Georgetown vs Iloilo City
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Iloilo City edges it, 52 to 50, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Georgetown is stronger on climate; Iloilo City on visa ease, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Guyana's wooden colonial capital, booming on offshore oil
Full Georgetown profile →Plan a trip to Georgetown →The Philippines' tidiest mid-size city, with bike lanes
Full Iloilo City profile →Plan a trip to Iloilo City →Where they differ
- Climate. Georgetown leads on climate, 42 to 25, against Iloilo City. Comfortable months: 5 vs 3.
- Visa ease. Iloilo City leads on visa ease, 58 to 46, against Georgetown.
- Healthcare. Iloilo City leads on healthcare, 63 to 51, against Georgetown. Health coverage index: 73 vs 69.
Where they are close. Within five points on quality of life, internet, safety, air quality, getting there & around.
Pick Georgetown if you want
- a longer comfortable season (5 months against 3)
Pick Iloilo City if you want
- stronger healthcare
- a dedicated digital-nomad visa
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Georgetown | Iloilo City |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | 67 |
| Safety | 47 | 47 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 51 | 63 ✓ |
| Internet | 50 ✓ | 49 |
| Visa ease | 46 | 58 ✓ |
| Getting there & around | 17 ✓ | 17 |
| Climate | 42 ✓ | 25 |
| Air quality | 81 | 82 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 63 ✓ | 61 |
Cost
| Metric | Georgetown | Iloilo City |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | $1,150 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Georgetown | Iloilo City |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 14.08 | 4.31 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 69.2 ✓ | 51 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 73 ✓ | 69 |
| Life expectancy | 60.4 yrs | 70.4 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Georgetown | Iloilo City |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 13.7 Mbps ✓ | 12.5 Mbps |
| Upload | 5 Mbps ✓ | 4.5 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Georgetown | Iloilo City |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | Digital nomad visa (DNV) ✓ |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days ✓ | 30 days |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days ✓ | 30 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days ✓ | 30 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Georgetown | Iloilo City |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 16 ✓ | 12 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Georgetown | Iloilo City |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 ✓ | 3 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 13.6 µg/m³ | 13.3 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Georgetown or Iloilo City?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Georgetown or Iloilo City safer?
- Georgetown and Iloilo City score the same on safety (47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Georgetown or Iloilo City?
- Georgetown: a measured median of 13.7 Mbps versus 12.5 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); 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.