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Nassau vs Punta del Este

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Under balanced weights Nassau edges it, 70 to 65, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Nassau is stronger on visa ease; Punta del Este on safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 5.9 of 70 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 70 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 8.8 of 70 points (scores 70/100)Visa ease: 10.5 of 70 points (scores 84/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 70 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 8.3 of 70 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 12.0 of 70 points (scores 96/100)Quality of life: 9.8 of 70 points (scores 78/100)70
Nassau
out of 100

Cruise-port capital with a one-year remote-work permit

Full Nassau profile →Where to stay in Nassau →
Cost of living: 3.7 of 65 points (scores 33/100)Safety: 7.1 of 65 points (scores 64/100)Healthcare: 8.5 of 65 points (scores 77/100)Internet: 8.9 of 65 points (scores 80/100)Visa ease: 7.9 of 65 points (scores 71/100)Getting there & around: 4.9 of 65 points (scores 44/100)Climate: 6.5 of 65 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 9.8 of 65 points (scores 88/100)Quality of life: 8.0 of 65 points (scores 72/100)65
Punta del Este
out of 100

South America's Riviera, quiet outside January

Full Punta del Este profile →Where to stay in Punta del Este →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricNassauPunta del Este
Cost of livingno data33
Safety4764 ✓
Healthcare6777 ✓
Internet7080 ✓
Visa ease84 ✓71
Getting there & around50 ✓44
Climate67 ✓58
Air quality96 ✓88
Quality of life78 ✓72

Cost

MetricNassauPunta del Este
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$2,006
Central one-bedroom rentno data$1,055

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricNassauPunta del Este
Homicides per 100k29.911.28 ✓
Political stability (0–100)83.588.4 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)8085 ✓
Life expectancy70.4 yrs75 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricNassauPunta del Este
Download45 Mbps64.4 Mbps ✓
Upload8.7 Mbps27.5 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricNassauPunta del Este
Nomad visaBahamas Extended Access Travel Stay (BEATS) permitDigital nomad permit (Hoja de Identidad Provisoria)
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport240 days ✓90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport240 days ✓90 days

Getting there and around

MetricNassauPunta del Este
Non-stop airport destinations55 ✓19
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricNassauPunta del Este
Comfortable months per year8 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.56.7 µg/m³ ✓10.5 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Nassau or Punta del Este?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Nassau or Punta del Este safer?
Punta del Este scores higher on safety (64 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Nassau or Punta del Este?
Punta del Este: a measured median of 64.4 Mbps versus 45 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); 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.