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Ciudad Obregón vs Culiacán

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Under balanced weights Ciudad Obregón edges it, 60 to 59, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.4 of 60 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 60 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 60 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 7.3 of 60 points (scores 65/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 60 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 1.2 of 60 points (scores 11/100)Climate: 7.4 of 60 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 10.1 of 60 points (scores 91/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 60 points (scores 57/100)60
Ciudad Obregón
out of 100

Yaqui Valley farm city where Green Revolution wheat was bred

Full Ciudad Obregón profile →Plan a trip to Ciudad Obregón →
Cost of living: 6.4 of 59 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 59 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 59 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 6.8 of 59 points (scores 61/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 59 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 1.3 of 59 points (scores 12/100)Climate: 6.5 of 59 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 10.0 of 59 points (scores 90/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 59 points (scores 57/100)59
Culiacán
out of 100

Sinaloa's capital, a farming city hit hard by a cartel war since 2024

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Where they differ

  • Climate. Ciudad Obregón leads on climate, 67 to 58, against Culiacán. Comfortable months: 8 vs 7.

Where they are close. Within five points on internet, getting there & around, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.

Pick Ciudad Obregón if you want

  • faster internet (31.1 Mbps measured)

Pick Culiacán if you want

  • no clear edge over Ciudad Obregón in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCiudad ObregónCuliacán
Cost of living5858
Safety2828
Healthcare7575
Internet65 ✓61
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around1112 ✓
Climate67 ✓58
Air quality91 ✓90
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricCiudad ObregónCuliacán
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,400$1,400
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricCiudad ObregónCuliacán
Homicides per 100k25.6425.64
Political stability (0–100)5555
UHC service coverage (0–100)7979
Life expectancy75.3 yrs75.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCiudad ObregónCuliacán
Download31.1 Mbps ✓24.3 Mbps
Upload10.7 Mbps ✓9.9 Mbps

Visa

MetricCiudad ObregónCuliacán
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport180 days180 days
Entry, EU passport180 days180 days
Entry, UK passport180 days180 days

Getting there and around

MetricCiudad ObregónCuliacán
Non-stop airport destinations811 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricCiudad ObregónCuliacán
Comfortable months per year8 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.59.2 µg/m³ ✓9.3 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Ciudad Obregón or Culiacán?
Ciudad Obregón and Culiacán cost about the same: roughly $1,400 per month for one person.
Is Ciudad Obregón or Culiacán safer?
Ciudad Obregón and Culiacán score the same on safety (28), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Ciudad Obregón or Culiacán?
Ciudad Obregón: a measured median of 31.1 Mbps versus 24.3 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.