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Andijan vs Madurai

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Under balanced weights Madurai edges it, 49 to 47, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Andijan is stronger on safety, healthcare; Madurai on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 8.8 of 47 points (scores 70/100)Healthcare: 9.2 of 47 points (scores 74/100)Internet: 6.5 of 47 points (scores 52/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 47 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 2.0 of 47 points (scores 16/100)Climate: 5.2 of 47 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 6.1 of 47 points (scores 49/100)Quality of life: 5.5 of 47 points (scores 44/100)47
Andijan
out of 100

Fergana Valley city of bazaars and Babur's birthplace

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Cost of living: 9.8 of 49 points (scores 88/100)Safety: 6.1 of 49 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 7.0 of 49 points (scores 63/100)Internet: 5.7 of 49 points (scores 51/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 49 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 1.8 of 49 points (scores 16/100)Climate: 3.7 of 49 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 6.2 of 49 points (scores 56/100)Quality of life: 4.8 of 49 points (scores 43/100)49
Madurai
out of 100

Temple city of Tamil Nadu, busy around Meenakshi day and night

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Where they differ

  • Safety. Andijan leads on safety, 70 to 55, against Madurai. Homicides per 100,000: 1.4 vs 2.72.
  • Healthcare. Andijan leads on healthcare, 74 to 63, against Madurai. Health coverage index: 79 vs 69.
  • Climate. Andijan leads on climate, 42 to 33, against Madurai. Comfortable months: 5 vs 4.

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

Pick Andijan if you want

  • the safer country figures
  • stronger healthcare

Pick Madurai if you want

  • faster internet (16.2 Mbps measured)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAndijanMadurai
Cost of livingno data88
Safety70 ✓55
Healthcare74 ✓63
Internet52 ✓51
Visa ease33 ✓32
Getting there & around1616 ✓
Climate42 ✓33
Air quality4956 ✓
Quality of life44 ✓43

Cost

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

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAndijanMadurai
Homicides per 100k1.4 ✓2.72
Political stability (0–100)67.4 ✓55
UHC service coverage (0–100)79 ✓69
Life expectancy74 yrs ✓71 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAndijanMadurai
Download12.2 Mbps16.2 Mbps ✓
Upload12.9 Mbps ✓3.4 Mbps

Visa

MetricAndijanMadurai
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, EU passport30 days ✓e-visa required
Entry, UK passport30 days ✓e-visa required

Getting there and around

MetricAndijanMadurai
Non-stop airport destinations89 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricAndijanMadurai
Comfortable months per year5 ✓4
Annual mean PM2.527.9 µg/m³25 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Andijan or Madurai?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Andijan or Madurai safer?
Andijan scores higher on safety (70 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Andijan or Madurai?
Madurai: a measured median of 16.2 Mbps versus 12.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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