Butuan vs Siargao (General Luna)
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Siargao (General Luna) edges it, 50 to 48, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Butuan is stronger on nothing outright; Siargao (General Luna) on internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Ancient port city on the Agusan River, known for its balangay boats
Full Butuan profile →Plan a trip to Butuan →Surf island with a fast-growing remote-work crowd
Full Siargao (General Luna) profile →Plan a trip to Siargao (General Luna) →Where they differ
- Internet. Siargao (General Luna) leads on internet, 59 to 43, against Butuan. Measured download: 10 Mbps vs 21.3 Mbps.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Butuan if you want
- no clear edge over Siargao (General Luna) in the data
Pick Siargao (General Luna) if you want
- faster internet (21.3 Mbps measured)
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Butuan | Siargao (General Luna) |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 67 | 67 |
| Safety | 47 | 47 |
| Healthcare | 63 | 63 |
| Internet | 43 | 59 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 58 | 58 |
| Getting there & around | 10 ✓ | 5 |
| Climate | 0 | 0 |
| Air quality | 83 | 87 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 61 | 61 |
Cost
| Metric | Butuan | Siargao (General Luna) |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Butuan | Siargao (General Luna) |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 4.31 | 4.31 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 51 | 51 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 69 | 69 |
| Life expectancy | 70.4 yrs | 70.4 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Butuan | Siargao (General Luna) |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 10 Mbps | 21.3 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 2.3 Mbps | 8.5 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Butuan | Siargao (General Luna) |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | Digital nomad visa (DNV) | Digital nomad visa (DNV) |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 30 days | 30 days |
| Entry, EU passport | 30 days | 30 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 30 days | 30 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Butuan | Siargao (General Luna) |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 2 | 3 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 ✓ | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Butuan | Siargao (General Luna) |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 0 | 0 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 12.6 µg/m³ | 10.9 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Butuan or Siargao (General Luna)?
- Butuan and Siargao (General Luna) cost about the same: roughly $1,150 per month for one person.
- Is Butuan or Siargao (General Luna) safer?
- Butuan and Siargao (General Luna) score the same on safety (47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Butuan or Siargao (General Luna)?
- Siargao (General Luna): a measured median of 21.3 Mbps versus 10 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); 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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.