Which is cheaper, Jericoacoara or Paraty?

Paraty is cheaper: about $1,300 per month versus $1,300 for one person.

Is Jericoacoara or Paraty safer?

Jericoacoara scores higher on safety (35 vs 35), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Jericoacoara or Paraty?

Paraty: a measured median of 36.2 Mbps versus 27.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Jericoacoara vs Paraty

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Paraty edges it, 61 to 60, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Jericoacoara is stronger on air quality; Paraty on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Jericoacoara

out of 100

Remote dune-and-lagoon beach village, kitesurf capital of Ceará

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Paraty

out of 100

UNESCO colonial harbour town between rainforest and the Costa Verde

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Jericoacoara	Paraty
Cost of living	50	50
Safety	35	35
Healthcare	72	72
Internet	67	72 ✓
Visa ease	77	77
Getting there & around	44	56 ✓
Climate	42	50 ✓
Air quality	95 ✓	83
Quality of life	54	54

Cost

Metric	Jericoacoara	Paraty
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$1,300	$1,300
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Jericoacoara	Paraty
Homicides per 100k	18.69	18.69
Political stability (0–100)	58.9	58.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)	84	84
Life expectancy	72.4 yrs	72.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Jericoacoara	Paraty
Download	27.9 Mbps	36.2 Mbps ✓
Upload	23.1 Mbps	29.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Jericoacoara	Paraty
Nomad visa	Digital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV)	Digital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV)
Minimum income for the visa	$1,500/mo	$1,500/mo
Entry, US passport	90 days	90 days
Entry, EU passport	90 days	90 days
Entry, UK passport	90 days	90 days

Getting there and around

Metric	Jericoacoara	Paraty
Non-stop airport destinations	32	59 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	3	4 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)	1	1

Climate and air

Metric	Jericoacoara	Paraty
Comfortable months per year	5	6 ✓
Annual mean PM2.5	7.4 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, Jericoacoara or Paraty?: Paraty is cheaper: about $1,300 per month versus $1,300 for one person.
Is Jericoacoara or Paraty safer?: Jericoacoara scores higher on safety (35 vs 35), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Jericoacoara or Paraty?: Paraty: a measured median of 36.2 Mbps versus 27.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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); 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.