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Byblos vs Havana

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Under balanced weights Havana edges it, 54 to 54, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Byblos is stronger on internet; Havana on safety, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 5.9 of 54 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 54 points (scores 65/100)Internet: 2.7 of 54 points (scores 22/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 54 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 6.9 of 54 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 8.3 of 54 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.7 of 54 points (scores 77/100)Quality of life: 7.8 of 54 points (scores 62/100)54
Byblos
out of 100

One of the world's oldest harbours, 40 km up the coast from Beirut

Full Byblos profile →Where to stay in Byblos →
Safety: 7.7 of 54 points (scores 62/100)Healthcare: 9.4 of 54 points (scores 76/100)Internet: 1.1 of 54 points (scores 9/100)Visa ease: 4.0 of 54 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 6.3 of 54 points (scores 51/100)Climate: 8.3 of 54 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.9 of 54 points (scores 79/100)Quality of life: 7.2 of 54 points (scores 58/100)54
Havana
out of 100

Crumbling, magnetic Caribbean capital where the internet barely works

Full Havana profile →Where to stay in Havana →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricByblosHavana
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety4762 ✓
Healthcare6576 ✓
Internet22 ✓9
Visa ease34 ✓32
Getting there & around55 ✓51
Climate6767
Air quality7779 ✓
Quality of life62 ✓58

Cost

MetricByblosHavana
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricByblosHavana
Homicides per 100k2.64 ✓4.46
Political stability (0–100)43.471 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)6786 ✓
Life expectancy74.3 yrs ✓73.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricByblosHavana
Download2.4 Mbps ✓1.5 Mbps
Upload2.5 Mbps ✓0.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricByblosHavana
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required

Getting there and around

MetricByblosHavana
Non-stop airport destinations56 ✓22
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricByblosHavana
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.515.2 µg/m³14.3 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Byblos or Havana?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Byblos or Havana safer?
Havana scores higher on safety (62 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Byblos or Havana?
Byblos: a measured median of 2.4 Mbps versus 1.5 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.