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Ninh Binh vs Shiraz

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Under balanced weights Ninh Binh edges it, 56 to 46, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Ninh Binh is stronger on internet, safety, visa ease; Shiraz on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.1 of 56 points (scores 64/100)Safety: 7.5 of 56 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 56 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 6.6 of 56 points (scores 59/100)Visa ease: 3.9 of 56 points (scores 35/100)Getting there & around: 6.1 of 56 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 5.6 of 56 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 5.4 of 56 points (scores 49/100)Quality of life: 6.5 of 56 points (scores 58/100)56
Ninh Binh
out of 100

Karst landscapes, river caves and rice paddies two hours from Hanoi

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Safety: 5.1 of 46 points (scores 41/100)Healthcare: 9.3 of 46 points (scores 74/100)Internet: 3.8 of 46 points (scores 30/100)Visa ease: 1.9 of 46 points (scores 15/100)Getting there & around: 7.0 of 46 points (scores 56/100)Climate: 6.3 of 46 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 5.6 of 46 points (scores 45/100)Quality of life: 6.9 of 46 points (scores 56/100)46
Shiraz
out of 100

City of poets and gardens with Persepolis an hour away

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricNinh BinhShiraz
Cost of living64no data
Safety68 ✓41
Healthcare6774 ✓
Internet59 ✓30
Visa ease35 ✓15
Getting there & around5556 ✓
Climate5050
Air quality49 ✓45
Quality of life58 ✓56

Cost

MetricNinh BinhShiraz
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$900no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricNinh BinhShiraz
Homicides per 100k1.9 ✓2.9
Political stability (0–100)67.7 ✓36
UHC service coverage (0–100)7181 ✓
Life expectancy73.8 yrs74.7 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricNinh BinhShiraz
Download17.8 Mbps ✓6.1 Mbps
Upload17.7 Mbps ✓0.6 Mbps

Visa

MetricNinh BinhShiraz
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa required ✓visa required
Entry, EU passport45 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, UK passport45 days ✓visa required

Getting there and around

MetricNinh BinhShiraz
Non-stop airport destinations89 ✓36
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)13 ✓

Climate and air

MetricNinh BinhShiraz
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.528 µg/m³ ✓29.8 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Ninh Binh or Shiraz?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Ninh Binh or Shiraz safer?
Ninh Binh scores higher on safety (68 vs 41), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Ninh Binh or Shiraz?
Ninh Binh: a measured median of 17.8 Mbps versus 6.1 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; 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.