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Antigua Guatemala vs La Ceiba

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Under balanced weights Antigua Guatemala edges it, 48 to 43, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Antigua Guatemala is stronger on getting there & around, climate, visa ease; La Ceiba on air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.7 of 48 points (scores 51/100)Safety: 3.9 of 48 points (scores 35/100)Healthcare: 5.7 of 48 points (scores 51/100)Internet: 6.1 of 48 points (scores 55/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 48 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.5 of 48 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 5.6 of 48 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 6.2 of 48 points (scores 56/100)Quality of life: 4.0 of 48 points (scores 36/100)48
Antigua Guatemala
out of 100

Volcano views and cobbled streets

Full Antigua Guatemala profile →Where to stay in Antigua Guatemala →
Safety: 3.9 of 43 points (scores 32/100)Healthcare: 6.9 of 43 points (scores 55/100)Internet: 6.9 of 43 points (scores 55/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 43 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 3.5 of 43 points (scores 28/100)Climate: 4.2 of 43 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 8.5 of 43 points (scores 68/100)Quality of life: 5.1 of 43 points (scores 41/100)43
La Ceiba
out of 100

Caribbean port town, the mainland gateway to the Bay Islands

Full La Ceiba profile →Where to stay in La Ceiba →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAntigua GuatemalaLa Ceiba
Cost of living51no data
Safety35 ✓32
Healthcare5155 ✓
Internet5555
Visa ease46 ✓33
Getting there & around50 ✓28
Climate50 ✓33
Air quality5668 ✓
Quality of life3641 ✓

Cost

MetricAntigua GuatemalaLa Ceiba
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,250no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAntigua GuatemalaLa Ceiba
Homicides per 100k22.76 ✓23.92
Political stability (0–100)61.9 ✓58
UHC service coverage (0–100)5864 ✓
Life expectancy68.7 yrs69 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAntigua GuatemalaLa Ceiba
Download16.8 Mbps17.1 Mbps ✓
Upload7.8 Mbps ✓7.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricAntigua GuatemalaLa Ceiba
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓visa required

Getting there and around

MetricAntigua GuatemalaLa Ceiba
Non-stop airport destinations20 ✓6
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricAntigua GuatemalaLa Ceiba
Comfortable months per year6 ✓4
Annual mean PM2.524.8 µg/m³19.5 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Antigua Guatemala or La Ceiba?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Antigua Guatemala or La Ceiba safer?
Antigua Guatemala scores higher on safety (35 vs 32), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Antigua Guatemala or La Ceiba?
La Ceiba: a measured median of 17.1 Mbps versus 16.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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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); 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.