Cagayan de Oro vs Iligan
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 49. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Northern Mindanao's hub, with white-water rafting on its doorstep
Full Cagayan de Oro profile →Plan a trip to Cagayan de Oro →Northern Mindanao's industrial city of waterfalls
Full Iligan profile →Plan a trip to Iligan →Where they differ
- Climate. Cagayan de Oro leads on climate, 25 to 17, against Iligan. Comfortable months: 3 vs 2.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, getting there & around, quality of life.
Pick Cagayan de Oro if you want
- no clear edge over Iligan in the data
Pick Iligan if you want
- faster internet (17.9 Mbps measured)
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Cagayan de Oro | Iligan |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 67 | 67 |
| Safety | 47 | 47 |
| Healthcare | 63 | 63 |
| Internet | 52 | 56 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 58 | 58 |
| Getting there & around | 11 | 11 |
| Climate | 25 ✓ | 17 |
| Air quality | 59 ✓ | 57 |
| Quality of life | 61 | 61 |
Cost
| Metric | Cagayan de Oro | Iligan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cagayan de Oro | Iligan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cagayan de Oro | Iligan |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 14.7 Mbps | 17.9 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 5.8 Mbps | 7.2 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Cagayan de Oro | Iligan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cagayan de Oro | Iligan |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 4 | 4 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Cagayan de Oro | Iligan |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 3 ✓ | 2 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 23.4 µg/m³ ✓ | 24.2 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Cagayan de Oro or Iligan?
- Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cost about the same: roughly $1,150 per month for one person.
- Is Cagayan de Oro or Iligan safer?
- Cagayan de Oro and Iligan score the same on safety (47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Cagayan de Oro or Iligan?
- Iligan: a measured median of 17.9 Mbps versus 14.7 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); 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.