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Colonia del Sacramento vs Oranjestad

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Under balanced weights Oranjestad edges it, 71 to 70, winning 1 of the 9 factors. Colonia del Sacramento is stronger on internet, visa ease; Oranjestad on safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.7 of 70 points (scores 51/100)Safety: 7.1 of 70 points (scores 64/100)Healthcare: 8.5 of 70 points (scores 77/100)Internet: 9.3 of 70 points (scores 84/100)Visa ease: 7.9 of 70 points (scores 71/100)Getting there & around: 6.5 of 70 points (scores 59/100)Climate: 7.4 of 70 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.7 of 70 points (scores 87/100)Quality of life: 8.0 of 70 points (scores 72/100)70
Colonia del Sacramento
out of 100

UNESCO cobblestone town across the river from Buenos Aires

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Safety: 15.4 of 71 points (scores 92/100)Internet: 11.8 of 71 points (scores 71/100)Visa ease: 10.1 of 71 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 8.4 of 71 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 11.1 of 71 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 14.6 of 71 points (scores 87/100)71
Oranjestad
out of 100

Dutch Caribbean capital outside the hurricane belt

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricColonia del SacramentoOranjestad
Cost of living51no data
Safety6492 ✓
Healthcare77no data
Internet84 ✓71
Visa ease71 ✓61
Getting there & around59 ✓50
Climate6767
Air quality8787
Quality of life72no data

Cost

MetricColonia del SacramentoOranjestad
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,261no data
Central one-bedroom rent$527no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricColonia del SacramentoOranjestad
Homicides per 100k11.28no data
Political stability (0–100)88.4 ✓87.8
UHC service coverage (0–100)85no data
Life expectancy75 yrsno data

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricColonia del SacramentoOranjestad
Download82.7 Mbps ✓45.5 Mbps
Upload28.8 Mbps ✓9.4 Mbps

Visa

MetricColonia del SacramentoOranjestad
Nomad visaDigital nomad permit (Hoja de Identidad Provisoria) ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 daysunlimited ✓
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricColonia del SacramentoOranjestad
Non-stop airport destinations49 ✓35
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricColonia del SacramentoOranjestad
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.510.7 µg/m³10.7 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Colonia del Sacramento or Oranjestad?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Colonia del Sacramento or Oranjestad safer?
Oranjestad scores higher on safety (92 vs 64), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Colonia del Sacramento or Oranjestad?
Colonia del Sacramento: a measured median of 82.7 Mbps versus 45.5 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); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; 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; 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.