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Astana vs Mathura

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Mathura edges it, 46 to 44, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Astana is stronger on visa ease, quality of life, healthcare; Mathura on climate, internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 7.6 of 44 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 9.6 of 44 points (scores 77/100)Internet: 5.2 of 44 points (scores 42/100)Visa ease: 7.5 of 44 points (scores 60/100)Getting there & around: 2.9 of 44 points (scores 24/100)Climate: 3.1 of 44 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 0.0 of 44 points (scores 0/100)Quality of life: 7.8 of 44 points (scores 63/100)44
Astana
out of 100

Planned steppe capital with bold architecture

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Cost of living: 9.8 of 45 points (scores 88/100)Safety: 6.1 of 45 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 7.0 of 45 points (scores 63/100)Internet: 6.0 of 45 points (scores 54/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 45 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 3.5 of 45 points (scores 32/100)Climate: 4.6 of 45 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 0.0 of 45 points (scores 0/100)Quality of life: 4.8 of 45 points (scores 43/100)46
Mathura
out of 100

Krishna's birthplace on the Yamuna, twinned with Vrindavan's temples

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Where they differ

  • Visa ease. Astana leads on visa ease, 60 to 32, against Mathura.
  • Quality of life. Astana leads on quality of life, 63 to 43, against Mathura.
  • Climate. Mathura leads on climate, 42 to 25, against Astana. Comfortable months: 3 vs 5.

Where they are close. Within five points on air quality.

Pick Astana if you want

  • the safer country figures
  • stronger healthcare
  • a dedicated digital-nomad visa

Pick Mathura if you want

  • faster internet (18.2 Mbps measured)
  • a longer comfortable season (5 months against 3)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAstanaMathura
Cost of livingno data88
Safety61 ✓55
Healthcare77 ✓63
Internet4254 ✓
Visa ease60 ✓32
Getting there & around2432 ✓
Climate2542 ✓
Air quality00
Quality of life63 ✓43

Cost

MetricAstanaMathura
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$750
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAstanaMathura
Homicides per 100k2.55 ✓2.72
Political stability (0–100)62 ✓55
UHC service coverage (0–100)83 ✓69
Life expectancy74.8 yrs ✓71 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAstanaMathura
Download7.3 Mbps18.2 Mbps ✓
Upload6.1 Mbps ✓4.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricAstanaMathura
Nomad visaNeo Nomad visa (B12-1) ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mono data
Entry, US passport30 days ✓e-visa required
Entry, EU passport30 days ✓e-visa required
Entry, UK passport30 days ✓e-visa required

Getting there and around

MetricAstanaMathura
Non-stop airport destinations59152 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricAstanaMathura
Comfortable months per year35 ✓
Annual mean PM2.560 µg/m³ ✓67.3 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Astana or Mathura?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Astana or Mathura safer?
Astana scores higher on safety (61 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Astana or Mathura?
Mathura: a measured median of 18.2 Mbps versus 7.3 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.