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Kingston vs Maceió

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Under balanced weights Maceió edges it, 63 to 58, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Kingston is stronger on nothing outright; Maceió on visa ease, air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 4.5 of 58 points (scores 41/100)Safety: 4.1 of 58 points (scores 37/100)Healthcare: 7.0 of 58 points (scores 63/100)Internet: 7.0 of 58 points (scores 63/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 58 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 4.4 of 58 points (scores 39/100)Climate: 9.3 of 58 points (scores 83/100)Air quality: 8.0 of 58 points (scores 72/100)Quality of life: 7.1 of 58 points (scores 64/100)58
Kingston
out of 100

Reggae capital with the Blue Mountains on the doorstep

Full Kingston profile →Where to stay in Kingston →
Cost of living: 5.5 of 63 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 3.9 of 63 points (scores 35/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 63 points (scores 72/100)Internet: 7.9 of 63 points (scores 71/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 63 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 5.0 of 63 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 8.3 of 63 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 63 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 6.0 of 63 points (scores 54/100)63
Maceió
out of 100

Brazil's turquoise-water capital, cheap beaches with a crime caveat

Full Maceió profile →Where to stay in Maceió →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricKingstonMaceió
Cost of living4150 ✓
Safety37 ✓35
Healthcare6372 ✓
Internet6371 ✓
Visa ease6177 ✓
Getting there & around3945 ✓
Climate83 ✓75
Air quality7284 ✓
Quality of life64 ✓54

Cost

MetricKingstonMaceió
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,639$1,300 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricKingstonMaceió
Homicides per 100k40.3618.69 ✓
Political stability (0–100)75.1 ✓58.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)7484 ✓
Life expectancy70.1 yrs72.4 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricKingstonMaceió
Download26.1 Mbps37.2 Mbps ✓
Upload12.3 Mbps23.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricKingstonMaceió
Nomad visanone listedDigital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV) ✓
Minimum income for the visano data$1,500/mo
Entry, US passport180 days ✓90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricKingstonMaceió
Non-stop airport destinations1921 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricKingstonMaceió
Comfortable months per year10 ✓9
Annual mean PM2.517.8 µg/m³12.4 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Kingston or Maceió?
Maceió is cheaper: about $1,300 per month versus $1,639 for one person.
Is Kingston or Maceió safer?
Kingston scores higher on safety (37 vs 35), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Kingston or Maceió?
Maceió: a measured median of 37.2 Mbps versus 26.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.