---
title: "Bandar Abbas vs Bushehr for digital nomads"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/bandar-abbas-vs-bushehr
description: "Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 36. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. 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
---

# Bandar Abbas vs Bushehr for digital nomads

Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 36. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

## Where they differ

Where they are close: within five points on getting there & around, safety, healthcare, internet, visa ease, climate, air quality, quality of life.

**Pick Bandar Abbas if you want** no clear edge over Bushehr in the data.

**Pick Bushehr if you want** no clear edge over Bandar Abbas in the data.

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

| Metric | Bandar Abbas | Bushehr | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cost of living | no data | no data | — |
| Safety | 41 | 41 | tie |
| Healthcare | 80 | 80 | tie |
| Internet | 30 | 30 | tie |
| Visa ease | 15 | 15 | tie |
| Getting there & around | 13 | 11 | Bandar Abbas |
| Climate | 50 | 50 | tie |
| Air quality | 0 | 0 | tie |
| Quality of life | 58 | 58 | tie |

## Cost

| Metric | Bandar Abbas | Bushehr | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly cost, one person | no data | no data | — |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data | — |

## Safety and health (country-level)

| Metric | Bandar Abbas | Bushehr | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Homicides per 100k | 2.9 | 2.9 | tie |
| Political stability (0–100) | 36 | 36 | tie |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 81 | 81 | tie |
| Life expectancy | 77.7 yrs | 77.7 yrs | tie |

## Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

| Metric | Bandar Abbas | Bushehr | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Download | 6.1 Mbps | 6.1 Mbps | tie |
| Upload | 0.6 Mbps | 0.6 Mbps | tie |

## Visa

| Metric | Bandar Abbas | Bushehr | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed | tie |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data | — |
| Entry, US passport | visa required | visa required | tie |
| Entry, EU passport | visa on arrival | visa on arrival | tie |
| Entry, UK passport | visa required | visa required | tie |

## Getting there and around

| Metric | Bandar Abbas | Bushehr | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Non-stop airport destinations | 21 | 4 | Bandar Abbas |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 | Bushehr |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 1 | Bandar Abbas |

## Climate and air

| Metric | Bandar Abbas | Bushehr | Better |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 6 | tie |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 60.9 µg/m³ | 97.4 µg/m³ | Bandar Abbas |

## FAQ

### Which is cheaper, Bandar Abbas or Bushehr?

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

### Is Bandar Abbas or Bushehr safer?

Bandar Abbas and Bushehr score the same on safety (41), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

### Where is the internet faster, Bandar Abbas or Bushehr?

The same in both: a measured median of 6.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

City pages: [Bandar Abbas](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/bandar-abbas) · [Bushehr](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/bushehr). 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); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; 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.

HTML page: https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/bandar-abbas-vs-bushehr