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Bandung vs La Paz

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Bandung edges it, 47 to 45, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Bandung is stronger on visa ease; La Paz on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.6 of 47 points (scores 59/100)Safety: 7.4 of 47 points (scores 67/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 47 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 5.2 of 47 points (scores 47/100)Visa ease: 6.0 of 47 points (scores 54/100)Getting there & around: 3.5 of 47 points (scores 32/100)Climate: 0.9 of 47 points (scores 8/100)Air quality: 6.5 of 47 points (scores 58/100)Quality of life: 5.0 of 47 points (scores 45/100)47
Bandung
out of 100

Cool highland city with Indonesia's creative scene

Full Bandung profile →Where to stay in Bandung →
Safety: 7.2 of 45 points (scores 58/100)Healthcare: 6.5 of 45 points (scores 52/100)Internet: 6.8 of 45 points (scores 55/100)Visa ease: 5.3 of 45 points (scores 42/100)Getting there & around: 5.7 of 45 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 0.0 of 45 points (scores 0/100)Air quality: 7.1 of 45 points (scores 57/100)Quality of life: 6.7 of 45 points (scores 54/100)45
La Paz
out of 100

Seat of government at 3,600 m with cable cars across the sky

Full La Paz profile →Where to stay in La Paz →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBandungLa Paz
Cost of living59no data
Safety67 ✓58
Healthcare56 ✓52
Internet4755 ✓
Visa ease54 ✓42
Getting there & around3245 ✓
Climate8 ✓0
Air quality58 ✓57
Quality of life4554 ✓

Cost

MetricBandungLa Paz
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,025no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBandungLa Paz
Homicides per 100k0.41 ✓3.65
Political stability (0–100)52.762.7 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)6767
Life expectancy68.3 yrs ✓65.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBandungLa Paz
Download10.8 Mbps15.8 Mbps ✓
Upload5.3 Mbps8.9 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricBandungLa Paz
Nomad visaRemote worker visa (E33G) ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$5,000/mono data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricBandungLa Paz
Non-stop airport destinations913 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)24 ✓

Climate and air

MetricBandungLa Paz
Comfortable months per year1 ✓0
Annual mean PM2.523.7 µg/m³ ✓24.3 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bandung or La Paz?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Bandung or La Paz safer?
Bandung scores higher on safety (67 vs 58), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bandung or La Paz?
La Paz: a measured median of 15.8 Mbps versus 10.8 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); 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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.