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Fergana vs Siem Reap

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Under balanced weights Fergana edges it, 45 to 43, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Fergana is stronger on quality of life, healthcare, getting there & around; Siem Reap on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 8.8 of 45 points (scores 70/100)Healthcare: 9.2 of 45 points (scores 74/100)Internet: 6.5 of 45 points (scores 52/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 45 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 2.8 of 45 points (scores 22/100)Climate: 4.2 of 45 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 4.1 of 45 points (scores 33/100)Quality of life: 5.5 of 45 points (scores 44/100)45
Fergana
out of 100

Leafy base for the Fergana Valley's silk and ceramics towns

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Cost of living: 8.0 of 43 points (scores 72/100)Safety: 7.9 of 43 points (scores 71/100)Healthcare: 6.6 of 43 points (scores 59/100)Internet: 6.0 of 43 points (scores 54/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 43 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 1.3 of 43 points (scores 12/100)Climate: 3.7 of 43 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 3.2 of 43 points (scores 29/100)Quality of life: 2.9 of 43 points (scores 26/100)43
Siem Reap
out of 100

Angkor's town, with a friendly expat community

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Where they differ

  • Quality of life. Fergana leads on quality of life, 44 to 26, against Siem Reap.
  • Healthcare. Fergana leads on healthcare, 74 to 59, against Siem Reap. Health coverage index: 79 vs 62.
  • Getting there & around. Fergana leads on getting there & around, 22 to 12, against Siem Reap. Non-stop airport destinations: 14 vs 14.

Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, internet, visa ease, safety, climate.

Pick Fergana if you want

  • stronger healthcare

Pick Siem Reap if you want

  • faster internet (15 Mbps measured)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricFerganaSiem Reap
Cost of livingno data72
Safety7071 ✓
Healthcare74 ✓59
Internet5254 ✓
Visa ease3334 ✓
Getting there & around22 ✓12
Climate3333
Air quality33 ✓29
Quality of life44 ✓26

Cost

MetricFerganaSiem Reap
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$1,050
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricFerganaSiem Reap
Homicides per 100k1.4 ✓1.8
Political stability (0–100)67.471.5 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)79 ✓62
Life expectancy74 yrs ✓71.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricFerganaSiem Reap
Download12.2 Mbps15 Mbps ✓
Upload12.9 Mbps ✓9.9 Mbps

Visa

MetricFerganaSiem Reap
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, EU passport30 daysvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, UK passport30 daysvisa on arrival ✓

Getting there and around

MetricFerganaSiem Reap
Non-stop airport destinations1414
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricFerganaSiem Reap
Comfortable months per year44
Annual mean PM2.535.2 µg/m³ ✓37 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Fergana or Siem Reap?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Fergana or Siem Reap safer?
Siem Reap scores higher on safety (71 vs 70), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Fergana or Siem Reap?
Siem Reap: a measured median of 15 Mbps versus 12.2 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); 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); 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); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.