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Bridgetown vs Punta del Este

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Under balanced weights Bridgetown edges it, 76 to 65, winning 7 of the 9 factors. Bridgetown is stronger on climate, visa ease; Punta del Este on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 8.5 of 76 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 76 points (scores 78/100)Internet: 9.9 of 76 points (scores 79/100)Visa ease: 10.2 of 76 points (scores 81/100)Getting there & around: 6.4 of 76 points (scores 51/100)Climate: 9.4 of 76 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 12.0 of 76 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 9.6 of 76 points (scores 77/100)76
Bridgetown
out of 100

Barbados's capital and home of the Welcome Stamp

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Cost of living: 3.7 of 65 points (scores 33/100)Safety: 7.1 of 65 points (scores 64/100)Healthcare: 8.5 of 65 points (scores 77/100)Internet: 8.9 of 65 points (scores 80/100)Visa ease: 7.9 of 65 points (scores 71/100)Getting there & around: 4.9 of 65 points (scores 44/100)Climate: 6.5 of 65 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 9.8 of 65 points (scores 88/100)Quality of life: 8.0 of 65 points (scores 72/100)65
Punta del Este
out of 100

South America's Riviera, quiet outside January

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBridgetownPunta del Este
Cost of livingno data33
Safety68 ✓64
Healthcare78 ✓77
Internet7980 ✓
Visa ease81 ✓71
Getting there & around51 ✓44
Climate75 ✓58
Air quality96 ✓88
Quality of life77 ✓72

Cost

MetricBridgetownPunta del Este
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$2,006
Central one-bedroom rentno data$1,055

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBridgetownPunta del Este
Homicides per 100k7.43 ✓11.28
Political stability (0–100)8888.4 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)8285 ✓
Life expectancy76.8 yrs ✓75 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBridgetownPunta del Este
Download57.6 Mbps64.4 Mbps ✓
Upload33.2 Mbps ✓27.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricBridgetownPunta del Este
Nomad visaBarbados Welcome StampDigital nomad permit (Hoja de Identidad Provisoria)
Minimum income for the visa$4,167/mono data
Entry, US passport180 days ✓90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport180 days ✓90 days

Getting there and around

MetricBridgetownPunta del Este
Non-stop airport destinations38 ✓19
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricBridgetownPunta del Este
Comfortable months per year9 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.56.9 µg/m³ ✓10.5 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bridgetown or Punta del Este?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Bridgetown or Punta del Este safer?
Bridgetown scores higher on safety (68 vs 64), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bridgetown or Punta del Este?
Punta del Este: a measured median of 64.4 Mbps versus 57.6 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); 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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.