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Antigua Guatemala vs Utila

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Under balanced weights Antigua Guatemala edges it, 51 to 45, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Antigua Guatemala is stronger on climate, visa ease; Utila on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.0 of 51 points (scores 63/100)Safety: 3.9 of 51 points (scores 35/100)Healthcare: 6.4 of 51 points (scores 58/100)Internet: 6.1 of 51 points (scores 55/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 51 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 2.5 of 51 points (scores 23/100)Climate: 5.6 of 51 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 9.7 of 51 points (scores 87/100)Quality of life: 4.4 of 51 points (scores 40/100)51
Antigua Guatemala
out of 100

Volcano views and cobbled streets

Full Antigua Guatemala profile →Plan a trip to Antigua Guatemala →
Safety: 3.9 of 45 points (scores 32/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 45 points (scores 62/100)Internet: 6.5 of 45 points (scores 52/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 45 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 2.0 of 45 points (scores 16/100)Climate: 4.2 of 45 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 11.3 of 45 points (scores 90/100)Quality of life: 5.6 of 45 points (scores 45/100)45
Utila
out of 100

Tiny Bay Island where dive certifications are among the world's cheapest

Full Utila profile →Plan a trip to Utila →

Where they differ

  • Climate. Antigua Guatemala leads on climate, 50 to 33, against Utila. Comfortable months: 6 vs 4.
  • Visa ease. Antigua Guatemala leads on visa ease, 46 to 33, against Utila.
  • Getting there & around. Antigua Guatemala leads on getting there & around, 23 to 16, against Utila. Non-stop airport destinations: 20 vs 7.

Where they are close. Within five points on healthcare, safety, air quality, internet.

Pick Antigua Guatemala if you want

  • faster internet (16.8 Mbps measured)
  • a longer comfortable season (6 months against 4)

Pick Utila if you want

  • no clear edge over Antigua Guatemala in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAntigua GuatemalaUtila
Cost of living63no data
Safety35 ✓32
Healthcare5862 ✓
Internet55 ✓52
Visa ease46 ✓33
Getting there & around23 ✓16
Climate50 ✓33
Air quality8790 ✓
Quality of life4045 ✓

Cost

MetricAntigua GuatemalaUtila
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 GuatemalaUtila
Homicides per 100k22.76 ✓23.92
Political stability (0–100)61.9 ✓58
UHC service coverage (0–100)5864 ✓
Life expectancy71.6 yrs72.3 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAntigua GuatemalaUtila
Download16.8 Mbps ✓14.2 Mbps
Upload7.8 Mbps ✓7.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricAntigua GuatemalaUtila
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 GuatemalaUtila
Non-stop airport destinations20 ✓7
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓4
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricAntigua GuatemalaUtila
Comfortable months per year6 ✓4
Annual mean PM2.510.8 µg/m³9.4 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Antigua Guatemala or Utila?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Antigua Guatemala or Utila 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 Utila?
Antigua Guatemala: a measured median of 16.8 Mbps versus 14.2 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); 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.