Burgas vs Valparaíso
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Burgas edges it, 65 to 63, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Burgas is stronger on safety, visa ease; Valparaíso on healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Bulgaria's southern Black Sea port with a summer airport
Full Burgas profile →Plan a trip to Burgas →Bohemian port of hills and murals
Full Valparaíso profile →Plan a trip to Valparaíso →Where they differ
- Safety. Burgas leads on safety, 73 to 56, against Valparaíso. Homicides per 100,000: 1.17 vs 6.11.
- Visa ease. Burgas leads on visa ease, 61 to 46, against Valparaíso.
- Healthcare. Valparaíso leads on healthcare, 87 to 72, against Burgas. Health coverage index: 73 vs 84.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, internet, quality of life, cost of living, air quality, climate.
Pick Burgas if you want
- to spend about $33 less a month
- the safer country figures
Pick Valparaíso if you want
- faster internet (59.1 Mbps measured)
- stronger healthcare
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Burgas | Valparaíso |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 67 ✓ | 66 |
| Safety | 73 ✓ | 56 |
| Healthcare | 72 | 87 ✓ |
| Internet | 77 | 79 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 61 ✓ | 46 |
| Getting there & around | 34 ✓ | 30 |
| Climate | 42 | 42 |
| Air quality | 82 ✓ | 81 |
| Quality of life | 77 ✓ | 76 |
Cost
| Metric | Burgas | Valparaíso |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,150 ✓ | $1,183 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | $518 |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Burgas | Valparaíso |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 1.17 ✓ | 6.11 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 69.9 ✓ | 68.6 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 73 | 84 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 75.6 yrs | 81.1 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Burgas | Valparaíso |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 50.7 Mbps | 59.1 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 36.9 Mbps ✓ | 35.1 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Burgas | Valparaíso |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | unlimited ✓ | 90 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Burgas | Valparaíso |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 62 | 69 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 ✓ | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Burgas | Valparaíso |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 | 5 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 13.3 µg/m³ ✓ | 13.7 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Burgas or Valparaíso?
- Burgas is cheaper: about $1,150 per month versus $1,183 for one person.
- Is Burgas or Valparaíso safer?
- Burgas scores higher on safety (73 vs 56), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Burgas or Valparaíso?
- Valparaíso: a measured median of 59.1 Mbps versus 50.7 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); 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.3. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.