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Izmir vs Yerevan

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Yerevan edges it, 63 to 61, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Izmir is stronger on nothing outright; Yerevan on visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.3 of 61 points (scores 65/100)Safety: 5.9 of 61 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 61 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 6.4 of 61 points (scores 57/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 61 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 8.5 of 61 points (scores 77/100)Climate: 5.6 of 61 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 5.3 of 61 points (scores 48/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 61 points (scores 57/100)61
Izmir
out of 100

Liberal Aegean city with a long waterfront

Full Izmir profile →Where to stay in Izmir →
Safety: 7.4 of 63 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 63 points (scores 64/100)Internet: 7.0 of 63 points (scores 56/100)Visa ease: 11.3 of 63 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 8.6 of 63 points (scores 69/100)Climate: 6.3 of 63 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 7.0 of 63 points (scores 56/100)Quality of life: 7.2 of 63 points (scores 57/100)63
Yerevan
out of 100

Ancient capital with a young tech scene

Full Yerevan profile →Where to stay in Yerevan →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricIzmirYerevan
Cost of living65no data
Safety5359 ✓
Healthcare73 ✓64
Internet57 ✓56
Visa ease7390 ✓
Getting there & around77 ✓69
Climate5050
Air quality4856 ✓
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricIzmirYerevan
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$871no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricIzmirYerevan
Homicides per 100k2.412.19 ✓
Political stability (0–100)50.258 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)77 ✓69
Life expectancy75.3 yrs ✓73 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricIzmirYerevan
Download20.5 Mbps ✓15.3 Mbps
Upload6.3 Mbps13.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricIzmirYerevan
Nomad visaDigital nomad visa ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mono data
Entry, US passport90 days180 days ✓
Entry, EU passport90 days180 days ✓
Entry, UK passport90 days180 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricIzmirYerevan
Non-stop airport destinations111 ✓82
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3

Climate and air

MetricIzmirYerevan
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.528.6 µg/m³24.9 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Izmir or Yerevan?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Izmir or Yerevan safer?
Yerevan scores higher on safety (59 vs 53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Izmir or Yerevan?
Izmir: a measured median of 20.5 Mbps versus 15.3 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); 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); IQAir city air-quality pages (yearly PM2.5 averages); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); 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.