Cape Coast vs Sucre
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Sucre edges it, 50 to 48, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Cape Coast is stronger on nothing outright; Sucre on healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Ghana's historic coast: slave-trade castles, Kakum's canopy walk and a laid-back university town
Full Cape Coast profile →Plan a trip to Cape Coast →Whitewashed colonial capital, slow and cheap
Full Sucre profile →Plan a trip to Sucre →Where they differ
- Healthcare. Sucre leads on healthcare, 65 to 51, against Cape Coast. Health coverage index: 56 vs 67.
- Safety. Cape Coast leads on safety, 68 to 58, against Sucre. Homicides per 100,000: 1.83 vs 3.65.
- Climate. Sucre leads on climate, 50 to 42, against Cape Coast. Comfortable months: 5 vs 6.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, getting there & around.
Pick Cape Coast if you want
- the safer country figures
Pick Sucre if you want
- faster internet (10.5 Mbps measured)
- stronger healthcare
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Cape Coast | Sucre |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 67 | no data |
| Safety | 68 ✓ | 58 |
| Healthcare | 51 | 65 ✓ |
| Internet | 41 | 48 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 34 | 42 ✓ |
| Getting there & around | 16 | 16 ✓ |
| Climate | 42 | 50 ✓ |
| Air quality | 67 ✓ | 64 |
| Quality of life | 49 | 57 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Cape Coast | Sucre |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,150 | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Cape Coast | Sucre |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 1.83 ✓ | 3.65 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 67.1 ✓ | 62.7 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 56 | 67 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 67.7 yrs | 73.1 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Cape Coast | Sucre |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 7.5 Mbps | 10.5 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 5.4 Mbps | 7.4 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Cape Coast | Sucre |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | visa on arrival | visa on arrival |
| Entry, EU passport | visa on arrival | 90 days ✓ |
| Entry, UK passport | visa on arrival | 90 days ✓ |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Cape Coast | Sucre |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 38 ✓ | 4 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Cape Coast | Sucre |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 | 6 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 20 µg/m³ ✓ | 21.1 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Cape Coast or Sucre?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Cape Coast or Sucre safer?
- Cape Coast scores higher on safety (68 vs 58), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Cape Coast or Sucre?
- Sucre: a measured median of 10.5 Mbps versus 7.5 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); OpenFlights airports and routes; 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.