Butuan vs Tacloban
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Tacloban edges it, 50 to 48, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. 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 →Leyte's rebuilt capital on the San Juanico Strait
Full Tacloban profile →Plan a trip to Tacloban →Where they differ
- Climate. Tacloban leads on climate, 8 to 0, against Butuan. Comfortable months: 0 vs 1.
- Air quality. Butuan leads on air quality, 83 to 77, against Tacloban. PM2.5: 12.6 µg/m³ vs 15.5 µg/m³.
- Internet. Tacloban leads on internet, 49 to 43, against Butuan. Measured download: 10 Mbps vs 11.8 Mbps.
Where they are close. Within five points on cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Butuan if you want
- no clear edge over Tacloban in the data
Pick Tacloban if you want
- faster internet (11.8 Mbps measured)
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Butuan | Tacloban |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 67 | 67 |
| Safety | 47 | 47 |
| Healthcare | 63 | 63 |
| Internet | 43 | 49 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 58 | 58 |
| Getting there & around | 10 | 16 ✓ |
| Climate | 0 | 8 ✓ |
| Air quality | 83 ✓ | 77 |
| Quality of life | 61 | 61 |
Cost
| Metric | Butuan | Tacloban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tacloban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tacloban |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 10 Mbps | 11.8 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 2.3 Mbps | 6.1 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Butuan | Tacloban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tacloban |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 2 | 4 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Butuan | Tacloban |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 0 | 1 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 12.6 µg/m³ ✓ | 15.5 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Butuan or Tacloban?
- Butuan and Tacloban cost about the same: roughly $1,150 per month for one person.
- Is Butuan or Tacloban safer?
- Butuan and Tacloban score the same on safety (47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Butuan or Tacloban?
- Tacloban: a measured median of 11.8 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.