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Kuta (Lombok) vs Port Vila

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Under balanced weights Port Vila edges it, 58 to 57, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Kuta (Lombok) is stronger on quality of life, healthcare; Port Vila on safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.7 of 57 points (scores 60/100)Safety: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 57 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 5.4 of 57 points (scores 49/100)Visa ease: 6.0 of 57 points (scores 54/100)Getting there & around: 3.4 of 57 points (scores 30/100)Climate: 6.5 of 57 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 10.0 of 57 points (scores 90/100)Quality of life: 5.0 of 57 points (scores 45/100)57
Kuta (Lombok)
out of 100

Surf town with Bali's landscape and a fraction of the crowds

Full Kuta (Lombok) profile →Where to stay in Kuta (Lombok) →
Safety: 12.7 of 58 points (scores 89/100)Healthcare: 6.3 of 58 points (scores 44/100)Visa ease: 7.5 of 58 points (scores 52/100)Getting there & around: 3.3 of 58 points (scores 23/100)Climate: 9.5 of 58 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 14.3 of 58 points (scores 100/100)Quality of life: 3.9 of 58 points (scores 28/100)58
Port Vila
out of 100

Vanuatu's harbour-side capital: duty-free, cyclone-prone and small

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricKuta (Lombok)Port Vila
Cost of living60no data
Safety6789 ✓
Healthcare56 ✓44
Internet49no data
Visa ease54 ✓52
Getting there & around30 ✓23
Climate5867 ✓
Air quality90100 ✓
Quality of life45 ✓28

Cost

MetricKuta (Lombok)Port Vila
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,000no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricKuta (Lombok)Port Vila
Homicides per 100k0.410.33 ✓
Political stability (0–100)52.782.3 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)67 ✓52
Life expectancy68.3 yrs ✓66.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricKuta (Lombok)Port Vila
Download11.8 Mbpsno data
Upload5.8 Mbpsno data

Visa

MetricKuta (Lombok)Port Vila
Nomad visaRemote worker visa (E33G) ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$5,000/mono data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival120 days ✓
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival120 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival120 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricKuta (Lombok)Port Vila
Non-stop airport destinations13 ✓6
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricKuta (Lombok)Port Vila
Comfortable months per year78 ✓
Annual mean PM2.59.4 µg/m³4.1 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Kuta (Lombok) or Port Vila?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Kuta (Lombok) or Port Vila safer?
Port Vila scores higher on safety (89 vs 67), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Kuta (Lombok) or Port Vila?
M-Lab has no reliable measurement for one of the two cities.

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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); 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.