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Caracas vs Sosúa

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Under balanced weights Sosúa edges it, 58 to 53, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Caracas is stronger on getting there & around; Sosúa on safety, air quality. 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 →
Cost of living: 6.3 of 58 points (scores 56/100)Safety: 6.3 of 58 points (scores 57/100)Healthcare: 7.5 of 58 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 4.2 of 58 points (scores 38/100)Visa ease: 3.7 of 58 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 4.1 of 58 points (scores 37/100)Climate: 11.1 of 58 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 9.2 of 58 points (scores 83/100)Quality of life: 5.8 of 58 points (scores 52/100)58
Sosúa
out of 100

North-coast beach town with a long expat history and a seedy side

Full Sosúa profile →Where to stay in Sosúa →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCaracasSosúa
Cost of livingno data56
Safety2557 ✓
Healthcare6567 ✓
Internet3438 ✓
Visa ease3333 ✓
Getting there & around53 ✓37
Climate100100
Air quality6183 ✓
Quality of life5052 ✓

Cost

MetricCaracasSosúa
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$1,100
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricCaracasSosúa
Homicides per 100k13.819.12 ✓
Political stability (0–100)39.276.2 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)75 ✓73
Life expectancy71.2 yrs73.3 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCaracasSosúa
Download5.4 Mbps6.4 Mbps ✓
Upload2.8 Mbps3.8 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricCaracasSosúa
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa required30 days ✓
Entry, EU passport90 days ✓30 days
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓30 days

Getting there and around

MetricCaracasSosúa
Non-stop airport destinations45 ✓15
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricCaracasSosúa
Comfortable months per year1212
Annual mean PM2.522.6 µg/m³12.8 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Caracas or Sosúa?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Caracas or Sosúa safer?
Sosúa scores higher on safety (57 vs 25), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Caracas or Sosúa?
Sosúa: a measured median of 6.4 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); 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.