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Almaty vs Trincomalee

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Under balanced weights Trincomalee edges it, 57 to 53, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Almaty is stronger on getting there & around; Trincomalee on climate. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 7.6 of 53 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 8.6 of 53 points (scores 69/100)Internet: 4.9 of 53 points (scores 39/100)Visa ease: 7.5 of 53 points (scores 60/100)Getting there & around: 8.0 of 53 points (scores 64/100)Climate: 0.0 of 53 points (scores 0/100)Air quality: 8.3 of 53 points (scores 67/100)Quality of life: 7.6 of 53 points (scores 61/100)53
Almaty
out of 100

Mountain-backed city on the Silk Road

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Cost of living: 7.9 of 57 points (scores 71/100)Safety: 7.0 of 57 points (scores 63/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 57 points (scores 72/100)Internet: 4.4 of 57 points (scores 39/100)Visa ease: 7.1 of 57 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 5.6 of 57 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 2.8 of 57 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 8.1 of 57 points (scores 73/100)Quality of life: 5.8 of 57 points (scores 52/100)57
Trincomalee
out of 100

Natural harbour on the east coast with Nilaveli and Uppuveli beaches

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAlmatyTrincomalee
Cost of livingno data71
Safety6163 ✓
Healthcare6972 ✓
Internet3939 ✓
Visa ease6064 ✓
Getting there & around64 ✓50
Climate025 ✓
Air quality6773 ✓
Quality of life61 ✓52

Cost

MetricAlmatyTrincomalee
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$750
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAlmatyTrincomalee
Homicides per 100k2.552.51 ✓
Political stability (0–100)6264.9 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)83 ✓72
Life expectancy70.3 yrs77.2 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAlmatyTrincomalee
Download6.6 Mbps7.8 Mbps ✓
Upload4.7 Mbps ✓2.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricAlmatyTrincomalee
Nomad visaNeo Nomad visa (B12-1)Digital nomad visa
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mo$2,000/mo ✓
Entry, US passport30 daysvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, EU passport30 daysvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, UK passport30 daysvisa on arrival ✓

Getting there and around

MetricAlmatyTrincomalee
Non-stop airport destinations83 ✓58
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricAlmatyTrincomalee
Comfortable months per year03 ✓
Annual mean PM2.520 µg/m³17.1 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Almaty or Trincomalee?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Almaty or Trincomalee safer?
Trincomalee scores higher on safety (63 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Almaty or Trincomalee?
Trincomalee: a measured median of 7.8 Mbps versus 6.6 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); 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); 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.