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Antalya vs Kuşadası

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Antalya edges it, 61 to 59, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Antalya is stronger on nothing outright; Kuşadası on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.3 of 61 points (scores 65/100)Safety: 5.9 of 61 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 61 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 6.0 of 61 points (scores 54/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 61 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 7.7 of 61 points (scores 70/100)Climate: 3.7 of 61 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 7.9 of 61 points (scores 71/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 61 points (scores 57/100)61
Antalya
out of 100

Turkish Riviera base with a nomad visa

Full Antalya profile →Where to stay in Antalya →
Cost of living: 7.4 of 59 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 5.9 of 59 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 59 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 5.6 of 59 points (scores 50/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 59 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 6.9 of 59 points (scores 62/100)Climate: 3.7 of 59 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 7.0 of 59 points (scores 63/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 59 points (scores 57/100)59
Kuşadası
out of 100

Aegean cruise port next to Ephesus, with a big expat retiree community

Full Kuşadası profile →Hotels in Türkiye →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAntalyaKuşadası
Cost of living6566 ✓
Safety5353
Healthcare7373
Internet54 ✓50
Visa ease7373
Getting there & around70 ✓62
Climate3333
Air quality71 ✓63
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricAntalyaKuşadası
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$871$850 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAntalyaKuşadası
Homicides per 100k2.412.41
Political stability (0–100)50.250.2
UHC service coverage (0–100)7777
Life expectancy75.3 yrs75.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAntalyaKuşadası
Download17 Mbps ✓13.3 Mbps
Upload5.8 Mbps ✓5.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricAntalyaKuşadası
Nomad visaDigital nomad visaDigital nomad visa
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mo$3,000/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricAntalyaKuşadası
Non-stop airport destinations149 ✓111
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricAntalyaKuşadası
Comfortable months per year44
Annual mean PM2.517.9 µg/m³ ✓21.5 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Antalya or Kuşadası?
Kuşadası is cheaper: about $850 per month versus $871 for one person.
Is Antalya or Kuşadası safer?
Antalya scores higher on safety (53 vs 53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Antalya or Kuşadası?
Antalya: a measured median of 17 Mbps versus 13.3 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); 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.