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Montpellier vs Viña del Mar

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Under balanced weights Montpellier edges it, 68 to 64, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Montpellier is stronger on visa ease, safety; Viña del Mar on cost of living. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.8 of 68 points (scores 25/100)Safety: 7.6 of 68 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 68 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 9.0 of 68 points (scores 81/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 68 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 8.0 of 68 points (scores 72/100)Climate: 5.6 of 68 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 9.8 of 68 points (scores 88/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 81/100)68
Montpellier
out of 100

Young, sunny and car-free at the core

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Cost of living: 4.5 of 64 points (scores 41/100)Safety: 6.3 of 64 points (scores 56/100)Healthcare: 9.1 of 64 points (scores 82/100)Internet: 9.1 of 64 points (scores 82/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 64 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 7.5 of 64 points (scores 67/100)Climate: 5.6 of 64 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 8.9 of 64 points (scores 80/100)Quality of life: 8.3 of 64 points (scores 74/100)64
Viña del Mar
out of 100

Chile's garden beach city next to Valparaíso

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricMontpellierViña del Mar
Cost of living2541 ✓
Safety68 ✓56
Healthcare85 ✓82
Internet8182 ✓
Visa ease61 ✓46
Getting there & around72 ✓67
Climate5050
Air quality88 ✓80
Quality of life81 ✓74

Cost

MetricMontpellierViña del Mar
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,450$1,650 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricMontpellierViña del Mar
Homicides per 100k1.33 ✓6.11
Political stability (0–100)6468.6 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)8284 ✓
Life expectancy81.9 yrs ✓79 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricMontpellierViña del Mar
Download62.3 Mbps81.6 Mbps ✓
Upload43.5 Mbps ✓16.3 Mbps

Visa

MetricMontpellierViña del Mar
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimited ✓90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricMontpellierViña del Mar
Non-stop airport destinations4070 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓4
Transit (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3

Climate and air

MetricMontpellierViña del Mar
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.510.4 µg/m³ ✓14.1 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Montpellier or Viña del Mar?
Viña del Mar is cheaper: about $1,650 per month versus $2,450 for one person.
Is Montpellier or Viña del Mar safer?
Montpellier scores higher on safety (68 vs 56), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Montpellier or Viña del Mar?
Viña del Mar: a measured median of 81.6 Mbps versus 62.3 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); 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); 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.