Which is cheaper, Darjeeling or Sucre?

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

Is Darjeeling or Sucre safer?

Sucre scores higher on safety (58 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Darjeeling or Sucre?

Darjeeling: a measured median of 15.2 Mbps versus 10.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Darjeeling vs Sucre

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Sucre edges it, 50 to 47, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Darjeeling is stronger on nothing outright; Sucre on quality of life, air quality, visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Darjeeling

out of 100

Tea-estate hill town with Kanchenjunga views and a steam toy train

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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	Darjeeling	Sucre
Cost of living	71	no data
Safety	55	58 ✓
Healthcare	56 ✓	52
Internet	55 ✓	48
Visa ease	32	42 ✓
Getting there & around	26	29 ✓
Climate	42	50 ✓
Air quality	50	64 ✓
Quality of life	39	54 ✓

Cost

Metric	Darjeeling	Sucre
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$750	no data
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Darjeeling	Sucre
Homicides per 100k	2.72 ✓	3.65
Political stability (0–100)	55	62.7 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)	69 ✓	67
Life expectancy	67.3 yrs ✓	65.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Darjeeling	Sucre
Download	15.2 Mbps ✓	10.5 Mbps
Upload	10.5 Mbps ✓	7.4 Mbps

Visa

Metric	Darjeeling	Sucre
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	e-visa required	visa on arrival ✓
Entry, EU passport	e-visa required	90 days ✓
Entry, UK passport	e-visa required	90 days ✓

Getting there and around

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

Climate and air

Metric	Darjeeling	Sucre
Comfortable months per year	5	6 ✓
Annual mean PM2.5	27.3 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, Darjeeling or Sucre?: We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Darjeeling or Sucre safer?: Sucre scores higher on safety (58 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Darjeeling or Sucre?: Darjeeling: a measured median of 15.2 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.