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Marmaris vs Osh

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Under balanced weights Marmaris edges it, 57 to 53, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Marmaris is stronger on quality of life; Osh on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 5.9 of 57 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 57 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 5.6 of 57 points (scores 50/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 57 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 5.9 of 57 points (scores 53/100)Climate: 3.7 of 57 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 6.5 of 57 points (scores 59/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 57 points (scores 57/100)57
Marmaris
out of 100

Package-holiday harbour on the Turquoise Coast, with sailing and Rhodes a ferry away

Full Marmaris profile →Where to stay in Marmaris →
Safety: 7.1 of 53 points (scores 57/100)Healthcare: 8.3 of 53 points (scores 66/100)Internet: 5.2 of 53 points (scores 42/100)Visa ease: 9.3 of 53 points (scores 75/100)Getting there & around: 6.0 of 53 points (scores 48/100)Climate: 5.2 of 53 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 7.0 of 53 points (scores 56/100)Quality of life: 4.8 of 53 points (scores 38/100)53
Osh
out of 100

Kyrgyzstan's southern bazaar city at the edge of the Fergana Valley

Full Osh profile →Where to stay in Osh →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricMarmarisOsh
Cost of living66no data
Safety5357 ✓
Healthcare73 ✓66
Internet50 ✓42
Visa ease7375 ✓
Getting there & around53 ✓48
Climate3342 ✓
Air quality59 ✓56
Quality of life57 ✓38

Cost

MetricMarmarisOsh
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$850no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricMarmarisOsh
Homicides per 100k2.41 ✓4.7
Political stability (0–100)50.265.3 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)77 ✓74
Life expectancy75.3 yrs ✓72.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricMarmarisOsh
Download13.2 Mbps ✓7.1 Mbps
Upload5.3 Mbps7.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricMarmarisOsh
Nomad visaDigital nomad visaDigital Nomad status (DN visa)
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mo$417/mo ✓
Entry, US passport90 days ✓60 days
Entry, EU passport90 days ✓60 days
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓60 days

Getting there and around

MetricMarmarisOsh
Non-stop airport destinations47 ✓28
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricMarmarisOsh
Comfortable months per year45 ✓
Annual mean PM2.523.5 µg/m³ ✓25 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Marmaris or Osh?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Marmaris or Osh safer?
Osh scores higher on safety (57 vs 53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Marmaris or Osh?
Marmaris: a measured median of 13.2 Mbps versus 7.1 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.