Caracas vs Port Said
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Port Said edges it, 59 to 50, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Caracas is stronger on nothing outright; Port Said on safety, getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Venezuela's dollarised capital under the Ávila, cheap but with real security limits
Full Caracas profile →Plan a trip to Caracas →Faded port at the Mediterranean mouth of the Suez Canal
Full Port Said profile →Plan a trip to Port Said →Where they differ
- Safety. Port Said leads on safety, 47 to 25, against Caracas. Homicides per 100,000: 13.81 vs 4.2.
- Getting there & around. Port Said leads on getting there & around, 38 to 22, against Caracas. Non-stop airport destinations: 45 vs 128.
- Internet. Port Said leads on internet, 41 to 34, against Caracas. Measured download: 5.4 Mbps vs 9.9 Mbps.
Where they are close. Within five points on healthcare, quality of life, visa ease, air quality, climate.
Pick Caracas if you want
- no clear edge over Port Said in the data
Pick Port Said if you want
- faster internet (9.9 Mbps measured)
- the safer country figures
- more flights and easier getting around
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Caracas | Port Said |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | 92 |
| Safety | 25 | 47 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 69 ✓ | 66 |
| Internet | 34 | 41 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 33 | 34 ✓ |
| Getting there & around | 22 | 38 ✓ |
| Climate | 100 | 100 |
| Air quality | 61 ✓ | 60 |
| Quality of life | 54 ✓ | 52 |
Cost
| Metric | Caracas | Port Said |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | $700 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Caracas | Port Said |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 13.81 | 4.2 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 39.2 | 50 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 75 ✓ | 71 |
| Life expectancy | 72.2 yrs ✓ | 71.9 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Caracas | Port Said |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 5.4 Mbps | 9.9 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 2.8 Mbps ✓ | 1.3 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Caracas | Port Said |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | visa required | visa on arrival ✓ |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days ✓ | visa on arrival |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days ✓ | visa on arrival |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Caracas | Port Said |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 45 | 128 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 4 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 ✓ | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Caracas | Port Said |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 12 | 12 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 22.6 µg/m³ ✓ | 22.8 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Caracas or Port Said?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Caracas or Port Said safer?
- Port Said scores higher on safety (47 vs 25), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Caracas or Port Said?
- Port Said: a measured median of 9.9 Mbps versus 5.4 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); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; 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.