (scores 69/100)Internet: 5.2 of 47 points (scores 42/100)Visa ease: 7.5 of 47 points (scores 60/100)Getting there & around: 7.0 of 47 points (scores 56/100)Climate: 3.1 of 47 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 0.0 of 47 points (scores 0/100)Quality of life: 7.6 of 47 points (scores 61/100)47
Astana
out of 100

Planned steppe capital with bold architecture

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAgraAstana
Cost of living71no data
Safety5561 ✓
Healthcare5669 ✓
Internet57 ✓42
Visa ease3260 ✓
Getting there & around60 ✓56
Climate42 ✓25
Air quality00
Quality of life3961 ✓

Cost

MetricAgraAstana
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$750no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAgraAstana
Homicides per 100k2.722.55 ✓
Political stability (0–100)5562 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)6983 ✓
Life expectancy67.3 yrs70.3 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAgraAstana
Download20.3 Mbps ✓7.3 Mbps
Upload5.4 Mbps6.1 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricAgraAstana
Nomad visanone listedNeo Nomad visa (B12-1) ✓
Minimum income for the visano data$3,000/mo
Entry, US passporte-visa required30 days ✓
Entry, EU passporte-visa required30 days ✓
Entry, UK passporte-visa required30 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricAgraAstana
Non-stop airport destinations153 ✓60
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)23 ✓

Climate and air

MetricAgraAstana
Comfortable months per year5 ✓3
Annual mean PM2.585 µg/m³60 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Agra or Astana?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Agra or Astana safer?
Astana scores higher on safety (61 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Agra or Astana?
Agra: a measured median of 20.3 Mbps versus 7.3 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.