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Granada (Nicaragua) vs Sucre

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Under balanced weights Granada (Nicaragua) edges it, 54 to 50, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Granada (Nicaragua) is stronger on healthcare, getting there & around; Sucre on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 6.9 of 54 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 8.5 of 54 points (scores 68/100)Internet: 7.2 of 54 points (scores 57/100)Visa ease: 5.8 of 54 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.0 of 54 points (scores 40/100)Climate: 5.2 of 54 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 9.0 of 54 points (scores 72/100)Quality of life: 6.2 of 54 points (scores 50/100)54
Granada (Nicaragua)
out of 100

Colonial lakeside city at Central America's lowest prices

Full Granada (Nicaragua) profile →Where to stay in Granada (Nicaragua) →
Safety: 7.2 of 49 points (scores 58/100)Healthcare: 6.5 of 49 points (scores 52/100)Internet: 6.0 of 49 points (scores 48/100)Visa ease: 5.3 of 49 points (scores 42/100)Getting there & around: 3.6 of 49 points (scores 29/100)Climate: 6.3 of 49 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 8.0 of 49 points (scores 64/100)Quality of life: 6.7 of 49 points (scores 54/100)50
Sucre
out of 100

Whitewashed colonial capital, slow and cheap

Full Sucre profile →Where to stay in Sucre →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricGranada (Nicaragua)Sucre
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety5558 ✓
Healthcare68 ✓52
Internet57 ✓48
Visa ease46 ✓42
Getting there & around40 ✓29
Climate4250 ✓
Air quality72 ✓64
Quality of life5054 ✓

Cost

MetricGranada (Nicaragua)Sucre
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricGranada (Nicaragua)Sucre
Homicides per 100k5.453.65 ✓
Political stability (0–100)65.4 ✓62.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)70 ✓67
Life expectancy75 yrs ✓65.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricGranada (Nicaragua)Sucre
Download18.3 Mbps ✓10.5 Mbps
Upload9.6 Mbps ✓7.4 Mbps

Visa

MetricGranada (Nicaragua)Sucre
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricGranada (Nicaragua)Sucre
Non-stop airport destinations12 ✓4
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricGranada (Nicaragua)Sucre
Comfortable months per year56 ✓
Annual mean PM2.517.7 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, Granada (Nicaragua) or Sucre?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Granada (Nicaragua) 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, Granada (Nicaragua) or Sucre?
Granada (Nicaragua): a measured median of 18.3 Mbps versus 10.5 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); OpenFlights airports and routes; 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.