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La Paz (Baja California Sur) vs Uruapan

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Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 60. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.4 of 60 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 60 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 60 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 7.0 of 60 points (scores 63/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 60 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 1.4 of 60 points (scores 12/100)Climate: 8.3 of 60 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 8.8 of 60 points (scores 79/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 60 points (scores 57/100)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: 6.4 of 60 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 60 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 60 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 6.4 of 60 points (scores 57/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 60 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 1.9 of 60 points (scores 17/100)Climate: 9.3 of 60 points (scores 83/100)Air quality: 7.9 of 60 points (scores 71/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 60 points (scores 57/100)60
Uruapan
out of 100

Michoacán's avocado capital, green and wet, with a river park in town

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Where they differ

  • Climate. Uruapan leads on climate, 83 to 75, against La Paz (Baja California Sur). Comfortable months: 9 vs 10.
  • Air quality. La Paz (Baja California Sur) leads on air quality, 79 to 71, against Uruapan. PM2.5: 14.4 µg/m³ vs 18.1 µg/m³.
  • Internet. La Paz (Baja California Sur) leads on internet, 63 to 57, against Uruapan. Measured download: 26 Mbps vs 20.5 Mbps.

Where they are close. Within five points on cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.

Pick La Paz (Baja California Sur) if you want

  • faster internet (26 Mbps measured)

Pick Uruapan if you want

  • no clear edge over La Paz (Baja California Sur) in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Uruapan
Cost of living5858
Safety2828
Healthcare7575
Internet63 ✓57
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around1217 ✓
Climate7583 ✓
Air quality79 ✓71
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Uruapan
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)Uruapan
Homicides per 100k25.6425.64
Political stability (0–100)5555
UHC service coverage (0–100)7979
Life expectancy75.3 yrs75.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Uruapan
Download26 Mbps ✓20.5 Mbps
Upload12.6 Mbps ✓6.7 Mbps

Visa

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Uruapan
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)Uruapan
Non-stop airport destinations1515
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricLa Paz (Baja California Sur)Uruapan
Comfortable months per year910 ✓
Annual mean PM2.514.4 µg/m³ ✓18.1 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 Uruapan?
La Paz (Baja California Sur) and Uruapan cost about the same: roughly $1,400 per month for one person.
Is La Paz (Baja California Sur) or Uruapan safer?
La Paz (Baja California Sur) and Uruapan score the same on safety (28), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, La Paz (Baja California Sur) or Uruapan?
La Paz (Baja California Sur): a measured median of 26 Mbps versus 20.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.