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Campinas vs Pereira

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Campinas edges it, 57 to 47, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Campinas is stronger on climate, air quality, getting there & around; Pereira on cost of living. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.5 of 57 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 3.9 of 57 points (scores 35/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 57 points (scores 72/100)Internet: 8.0 of 57 points (scores 72/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 57 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 5.8 of 57 points (scores 52/100)Climate: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 3.6 of 57 points (scores 32/100)Quality of life: 6.0 of 57 points (scores 54/100)57
Campinas
out of 100

São Paulo state's tech and university hub, 100 km from the capital

Full Campinas profile →Hotels in Brazil →
Cost of living: 6.7 of 47 points (scores 60/100)Safety: 2.7 of 47 points (scores 25/100)Healthcare: 8.3 of 47 points (scores 74/100)Internet: 7.2 of 47 points (scores 65/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 47 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 3.8 of 47 points (scores 34/100)Climate: 2.8 of 47 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 0.6 of 47 points (scores 5/100)Quality of life: 6.0 of 47 points (scores 54/100)47
Pereira
out of 100

Coffee-axis city with warm weather and cheap living

Full Pereira profile →Where to stay in Pereira →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCampinasPereira
Cost of living5060 ✓
Safety35 ✓25
Healthcare7274 ✓
Internet72 ✓65
Visa ease77 ✓77
Getting there & around52 ✓34
Climate67 ✓25
Air quality32 ✓5
Quality of life5454 ✓

Cost

MetricCampinasPereira
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,300$1,000 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricCampinasPereira
Homicides per 100k18.69 ✓24.35
Political stability (0–100)58.9 ✓48.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)84 ✓82
Life expectancy72.4 yrs74.5 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCampinasPereira
Download38.2 Mbps ✓28 Mbps
Upload24 Mbps ✓13.6 Mbps

Visa

MetricCampinasPereira
Nomad visaDigital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV)Digital nomad visitor visa (Visa V)
Minimum income for the visa$1,500/mo ✓$1,605/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricCampinasPereira
Non-stop airport destinations69 ✓7
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricCampinasPereira
Comfortable months per year8 ✓3
Annual mean PM2.535.6 µg/m³ ✓47.7 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Campinas or Pereira?
Pereira is cheaper: about $1,000 per month versus $1,300 for one person.
Is Campinas or Pereira safer?
Campinas scores higher on safety (35 vs 25), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Campinas or Pereira?
Campinas: a measured median of 38.2 Mbps versus 28 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.