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Caracas vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Under balanced weights Santa Cruz de la Sierra edges it, 54 to 53, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Caracas is stronger on air quality, healthcare, getting there & around; Santa Cruz de la Sierra on safety, internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 3.1 of 53 points (scores 25/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 53 points (scores 65/100)Internet: 4.3 of 53 points (scores 34/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 53 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 6.6 of 53 points (scores 53/100)Climate: 12.5 of 53 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 7.6 of 53 points (scores 61/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 53 points (scores 50/100)53
Caracas
out of 100

Venezuela's dollarised capital under the Ávila, cheap but with real security limits

Full Caracas profile →Where to stay in Caracas →
Safety: 7.2 of 54 points (scores 58/100)Healthcare: 6.5 of 54 points (scores 52/100)Internet: 6.7 of 54 points (scores 53/100)Visa ease: 5.3 of 54 points (scores 42/100)Getting there & around: 5.1 of 54 points (scores 41/100)Climate: 11.5 of 54 points (scores 92/100)Air quality: 5.5 of 54 points (scores 44/100)Quality of life: 6.7 of 54 points (scores 54/100)54
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
out of 100

Bolivia's lowland boom city: hot, flat and at no altitude

Full Santa Cruz de la Sierra profile →Where to stay in Santa Cruz de la Sierra →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCaracasSanta Cruz de la Sierra
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety2558 ✓
Healthcare65 ✓52
Internet3453 ✓
Visa ease3342 ✓
Getting there & around53 ✓41
Climate100 ✓92
Air quality61 ✓44
Quality of life5054 ✓

Cost

MetricCaracasSanta Cruz de la Sierra
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricCaracasSanta Cruz de la Sierra
Homicides per 100k13.813.65 ✓
Political stability (0–100)39.262.7 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)75 ✓67
Life expectancy71.2 yrs ✓65.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCaracasSanta Cruz de la Sierra
Download5.4 Mbps15.1 Mbps ✓
Upload2.8 Mbps7.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricCaracasSanta Cruz de la Sierra
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricCaracasSanta Cruz de la Sierra
Non-stop airport destinations45 ✓23
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricCaracasSanta Cruz de la Sierra
Comfortable months per year12 ✓11
Annual mean PM2.522.6 µg/m³ ✓30.1 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Caracas or Santa Cruz de la Sierra?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Caracas or Santa Cruz de la Sierra safer?
Santa Cruz de la Sierra scores higher on safety (58 vs 25), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Caracas or Santa Cruz de la Sierra?
Santa Cruz de la Sierra: a measured median of 15.1 Mbps versus 5.4 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.