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Livingstone vs Victoria Falls

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Under balanced weights Livingstone edges it, 50 to 48, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Livingstone is stronger on safety, visa ease; Victoria Falls on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 6.7 of 50 points (scores 54/100)Healthcare: 5.3 of 50 points (scores 42/100)Internet: 4.2 of 50 points (scores 34/100)Visa ease: 5.8 of 50 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 3.5 of 50 points (scores 28/100)Climate: 12.5 of 50 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 9.5 of 50 points (scores 76/100)Quality of life: 2.8 of 50 points (scores 22/100)50
Livingstone
out of 100

Zambia's tourist town beside Victoria Falls

Full Livingstone profile →Where to stay in Livingstone →
Safety: 5.2 of 48 points (scores 42/100)Healthcare: 4.6 of 48 points (scores 37/100)Internet: 4.2 of 48 points (scores 33/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 48 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 4.4 of 48 points (scores 35/100)Climate: 12.5 of 48 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 9.8 of 48 points (scores 78/100)Quality of life: 2.9 of 48 points (scores 23/100)48
Victoria Falls
out of 100

Resort town at the lip of the falls, built around the Zambezi

Full Victoria Falls profile →Where to stay in Victoria Falls →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLivingstoneVictoria Falls
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety54 ✓42
Healthcare42 ✓37
Internet34 ✓33
Visa ease46 ✓34
Getting there & around2835 ✓
Climate100100
Air quality7678 ✓
Quality of life2223 ✓

Cost

MetricLivingstoneVictoria Falls
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLivingstoneVictoria Falls
Homicides per 100k5.9 ✓6.76
Political stability (0–100)64.6 ✓50.3
UHC service coverage (0–100)62 ✓59
Life expectancy61 yrs ✓58.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLivingstoneVictoria Falls
Download5.8 Mbps ✓5.3 Mbps
Upload1.8 Mbps2.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricLivingstoneVictoria Falls
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, EU passport90 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓visa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricLivingstoneVictoria Falls
Non-stop airport destinations613 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricLivingstoneVictoria Falls
Comfortable months per year1212
Annual mean PM2.515.9 µg/m³14.7 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Livingstone or Victoria Falls?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Livingstone or Victoria Falls safer?
Livingstone scores higher on safety (54 vs 42), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Livingstone or Victoria Falls?
Livingstone: a measured median of 5.8 Mbps versus 5.3 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); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; 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.