Which is cheaper, Antofagasta or Kingston?

Kingston is cheaper: about $1,639 per month versus $1,650 for one person.

Is Antofagasta or Kingston safer?

Antofagasta scores higher on safety (56 vs 37), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Antofagasta or Kingston?

Antofagasta: a measured median of 32.1 Mbps versus 26.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Antofagasta vs Kingston

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Antofagasta edges it, 62 to 58, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Antofagasta is stronger on healthcare, safety, air quality; Kingston on visa ease, getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Antofagasta

out of 100

Mining port on the Atacama coast, Chile's richest region with few tourists

Full Antofagasta profile →Where to stay in Antofagasta →

Kingston

out of 100

Reggae capital with the Blue Mountains on the doorstep

Full Kingston profile →Where to stay in Kingston →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Antofagasta	Kingston
Cost of living	41	41 ✓
Safety	56 ✓	37
Healthcare	82 ✓	63
Internet	66 ✓	63
Visa ease	46	61 ✓
Getting there & around	26	39 ✓
Climate	83	83
Air quality	84 ✓	72
Quality of life	74 ✓	64

Cost

Metric	Antofagasta	Kingston
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$1,650	$1,639 ✓
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Antofagasta	Kingston
Homicides per 100k	6.11 ✓	40.36
Political stability (0–100)	68.6	75.1 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)	84 ✓	74
Life expectancy	79 yrs ✓	70.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Antofagasta	Kingston
Download	32.1 Mbps ✓	26.1 Mbps
Upload	11.1 Mbps	12.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Antofagasta	Kingston
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	90 days	180 days ✓
Entry, EU passport	90 days	90 days
Entry, UK passport	90 days	90 days

Getting there and around

Metric	Antofagasta	Kingston
Non-stop airport destinations	5	19 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	2	2
Transit (1–5, editorial)	2	2

Climate and air

Metric	Antofagasta	Kingston
Comfortable months per year	10	10
Annual mean PM2.5	12 µg/m³ ✓	17.8 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Antofagasta or Kingston?: Kingston is cheaper: about $1,639 per month versus $1,650 for one person.
Is Antofagasta or Kingston safer?: Antofagasta scores higher on safety (56 vs 37), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Antofagasta or Kingston?: Antofagasta: a measured median of 32.1 Mbps versus 26.1 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.