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La Ceiba vs Tegucigalpa

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Under balanced weights Tegucigalpa edges it, 48 to 43, winning 3 of the 9 factors. La Ceiba is stronger on nothing outright; Tegucigalpa on climate. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 3.9 of 43 points (scores 32/100)Healthcare: 6.9 of 43 points (scores 55/100)Internet: 6.9 of 43 points (scores 55/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 43 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 3.5 of 43 points (scores 28/100)Climate: 4.2 of 43 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 8.5 of 43 points (scores 68/100)Quality of life: 5.1 of 43 points (scores 41/100)43
La Ceiba
out of 100

Caribbean port town, the mainland gateway to the Bay Islands

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Safety: 3.9 of 48 points (scores 32/100)Healthcare: 6.9 of 48 points (scores 55/100)Internet: 6.7 of 48 points (scores 53/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 48 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 4.3 of 48 points (scores 35/100)Climate: 8.3 of 48 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.6 of 48 points (scores 68/100)Quality of life: 5.1 of 48 points (scores 41/100)48
Tegucigalpa
out of 100

Hilly Honduran capital with real crime concerns and few visitors

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLa CeibaTegucigalpa
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety3232
Healthcare5555
Internet55 ✓53
Visa ease3333
Getting there & around2835 ✓
Climate3367 ✓
Air quality6868 ✓
Quality of life4141

Cost

MetricLa CeibaTegucigalpa
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 CeibaTegucigalpa
Homicides per 100k23.9223.92
Political stability (0–100)5858
UHC service coverage (0–100)6464
Life expectancy69 yrs69 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLa CeibaTegucigalpa
Download17.1 Mbps ✓16.3 Mbps
Upload7.2 Mbps ✓5.3 Mbps

Visa

MetricLa CeibaTegucigalpa
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 CeibaTegucigalpa
Non-stop airport destinations612 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricLa CeibaTegucigalpa
Comfortable months per year48 ✓
Annual mean PM2.519.5 µg/m³19.2 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, La Ceiba or Tegucigalpa?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is La Ceiba or Tegucigalpa safer?
La Ceiba scores higher on safety (32 vs 32), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, La Ceiba or Tegucigalpa?
La Ceiba: a measured median of 17.1 Mbps versus 16.3 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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