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Çeşme vs Kandy

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Under balanced weights Çeşme edges it, 65 to 61, winning 7 of the 9 factors. Çeşme is stronger on air quality; Kandy on safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.4 of 65 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 5.9 of 65 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 65 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 6.4 of 65 points (scores 57/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 65 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 6.9 of 65 points (scores 62/100)Climate: 7.4 of 65 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.5 of 65 points (scores 77/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 65 points (scores 57/100)65
Çeşme
out of 100

Izmir's beach peninsula with Alaçatı's windsurfing and stone streets

Full Çeşme profile →Hotels in Türkiye →
Cost of living: 7.8 of 61 points (scores 70/100)Safety: 7.0 of 61 points (scores 63/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 61 points (scores 72/100)Internet: 6.2 of 61 points (scores 56/100)Visa ease: 7.1 of 61 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 6.1 of 61 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 6.5 of 61 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 6.7 of 61 points (scores 60/100)Quality of life: 5.8 of 61 points (scores 52/100)61
Kandy
out of 100

Sri Lanka's hill-country capital around a lake

Full Kandy profile →Where to stay in Kandy →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricÇeşmeKandy
Cost of living6670 ✓
Safety5363 ✓
Healthcare73 ✓72
Internet57 ✓56
Visa ease73 ✓64
Getting there & around62 ✓55
Climate67 ✓58
Air quality77 ✓60
Quality of life57 ✓52

Cost

MetricÇeşmeKandy
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$850$768 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricÇeşmeKandy
Homicides per 100k2.41 ✓2.51
Political stability (0–100)50.264.9 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)77 ✓72
Life expectancy75.3 yrs77.2 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricÇeşmeKandy
Download20.5 Mbps ✓16.1 Mbps
Upload6.3 Mbps10.2 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricÇeşmeKandy
Nomad visaDigital nomad visaDigital nomad visa
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mo$2,000/mo ✓
Entry, US passport90 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, EU passport90 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓visa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricÇeşmeKandy
Non-stop airport destinations111 ✓55
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricÇeşmeKandy
Comfortable months per year8 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.515.4 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, Çeşme or Kandy?
Kandy is cheaper: about $768 per month versus $850 for one person.
Is Çeşme or Kandy safer?
Kandy scores higher on safety (63 vs 53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Çeşme or Kandy?
Çeşme: a measured median of 20.5 Mbps versus 16.1 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); 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); 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.