---
title: "Baku vs Haikou for digital nomads"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/baku-vs-haikou
description: "Under balanced weights Haikou edges it, 55 to 54, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Baku is stronger on visa ease; Haikou on healthcare, safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you."
dataset: 2026.11.2 (2026-11-09)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Baku vs Haikou for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Haikou edges it, 55 to 54, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Baku is stronger on visa ease; Haikou on healthcare, safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

## Where they differ

- **Visa ease.** Baku leads on visa ease, 32 to 15, against Haikou.
- **Healthcare.** Haikou leads on healthcare, 83 to 69, against Baku. Health coverage index: 67 vs 85.
- **Safety.** Haikou leads on safety, 76 to 65, against Baku. Homicides per 100,000: 1.99 vs 0.5.

Where they are close: within five points on air quality, climate.

**Pick Baku if you want** no clear edge over Haikou in the data.

**Pick Haikou if you want** faster internet (17 Mbps measured); the safer country figures; stronger healthcare.

## Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

| Metric | Baku | Haikou | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cost of living | no data | 44 | — |
| Safety | 65 | 76 | Haikou |
| Healthcare | 69 | 83 | Haikou |
| Internet | 51 | 57 | Haikou |
| Visa ease | 32 | 15 | Baku |
| Getting there & around | 41 | 36 | Baku |
| Climate | 50 | 50 | tie |
| Air quality | 74 | 75 | Haikou |
| Quality of life | 51 | 58 | Haikou |

## Cost

| Metric | Baku | Haikou | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly cost, one person | no data | $1,850 | — |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data | — |

## Safety and health (country-level)

| Metric | Baku | Haikou | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Homicides per 100k | 1.99 | 0.5 | Haikou |
| Political stability (0–100) | 64 | 66 | Haikou |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 67 | 85 | Haikou |
| Life expectancy | 75.5 yrs | 77.9 yrs | Haikou |

## Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

| Metric | Baku | Haikou | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Download | 11.4 Mbps | 17 Mbps | Haikou |
| Upload | 13.6 Mbps | 12.3 Mbps | Baku |

## Visa

| Metric | Baku | Haikou | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed | tie |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data | — |
| Entry, US passport | e-visa required | visa required | Baku |
| Entry, EU passport | e-visa required | 30 days | Haikou |
| Entry, UK passport | e-visa required | visa required | Baku |

## Getting there and around

| Metric | Baku | Haikou | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Non-stop airport destinations | 78 | 147 | Haikou |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 3 | Baku |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 2 | Baku |

## Climate and air

| Metric | Baku | Haikou | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 6 | tie |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 16.5 µg/m³ | 16.2 µg/m³ | Haikou |

## FAQ

### Which is cheaper, Baku or Haikou?

We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.

### Is Baku or Haikou safer?

Haikou scores higher on safety (76 vs 65), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

### Where is the internet faster, Baku or Haikou?

Haikou: a measured median of 17 Mbps versus 11.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

City pages: [Baku](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/baku) · [Haikou](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/haikou). 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); Official entry rules that changed after the Passport Index snapshot; OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map.

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