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La Paz (Baja California Sur) vs Puerto Escondido

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Under balanced weights La Paz (Baja California Sur) edges it, 60 to 60, winning 1 of the 9 factors. La Paz (Baja California Sur) is stronger on internet; Puerto Escondido on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.2 of 60 points (scores 47/100)Safety: 3.2 of 60 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 60 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 7.1 of 60 points (scores 64/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 60 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 4.1 of 60 points (scores 37/100)Climate: 8.3 of 60 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 8.8 of 60 points (scores 79/100)Quality of life: 6.0 of 60 points (scores 54/100)60
La Paz (Baja California Sur)
out of 100

Sea of Cortez town with whale sharks and empty beaches

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Cost of living: 5.2 of 60 points (scores 47/100)Safety: 3.2 of 60 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 60 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 5.6 of 60 points (scores 50/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 60 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 4.2 of 60 points (scores 38/100)Climate: 8.3 of 60 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 9.8 of 60 points (scores 88/100)Quality of life: 6.0 of 60 points (scores 54/100)60
Puerto Escondido
out of 100

Oaxaca coast surf town with a serious remote-work crowd

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Puerto Escondido
Cost of living4747
Safety2828
Healthcare6767
Internet64 ✓50
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around3738 ✓
Climate7575
Air quality7988 ✓
Quality of life5454

Cost

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Puerto Escondido
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,400$1,400
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Puerto Escondido
Homicides per 100k25.6425.64
Political stability (0–100)5555
UHC service coverage (0–100)7979
Life expectancy70.8 yrs70.8 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Puerto Escondido
Download26 Mbps ✓13.8 Mbps
Upload12.6 Mbps ✓4.6 Mbps

Visa

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Puerto Escondido
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport180 days180 days
Entry, EU passport180 days180 days
Entry, UK passport180 days180 days

Getting there and around

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Puerto Escondido
Non-stop airport destinations15 ✓10
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Puerto Escondido
Comfortable months per year99
Annual mean PM2.514.4 µg/m³10.4 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, La Paz (Baja California Sur) or Puerto Escondido?
Puerto Escondido is cheaper: about $1,400 per month versus $1,400 for one person.
Is La Paz (Baja California Sur) or Puerto Escondido safer?
La Paz (Baja California Sur) scores higher on safety (28 vs 28), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, La Paz (Baja California Sur) or Puerto Escondido?
La Paz (Baja California Sur): a measured median of 26 Mbps versus 13.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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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); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); 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.