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Maceió vs Willemstad

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Under balanced weights Willemstad edges it, 68 to 63, winning 1 of the 9 factors. Maceió is stronger on nothing outright; Willemstad on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.5 of 63 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 3.9 of 63 points (scores 35/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 63 points (scores 72/100)Internet: 7.9 of 63 points (scores 71/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 63 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 5.0 of 63 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 8.3 of 63 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 63 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 6.0 of 63 points (scores 54/100)63
Maceió
out of 100

Brazil's turquoise-water capital, cheap beaches with a crime caveat

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Internet: 13.5 of 68 points (scores 68/100)Visa ease: 15.5 of 68 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 9.0 of 68 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 13.3 of 68 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 16.8 of 68 points (scores 84/100)68
Willemstad
out of 100

Pastel UNESCO harbour with a six-month remote-work permit

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricMaceióWillemstad
Cost of living50no data
Safety35no data
Healthcare72no data
Internet71 ✓68
Visa ease77 ✓77
Getting there & around4545
Climate75 ✓67
Air quality8484 ✓
Quality of life54no data

Cost

MetricMaceióWillemstad
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,300no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricMaceióWillemstad
Homicides per 100k18.69no data
Political stability (0–100)58.9no data
UHC service coverage (0–100)84no data
Life expectancy72.4 yrsno data

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricMaceióWillemstad
Download37.2 Mbps ✓36.6 Mbps
Upload23.3 Mbps ✓9.3 Mbps

Visa

MetricMaceióWillemstad
Nomad visaDigital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV)@HOME in Curaçao remote-worker permit
Minimum income for the visa$1,500/mono data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 daysunlimited ✓
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricMaceióWillemstad
Non-stop airport destinations2121
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricMaceióWillemstad
Comfortable months per year9 ✓8
Annual mean PM2.512.4 µg/m³12.2 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Maceió or Willemstad?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Maceió or Willemstad safer?
Safety data is missing for one of the two cities.
Where is the internet faster, Maceió or Willemstad?
Maceió: a measured median of 37.2 Mbps versus 36.6 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); 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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.