Which is cheaper, Americana or Foz do Iguaçu?

Americana and Foz do Iguaçu cost about the same: roughly $1,300 per month for one person.

Is Americana or Foz do Iguaçu safer?

Americana and Foz do Iguaçu score the same on safety (35), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Americana or Foz do Iguaçu?

Americana: a measured median of 47.3 Mbps versus 39.7 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Americana vs Foz do Iguaçu

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 59. Americana is stronger on nothing outright; Foz do Iguaçu on air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Americana

out of 100

Textile city named after American Confederate settlers, near Campinas

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Foz do Iguaçu

out of 100

Triple-border city beside the Iguaçu Falls and Itaipu dam

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Where they differ

Air quality. Foz do Iguaçu leads on air quality, 66 to 54, against Americana. PM2.5: 25.5 µg/m³ vs 20.4 µg/m³.

Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.

Pick Americana if you want

faster internet (47.3 Mbps measured)

Pick Foz do Iguaçu if you want

cleaner air

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Americana	Foz do Iguaçu
Cost of living	61	61
Safety	35	35
Healthcare	79	79
Internet	76 ✓	73
Visa ease	77	77
Getting there & around	20 ✓	17
Climate	67	67
Air quality	54	66 ✓
Quality of life	56	56

Cost

Metric	Americana	Foz do Iguaçu
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$1,300	$1,300
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Americana	Foz do Iguaçu
Homicides per 100k	18.69	18.69
Political stability (0–100)	58.9	58.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)	84	84
Life expectancy	75.9 yrs	75.9 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Americana	Foz do Iguaçu
Download	47.3 Mbps ✓	39.7 Mbps
Upload	33.4 Mbps	33.7 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Americana	Foz do Iguaçu
Nomad visa	Digital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV)	Digital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV)
Minimum income for the visa	$1,500/mo	$1,500/mo
Entry, US passport	90 days	90 days
Entry, EU passport	90 days	90 days
Entry, UK passport	90 days	90 days

Getting there and around

Metric	Americana	Foz do Iguaçu
Non-stop airport destinations	70 ✓	11
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	2	3 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)	2	2

Climate and air

Metric	Americana	Foz do Iguaçu
Comfortable months per year	8	8
Annual mean PM2.5	25.5 µg/m³	20.4 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Americana or Foz do Iguaçu?: Americana and Foz do Iguaçu cost about the same: roughly $1,300 per month for one person.
Is Americana or Foz do Iguaçu safer?: Americana and Foz do Iguaçu score the same on safety (35), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Americana or Foz do Iguaçu?: Americana: a measured median of 47.3 Mbps versus 39.7 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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); 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.