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Larnaca vs Paphos

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Larnaca edges it, 69 to 68, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Larnaca is stronger on nothing outright; Paphos on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 3.4 of 69 points (scores 30/100)Safety: 8.6 of 69 points (scores 77/100)Healthcare: 9.1 of 69 points (scores 82/100)Internet: 7.5 of 69 points (scores 67/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 69 points (scores 76/100)Getting there & around: 6.6 of 69 points (scores 60/100)Climate: 7.4 of 69 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.7 of 69 points (scores 78/100)Quality of life: 9.5 of 69 points (scores 86/100)69
Larnaca
out of 100

Seafront Cyprus town next to the main airport

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Cost of living: 3.4 of 68 points (scores 30/100)Safety: 8.6 of 68 points (scores 77/100)Healthcare: 9.1 of 68 points (scores 82/100)Internet: 6.7 of 68 points (scores 60/100)Visa ease: 8.4 of 68 points (scores 76/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 68 points (scores 56/100)Climate: 7.4 of 68 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 80/100)Quality of life: 9.5 of 68 points (scores 86/100)68
Paphos
out of 100

Sunny harbour town with Roman mosaics and a nomad visa

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLarnacaPaphos
Cost of living3030
Safety7777
Healthcare8282
Internet67 ✓60
Visa ease7676
Getting there & around60 ✓56
Climate6767
Air quality7880 ✓
Quality of life8686

Cost

MetricLarnacaPaphos
Monthly cost, one person$2,152$2,152
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLarnacaPaphos
Homicides per 100k0.960.96
Political stability (0–100)73.373.3
UHC service coverage (0–100)7676
Life expectancy81.9 yrs81.9 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLarnacaPaphos
Download35 Mbps ✓22.7 Mbps
Upload10.6 Mbps ✓9.1 Mbps

Visa

MetricLarnacaPaphos
Nomad visaDigital nomad visaDigital nomad visa
Minimum income for the visa$3,929/mo$3,929/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricLarnacaPaphos
Non-stop airport destinations90 ✓59
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricLarnacaPaphos
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.514.7 µg/m³13.9 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Larnaca or Paphos?
Paphos is cheaper: about $2,152 per month versus $2,152 for one person.
Is Larnaca or Paphos safer?
Larnaca scores higher on safety (77 vs 77), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Larnaca or Paphos?
Larnaca: a measured median of 35 Mbps versus 22.7 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); 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.