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Encarnación vs Las Terrenas

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Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 56. Encarnación is stronger on internet, visa ease; Las Terrenas on climate. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 6.8 of 56 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 9.1 of 56 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 7.8 of 56 points (scores 62/100)Visa ease: 5.8 of 56 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 2.1 of 56 points (scores 17/100)Climate: 6.3 of 56 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 10.3 of 56 points (scores 82/100)Quality of life: 7.5 of 56 points (scores 60/100)56
Encarnación
out of 100

Paraguay's riverside southern city with a beach and Jesuit ruins

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Cost of living: 7.7 of 56 points (scores 70/100)Safety: 6.3 of 56 points (scores 57/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 56 points (scores 72/100)Internet: 5.0 of 56 points (scores 45/100)Visa ease: 3.7 of 56 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 1.2 of 56 points (scores 11/100)Climate: 8.3 of 56 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 9.8 of 56 points (scores 88/100)Quality of life: 6.1 of 56 points (scores 55/100)56
Las Terrenas
out of 100

Caribbean beach town with a French accent

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Where they differ

  • Climate. Las Terrenas leads on climate, 75 to 50, against Encarnación. Comfortable months: 6 vs 9.
  • Internet. Encarnación leads on internet, 62 to 45, against Las Terrenas. Measured download: 23.8 Mbps vs 9.9 Mbps.
  • Visa ease. Encarnación leads on visa ease, 46 to 33, against Las Terrenas.

Where they are close. Within five points on quality of life, safety, healthcare.

Pick Encarnación if you want

  • faster internet (23.8 Mbps measured)

Pick Las Terrenas if you want

  • a longer comfortable season (9 months against 6)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricEncarnaciónLas Terrenas
Cost of livingno data70
Safety5557 ✓
Healthcare73 ✓72
Internet62 ✓45
Visa ease46 ✓33
Getting there & around17 ✓11
Climate5075 ✓
Air quality8288 ✓
Quality of life60 ✓55

Cost

MetricEncarnaciónLas Terrenas
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$1,100
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricEncarnaciónLas Terrenas
Homicides per 100k6.88 ✓9.12
Political stability (0–100)6876.2 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)79 ✓73
Life expectancy73.3 yrs75.4 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricEncarnaciónLas Terrenas
Download23.8 Mbps ✓9.9 Mbps
Upload14.4 Mbps ✓4.7 Mbps

Visa

MetricEncarnaciónLas Terrenas
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days ✓30 days
Entry, EU passport90 days ✓30 days
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓30 days

Getting there and around

MetricEncarnaciónLas Terrenas
Non-stop airport destinations15 ✓4
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricEncarnaciónLas Terrenas
Comfortable months per year69 ✓
Annual mean PM2.513 µg/m³10.3 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Encarnación or Las Terrenas?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Encarnación or Las Terrenas safer?
Las Terrenas scores higher on safety (57 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Encarnación or Las Terrenas?
Encarnación: a measured median of 23.8 Mbps versus 9.9 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); 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); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.