Bendigo vs Port Douglas
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 64. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Gold-rush city of grand facades, Chinese heritage and a food scene
Full Bendigo profile →Plan a trip to Bendigo →Reef-and-rainforest resort village an hour north of Cairns
Full Port Douglas profile →Plan a trip to Port Douglas →Where they differ
- Climate. Port Douglas leads on climate, 58 to 50, against Bendigo. Comfortable months: 6 vs 7.
- Getting there & around. Bendigo leads on getting there & around, 26 to 20, against Port Douglas. Non-stop airport destinations: 73 vs 36.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Bendigo if you want
- no clear edge over Port Douglas in the data
Pick Port Douglas if you want
- no clear edge over Bendigo in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Bendigo | Port Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 15 | 15 |
| Safety | 82 | 82 |
| Healthcare | 92 | 92 |
| Internet | 70 ✓ | 69 |
| Visa ease | 42 | 42 |
| Getting there & around | 26 ✓ | 20 |
| Climate | 50 | 58 ✓ |
| Air quality | 98 ✓ | 98 |
| Quality of life | 98 | 98 |
Cost
| Metric | Bendigo | Port Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $3,350 | $3,350 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Bendigo | Port Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 79.3 | 79.3 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 89 | 89 |
| Life expectancy | 83 yrs | 83 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Bendigo | Port Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 40.2 Mbps | 41 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 11.8 Mbps ✓ | 9.8 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Bendigo | Port Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
| Entry, EU passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
| Entry, UK passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Bendigo | Port Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 73 ✓ | 36 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 ✓ | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Bendigo | Port Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 7 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 5.7 µg/m³ ✓ | 5.9 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Bendigo or Port Douglas?
- Bendigo and Port Douglas cost about the same: roughly $3,350 per month for one person.
- Is Bendigo or Port Douglas safer?
- Bendigo and Port Douglas score the same on safety (82), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Bendigo or Port Douglas?
- Port Douglas: a measured median of 41 Mbps versus 40.2 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.