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Gyumri vs Negombo

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Under balanced weights Gyumri edges it, 60 to 56, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Gyumri is stronger on visa ease, internet; Negombo on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 7.4 of 60 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 60 points (scores 64/100)Internet: 7.4 of 60 points (scores 59/100)Visa ease: 11.3 of 60 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 8.0 of 60 points (scores 64/100)Climate: 2.1 of 60 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 8.3 of 60 points (scores 67/100)Quality of life: 7.2 of 60 points (scores 57/100)60
Gyumri
out of 100

Armenia's second city, black-stone streets rebuilt after the 1988 earthquake

Full Gyumri profile →Where to stay in Gyumri →
Cost of living: 7.9 of 56 points (scores 71/100)Safety: 7.0 of 56 points (scores 63/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 56 points (scores 72/100)Internet: 4.3 of 56 points (scores 39/100)Visa ease: 7.1 of 56 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 6.1 of 56 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 2.8 of 56 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 7.3 of 56 points (scores 65/100)Quality of life: 5.8 of 56 points (scores 52/100)56
Negombo
out of 100

Beach town next to Colombo airport, with a fishing harbour and Dutch canals

Full Negombo profile →Where to stay in Negombo →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricGyumriNegombo
Cost of livingno data71
Safety5963 ✓
Healthcare6472 ✓
Internet59 ✓39
Visa ease90 ✓64
Getting there & around64 ✓55
Climate1725 ✓
Air quality67 ✓65
Quality of life57 ✓52

Cost

MetricGyumriNegombo
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$750
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricGyumriNegombo
Homicides per 100k2.19 ✓2.51
Political stability (0–100)5864.9 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)6972 ✓
Life expectancy73 yrs77.2 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricGyumriNegombo
Download16.9 Mbps ✓7.6 Mbps
Upload22.6 Mbps ✓2.4 Mbps

Visa

MetricGyumriNegombo
Nomad visanone listedDigital nomad visa ✓
Minimum income for the visano data$2,000/mo
Entry, US passport180 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, EU passport180 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, UK passport180 days ✓visa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricGyumriNegombo
Non-stop airport destinations82 ✓55
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricGyumriNegombo
Comfortable months per year23 ✓
Annual mean PM2.520 µg/m³ ✓20.6 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gyumri or Negombo?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Gyumri or Negombo safer?
Negombo scores higher on safety (63 vs 59), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Gyumri or Negombo?
Gyumri: a measured median of 16.9 Mbps versus 7.6 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); 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.