Which is cheaper, Cochabamba or Sucre?

We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.

Is Cochabamba or Sucre safer?

Cochabamba scores higher on safety (58 vs 58), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Cochabamba or Sucre?

Cochabamba: a measured median of 14.5 Mbps versus 10.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Cochabamba vs Sucre

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Sucre edges it, 50 to 44, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Cochabamba is stronger on nothing outright; Sucre on climate, air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cochabamba

out of 100

Bolivia's 'city of eternal spring' in a 2,570 m valley, good food and low costs

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Sucre

out of 100

Whitewashed colonial capital, slow and cheap

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Cochabamba	Sucre
Cost of living	no data	no data
Safety	58	58
Healthcare	52	52
Internet	54 ✓	48
Visa ease	42	42
Getting there & around	33 ✓	29
Climate	17	50 ✓
Air quality	44	64 ✓
Quality of life	54	54

Cost

Metric	Cochabamba	Sucre
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	no data	no data
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Cochabamba	Sucre
Homicides per 100k	3.65	3.65
Political stability (0–100)	62.7	62.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)	67	67
Life expectancy	65.4 yrs	65.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Cochabamba	Sucre
Download	14.5 Mbps ✓	10.5 Mbps
Upload	9.3 Mbps ✓	7.4 Mbps

Visa

Metric	Cochabamba	Sucre
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	visa on arrival	visa on arrival
Entry, EU passport	90 days	90 days
Entry, UK passport	90 days	90 days

Getting there and around

Metric	Cochabamba	Sucre
Non-stop airport destinations	6 ✓	4
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	3	4 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)	2 ✓	1

Climate and air

Metric	Cochabamba	Sucre
Comfortable months per year	2	6 ✓
Annual mean PM2.5	30.3 µg/m³	21.1 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Cochabamba or Sucre?: We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Cochabamba or Sucre safer?: Cochabamba scores higher on safety (58 vs 58), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Cochabamba or Sucre?: Cochabamba: a measured median of 14.5 Mbps versus 10.5 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); OpenFlights airports and routes; 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.