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Durban vs Trujillo

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Under balanced weights Trujillo edges it, 60 to 58, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Durban is stronger on getting there & around; Trujillo on safety, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.0 of 58 points (scores 45/100)Safety: 2.8 of 58 points (scores 26/100)Healthcare: 5.6 of 58 points (scores 50/100)Internet: 6.5 of 58 points (scores 58/100)Visa ease: 8.0 of 58 points (scores 72/100)Getting there & around: 3.9 of 58 points (scores 35/100)Climate: 11.1 of 58 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 8.2 of 58 points (scores 74/100)Quality of life: 6.7 of 58 points (scores 61/100)58
Durban
out of 100

Subtropical surf city on the Indian Ocean

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Cost of living: 5.3 of 60 points (scores 47/100)Safety: 4.9 of 60 points (scores 44/100)Healthcare: 6.9 of 60 points (scores 62/100)Internet: 6.5 of 60 points (scores 59/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 60 points (scores 75/100)Getting there & around: 2.4 of 60 points (scores 22/100)Climate: 11.1 of 60 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 8.9 of 60 points (scores 80/100)Quality of life: 6.1 of 60 points (scores 55/100)60
Trujillo
out of 100

Peru's northern coast city of adobe ruins and year-round mild weather

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricDurbanTrujillo
Cost of living4547 ✓
Safety2644 ✓
Healthcare5062 ✓
Internet5859 ✓
Visa ease7275 ✓
Getting there & around35 ✓22
Climate100100
Air quality7480 ✓
Quality of life61 ✓55

Cost

MetricDurbanTrujillo
Monthly cost, one person$1,486$1,383 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricDurbanTrujillo
Homicides per 100k39.728.6 ✓
Political stability (0–100)58.9 ✓56.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)74 ✓68
Life expectancy61.5 yrs71.7 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricDurbanTrujillo
Download19.7 Mbps ✓19.3 Mbps
Upload9.3 Mbps11.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricDurbanTrujillo
Nomad visaRemote work visitor's visa ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$3,241/mono data
Entry, US passport90 days180 days ✓
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days180 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricDurbanTrujillo
Non-stop airport destinations13 ✓2
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricDurbanTrujillo
Comfortable months per year1212
Annual mean PM2.516.7 µg/m³14.1 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Durban or Trujillo?
Trujillo is cheaper: about $1,383 per month versus $1,486 for one person.
Is Durban or Trujillo safer?
Trujillo scores higher on safety (44 vs 26), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Durban or Trujillo?
Durban: a measured median of 19.7 Mbps versus 19.3 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); 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.