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Las Terrenas vs Paramaribo

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Under balanced weights Las Terrenas edges it, 55 to 51, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Las Terrenas is stronger on visa ease, climate; Paramaribo on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.3 of 55 points (scores 56/100)Safety: 6.3 of 55 points (scores 57/100)Healthcare: 7.5 of 55 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 5.0 of 55 points (scores 45/100)Visa ease: 3.7 of 55 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 2.6 of 55 points (scores 24/100)Climate: 8.3 of 55 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 9.8 of 55 points (scores 88/100)Quality of life: 5.8 of 55 points (scores 52/100)55
Las Terrenas
out of 100

Caribbean beach town with a French accent

Full Las Terrenas profile →Where to stay in Las Terrenas →
Safety: 8.3 of 51 points (scores 66/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 51 points (scores 63/100)Internet: 5.4 of 51 points (scores 43/100)Visa ease: 0.8 of 51 points (scores 6/100)Getting there & around: 5.2 of 51 points (scores 41/100)Climate: 7.3 of 51 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 10.0 of 51 points (scores 80/100)Quality of life: 6.1 of 51 points (scores 49/100)51
Paramaribo
out of 100

Dutch-Creole capital on the Suriname river, UNESCO wooden centre and Amazon trips

Full Paramaribo profile →Where to stay in Paramaribo →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLas TerrenasParamaribo
Cost of living56no data
Safety5766 ✓
Healthcare67 ✓63
Internet45 ✓43
Visa ease33 ✓6
Getting there & around2441 ✓
Climate75 ✓58
Air quality88 ✓80
Quality of life52 ✓49

Cost

MetricLas TerrenasParamaribo
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,100no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLas TerrenasParamaribo
Homicides per 100k9.124.26 ✓
Political stability (0–100)76.2 ✓76.1
UHC service coverage (0–100)7374 ✓
Life expectancy73.3 yrs ✓69.8 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLas TerrenasParamaribo
Download9.9 Mbps ✓8.8 Mbps
Upload4.7 Mbps ✓4 Mbps

Visa

MetricLas TerrenasParamaribo
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport30 days ✓visa required
Entry, EU passport30 days ✓visa required
Entry, UK passport30 days ✓visa required

Getting there and around

MetricLas TerrenasParamaribo
Non-stop airport destinations414 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricLas TerrenasParamaribo
Comfortable months per year9 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.510.3 µg/m³ ✓14 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Las Terrenas or Paramaribo?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Las Terrenas or Paramaribo safer?
Paramaribo scores higher on safety (66 vs 57), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Las Terrenas or Paramaribo?
Las Terrenas: a measured median of 9.9 Mbps versus 8.8 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.