Cabarete vs Tyre
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Cabarete edges it, 58 to 55, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Cabarete is stronger on internet, safety; Tyre on quality of life. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Kitesurf capital with a steady nomad crowd
Full Cabarete profile →Plan a trip to Cabarete →Phoenician harbour town on south Lebanon's beaches, close to the border
Full Tyre profile →Plan a trip to Tyre →Where they differ
- Internet. Cabarete leads on internet, 38 to 19, against Tyre. Measured download: 6.4 Mbps vs 1.9 Mbps.
- Quality of life. Tyre leads on quality of life, 65 to 55, against Cabarete.
- Safety. Cabarete leads on safety, 57 to 47, against Tyre. Homicides per 100,000: 9.12 vs 2.64.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, visa ease, healthcare, climate.
Pick Cabarete if you want
- faster internet (6.4 Mbps measured)
- the safer country figures
Pick Tyre if you want
- no clear edge over Cabarete in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Cabarete | Tyre |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 70 | no data |
| Safety | 57 ✓ | 47 |
| Healthcare | 72 | 73 ✓ |
| Internet | 38 ✓ | 19 |
| Visa ease | 33 | 34 ✓ |
| Getting there & around | 12 | 18 ✓ |
| Climate | 100 | 100 |
| Air quality | 85 | 87 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 55 | 65 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Cabarete | Tyre |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,100 | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Cabarete | Tyre |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 9.12 | 2.64 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 76.2 ✓ | 43.4 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 73 ✓ | 67 |
| Life expectancy | 75.4 yrs | 78.5 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Cabarete | Tyre |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 6.4 Mbps ✓ | 1.9 Mbps |
| Upload | 3.8 Mbps ✓ | 3.6 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Cabarete | Tyre |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 30 days | visa on arrival ✓ |
| Entry, EU passport | 30 days | visa on arrival ✓ |
| Entry, UK passport | 30 days | visa on arrival ✓ |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Cabarete | Tyre |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 17 | 54 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Cabarete | Tyre |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 12 | 12 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 11.7 µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Cabarete or Tyre?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Cabarete or Tyre safer?
- Cabarete scores higher on safety (57 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Cabarete or Tyre?
- Cabarete: a measured median of 6.4 Mbps versus 1.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
More comparisons
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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.