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Antalya vs Mestia

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Antalya edges it, 61 to 59, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Antalya is stronger on climate, getting there & around; Mestia on visa ease, quality of life. 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

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Cost of living: 7.4 of 59 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 6.6 of 59 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 7.0 of 59 points (scores 63/100)Internet: 6.4 of 59 points (scores 58/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 59 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 6.6 of 59 points (scores 59/100)Climate: 0.0 of 59 points (scores 0/100)Air quality: 7.7 of 59 points (scores 69/100)Quality of life: 7.7 of 59 points (scores 70/100)59
Mestia
out of 100

Svaneti's mountain hub of medieval towers, skiing and slow roads

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAntalyaMestia
Cost of living6566 ✓
Safety5359 ✓
Healthcare73 ✓63
Internet5458 ✓
Visa ease7390 ✓
Getting there & around70 ✓59
Climate33 ✓0
Air quality71 ✓69
Quality of life5770 ✓

Cost

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

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAntalyaMestia
Homicides per 100k2.412.03 ✓
Political stability (0–100)50.256.9 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)77 ✓71
Life expectancy75.3 yrs ✓71.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAntalyaMestia
Download17 Mbps19 Mbps ✓
Upload5.8 Mbps9.8 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricAntalyaMestia
Nomad visaDigital nomad visa ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mono data
Entry, US passport90 days360 days ✓
Entry, EU passport90 days360 days ✓
Entry, UK passport90 days360 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricAntalyaMestia
Non-stop airport destinations149 ✓85
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricAntalyaMestia
Comfortable months per year4 ✓0
Annual mean PM2.517.9 µg/m³ ✓18.9 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Antalya or Mestia?
Mestia is cheaper: about $850 per month versus $871 for one person.
Is Antalya or Mestia safer?
Mestia scores higher on safety (59 vs 53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Antalya or Mestia?
Mestia: a measured median of 19 Mbps versus 17 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.