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Colonia del Sacramento vs Viña del Mar

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Under balanced weights Colonia del Sacramento edges it, 70 to 64, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Colonia del Sacramento is stronger on visa ease, climate, cost of living; Viña del Mar on nothing outright. 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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Cost of living: 4.5 of 64 points (scores 41/100)Safety: 6.3 of 64 points (scores 56/100)Healthcare: 9.1 of 64 points (scores 82/100)Internet: 9.1 of 64 points (scores 82/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 64 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 7.5 of 64 points (scores 67/100)Climate: 5.6 of 64 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 8.9 of 64 points (scores 80/100)Quality of life: 8.3 of 64 points (scores 74/100)64
Viña del Mar
out of 100

Chile's garden beach city next to Valparaíso

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricColonia del SacramentoViña del Mar
Cost of living51 ✓41
Safety64 ✓56
Healthcare7782 ✓
Internet84 ✓82
Visa ease71 ✓46
Getting there & around5967 ✓
Climate67 ✓50
Air quality87 ✓80
Quality of life7274 ✓

Cost

MetricColonia del SacramentoViña del Mar
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,261 ✓$1,650
Central one-bedroom rent$527no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricColonia del SacramentoViña del Mar
Homicides per 100k11.286.11 ✓
Political stability (0–100)88.4 ✓68.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)85 ✓84
Life expectancy75 yrs79 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricColonia del SacramentoViña del Mar
Download82.7 Mbps ✓81.6 Mbps
Upload28.8 Mbps ✓16.3 Mbps

Visa

MetricColonia del SacramentoViña del Mar
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 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricColonia del SacramentoViña del Mar
Non-stop airport destinations4970 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓4
Transit (1–5, editorial)13 ✓

Climate and air

MetricColonia del SacramentoViña del Mar
Comfortable months per year8 ✓6
Annual mean PM2.510.7 µg/m³ ✓14.1 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 Viña del Mar?
Colonia del Sacramento is cheaper: about $1,261 per month versus $1,650 for one person.
Is Colonia del Sacramento or Viña del Mar safer?
Colonia del Sacramento scores higher on safety (64 vs 56), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Colonia del Sacramento or Viña del Mar?
Colonia del Sacramento: a measured median of 82.7 Mbps versus 81.6 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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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; 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.