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Antofagasta vs Las Terrenas

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Under balanced weights Antofagasta edges it, 62 to 55, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Antofagasta is stronger on quality of life, internet, healthcare; Las Terrenas on cost of living. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 4.5 of 62 points (scores 41/100)Safety: 6.3 of 62 points (scores 56/100)Healthcare: 9.1 of 62 points (scores 82/100)Internet: 7.4 of 62 points (scores 66/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 62 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 2.9 of 62 points (scores 26/100)Climate: 9.3 of 62 points (scores 83/100)Air quality: 9.4 of 62 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 8.3 of 62 points (scores 74/100)62
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 →
Cost of living: 6.3 of 55 points (scores 56/100)Safety: 6.3 of 55 points (scores 57/100)Healthcare: 7.5 of 55 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 5.0 of 55 points (scores 45/100)Visa ease: 3.7 of 55 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 2.6 of 55 points (scores 24/100)Climate: 8.3 of 55 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 9.8 of 55 points (scores 88/100)Quality of life: 5.8 of 55 points (scores 52/100)55
Las Terrenas
out of 100

Caribbean beach town with a French accent

Full Las Terrenas profile →Where to stay in Las Terrenas →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAntofagastaLas Terrenas
Cost of living4156 ✓
Safety5657 ✓
Healthcare82 ✓67
Internet66 ✓45
Visa ease46 ✓33
Getting there & around26 ✓24
Climate83 ✓75
Air quality8488 ✓
Quality of life74 ✓52

Cost

MetricAntofagastaLas Terrenas
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,650$1,100 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAntofagastaLas Terrenas
Homicides per 100k6.11 ✓9.12
Political stability (0–100)68.676.2 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)84 ✓73
Life expectancy79 yrs ✓73.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAntofagastaLas Terrenas
Download32.1 Mbps ✓9.9 Mbps
Upload11.1 Mbps ✓4.7 Mbps

Visa

MetricAntofagastaLas Terrenas
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days ✓30 days
Entry, EU passport90 days ✓30 days
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓30 days

Getting there and around

MetricAntofagastaLas Terrenas
Non-stop airport destinations5 ✓4
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricAntofagastaLas Terrenas
Comfortable months per year10 ✓9
Annual mean PM2.512 µg/m³10.3 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Antofagasta or Las Terrenas?
Las Terrenas is cheaper: about $1,100 per month versus $1,650 for one person.
Is Antofagasta or Las Terrenas safer?
Las Terrenas scores higher on safety (57 vs 56), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Antofagasta or Las Terrenas?
Antofagasta: a measured median of 32.1 Mbps versus 9.9 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); 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.