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Hammamet vs Punta Cana

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Under balanced weights Punta Cana edges it, 57 to 57, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Hammamet is stronger on visa ease; Punta Cana on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.4 of 57 points (scores 49/100)Safety: 5.4 of 57 points (scores 48/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 57 points (scores 70/100)Internet: 4.0 of 57 points (scores 36/100)Visa ease: 5.6 of 57 points (scores 50/100)Getting there & around: 6.3 of 57 points (scores 57/100)Climate: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 57 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 5.3 of 57 points (scores 48/100)57
Hammamet
out of 100

Tunisia's best-known beach resort, with a seaside medina and jasmine gardens

Full Hammamet profile →Where to stay in Hammamet →
Cost of living: 6.2 of 57 points (scores 55/100)Safety: 6.3 of 57 points (scores 57/100)Healthcare: 7.5 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 5.0 of 57 points (scores 45/100)Visa ease: 3.7 of 57 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 5.5 of 57 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.2 of 57 points (scores 83/100)Quality of life: 5.8 of 57 points (scores 52/100)57
Punta Cana
out of 100

Resort coast with the Caribbean's best-connected airport

Full Punta Cana profile →Where to stay in Punta Cana →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricHammametPunta Cana
Cost of living4955 ✓
Safety4857 ✓
Healthcare70 ✓67
Internet3645 ✓
Visa ease50 ✓33
Getting there & around57 ✓50
Climate6767
Air quality84 ✓83
Quality of life4852 ✓

Cost

MetricHammametPunta Cana
Monthly cost, one person$1,332$1,127 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricHammametPunta Cana
Homicides per 100k4.69 ✓9.12
Political stability (0–100)53.476.2 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)76 ✓73
Life expectancy74.1 yrs ✓73.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricHammametPunta Cana
Download8 Mbps9.9 Mbps ✓
Upload0.9 Mbps4.7 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricHammametPunta Cana
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport120 days ✓30 days
Entry, EU passport120 days ✓30 days
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓30 days

Getting there and around

MetricHammametPunta Cana
Non-stop airport destinations6892 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricHammametPunta Cana
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.512.4 µg/m³ ✓12.8 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hammamet or Punta Cana?
Punta Cana is cheaper: about $1,127 per month versus $1,332 for one person.
Is Hammamet or Punta Cana safer?
Punta Cana scores higher on safety (57 vs 48), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Hammamet or Punta Cana?
Punta Cana: a measured median of 9.9 Mbps versus 8 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.