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La Ceiba vs San Pedro Sula

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Under balanced weights La Ceiba edges it, 42 to 41, winning 2 of the 9 factors. La Ceiba is stronger on air quality; San Pedro Sula on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 3.9 of 42 points (scores 32/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 42 points (scores 62/100)Internet: 6.9 of 42 points (scores 55/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 42 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 1.4 of 42 points (scores 11/100)Climate: 4.2 of 42 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 8.5 of 42 points (scores 68/100)Quality of life: 5.6 of 42 points (scores 45/100)42
La Ceiba
out of 100

Caribbean port town, the mainland gateway to the Bay Islands

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Safety: 3.9 of 41 points (scores 32/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 41 points (scores 62/100)Internet: 6.4 of 41 points (scores 52/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 41 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 1.4 of 41 points (scores 11/100)Climate: 4.2 of 41 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 7.1 of 41 points (scores 57/100)Quality of life: 5.6 of 41 points (scores 45/100)41
San Pedro Sula
out of 100

Honduras's hot industrial hub and main international gateway

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Where they differ

  • Air quality. La Ceiba leads on air quality, 68 to 57, against San Pedro Sula. PM2.5: 19.5 µg/m³ vs 24.4 µg/m³.

Where they are close. Within five points on internet, getting there & around, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.

Pick La Ceiba if you want

  • faster internet (17.1 Mbps measured)
  • cleaner air

Pick San Pedro Sula if you want

  • no clear edge over La Ceiba in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLa CeibaSan Pedro Sula
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety3232
Healthcare6262
Internet55 ✓52
Visa ease3333
Getting there & around1111 ✓
Climate3333
Air quality68 ✓57
Quality of life4545

Cost

MetricLa CeibaSan Pedro Sula
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLa CeibaSan Pedro Sula
Homicides per 100k23.9223.92
Political stability (0–100)5858
UHC service coverage (0–100)6464
Life expectancy72.3 yrs72.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLa CeibaSan Pedro Sula
Download17.1 Mbps ✓12.9 Mbps
Upload7.2 Mbps9.2 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricLa CeibaSan Pedro Sula
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passportvisa requiredvisa required

Getting there and around

MetricLa CeibaSan Pedro Sula
Non-stop airport destinations68 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricLa CeibaSan Pedro Sula
Comfortable months per year44
Annual mean PM2.519.5 µg/m³ ✓24.4 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, La Ceiba or San Pedro Sula?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is La Ceiba or San Pedro Sula safer?
La Ceiba and San Pedro Sula score the same on safety (32), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, La Ceiba or San Pedro Sula?
La Ceiba: a measured median of 17.1 Mbps versus 12.9 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.