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Coatzacoalcos vs Manizales

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Manizales edges it, 55 to 53, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Coatzacoalcos is stronger on visa ease; Manizales on cost of living. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.4 of 53 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 53 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 53 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 7.1 of 53 points (scores 64/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 53 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 1.1 of 53 points (scores 10/100)Climate: 1.9 of 53 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 8.9 of 53 points (scores 80/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 53 points (scores 57/100)53
Coatzacoalcos
out of 100

Gulf petrochemical port at the Atlantic end of the Interoceanic railway

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Cost of living: 8.2 of 54 points (scores 74/100)Safety: 2.7 of 54 points (scores 25/100)Healthcare: 9.0 of 54 points (scores 81/100)Internet: 7.0 of 54 points (scores 63/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 54 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 1.2 of 54 points (scores 11/100)Climate: 2.8 of 54 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 8.6 of 54 points (scores 78/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 54 points (scores 56/100)55
Manizales
out of 100

Steep coffee-country university town in the clouds

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Where they differ

  • Cost of living. Manizales leads on cost of living, 74 to 58, against Coatzacoalcos. Monthly cost, one person: $1,400 vs $1,000.
  • Visa ease. Coatzacoalcos leads on visa ease, 90 to 77, against Manizales.
  • Climate. Manizales leads on climate, 25 to 17, against Coatzacoalcos. Comfortable months: 2 vs 3.

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

Pick Coatzacoalcos if you want

  • no clear edge over Manizales in the data

Pick Manizales if you want

  • to spend about $400 less a month
  • stronger healthcare
  • a dedicated digital-nomad visa

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCoatzacoalcosManizales
Cost of living5874 ✓
Safety28 ✓25
Healthcare7581 ✓
Internet64 ✓63
Visa ease90 ✓77
Getting there & around1011 ✓
Climate1725 ✓
Air quality80 ✓78
Quality of life57 ✓56

Cost

MetricCoatzacoalcosManizales
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,400$1,000 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricCoatzacoalcosManizales
Homicides per 100k25.6424.35 ✓
Political stability (0–100)55 ✓48.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)7982 ✓
Life expectancy75.3 yrs78.2 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCoatzacoalcosManizales
Download26.4 Mbps26.7 Mbps ✓
Upload13.1 Mbps ✓10.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricCoatzacoalcosManizales
Nomad visanone listedDigital nomad visitor visa (Visa V) ✓
Minimum income for the visano data$1,605/mo
Entry, US passport180 days ✓90 days
Entry, EU passport180 days ✓90 days
Entry, UK passport180 days ✓90 days

Getting there and around

MetricCoatzacoalcosManizales
Non-stop airport destinations17 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricCoatzacoalcosManizales
Comfortable months per year23 ✓
Annual mean PM2.514.1 µg/m³ ✓15 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Coatzacoalcos or Manizales?
Manizales is cheaper: about $1,000 per month versus $1,400 for one person.
Is Coatzacoalcos or Manizales safer?
Coatzacoalcos scores higher on safety (28 vs 25), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Coatzacoalcos or Manizales?
Manizales: a measured median of 26.7 Mbps versus 26.4 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); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); 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.