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Jakarta vs Trabzon

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Trabzon edges it, 54 to 53, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Jakarta is stronger on air quality, safety; Trabzon on visa ease, healthcare, quality of life. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.2 of 53 points (scores 55/100)Safety: 7.4 of 53 points (scores 67/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 53 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 6.0 of 53 points (scores 54/100)Visa ease: 6.0 of 53 points (scores 54/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 53 points (scores 56/100)Climate: 5.6 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 4.0 of 53 points (scores 36/100)Quality of life: 5.0 of 53 points (scores 45/100)53
Jakarta
out of 100

Indonesia's megacity, cheap and chaotic

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Cost of living: 7.4 of 54 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 5.9 of 54 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 54 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 5.7 of 54 points (scores 51/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 54 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 5.5 of 54 points (scores 49/100)Climate: 5.6 of 54 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 2.0 of 54 points (scores 18/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 54 points (scores 57/100)54
Trabzon
out of 100

Rainy Black Sea port with tea hills and the Sumela monastery

Full Trabzon profile →Where to stay in Trabzon →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricJakartaTrabzon
Cost of living5566 ✓
Safety67 ✓53
Healthcare5673 ✓
Internet54 ✓51
Visa ease5473 ✓
Getting there & around56 ✓49
Climate5050
Air quality36 ✓18
Quality of life4557 ✓

Cost

MetricJakartaTrabzon
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,127$850 ✓
Central one-bedroom rent$550no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricJakartaTrabzon
Homicides per 100k0.41 ✓2.41
Political stability (0–100)52.7 ✓50.2
UHC service coverage (0–100)6777 ✓
Life expectancy68.3 yrs75.3 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricJakartaTrabzon
Download15.8 Mbps ✓13.1 Mbps
Upload8.3 Mbps ✓7.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricJakartaTrabzon
Nomad visaRemote worker visa (E33G)Digital nomad visa
Minimum income for the visa$5,000/mo$3,000/mo ✓
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricJakartaTrabzon
Non-stop airport destinations98 ✓31
Walkability (1–5, editorial)13 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricJakartaTrabzon
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.533.8 µg/m³ ✓42 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Jakarta or Trabzon?
Trabzon is cheaper: about $850 per month versus $1,127 for one person.
Is Jakarta or Trabzon safer?
Jakarta scores higher on safety (67 vs 53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Jakarta or Trabzon?
Jakarta: a measured median of 15.8 Mbps versus 13.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); 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); 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.