Nouméa vs Perth
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Perth edges it, 74 to 71, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Nouméa is stronger on visa ease; Perth on getting there & around, safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
French Pacific capital on a UNESCO lagoon, expensive and politically tense
Full Nouméa profile →Where to stay in Nouméa →Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Nouméa | Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | 23 |
| Safety | 67 | 82 ✓ |
| Healthcare | no data | 91 |
| Internet | 66 | 69 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 61 ✓ | 42 |
| Getting there & around | 41 | 61 ✓ |
| Climate | 92 | 100 ✓ |
| Air quality | 100 ✓ | 97 |
| Quality of life | no data | 98 |
Cost
| Metric | Nouméa | Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | $2,613 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Nouméa | Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | no data | 0.94 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 70.7 | 79.3 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | no data | 89 |
| Life expectancy | no data | 83.1 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Nouméa | Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 31 Mbps | 39.2 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 13.6 Mbps ✓ | 9.9 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Nouméa | Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days ✓ | eTA required (online, before travel) |
| Entry, EU passport | unlimited ✓ | eTA required (online, before travel) |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days ✓ | eTA required (online, before travel) |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Nouméa | Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 14 | 59 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Nouméa | Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 11 | 12 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 3.9 µg/m³ ✓ | 6.4 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Nouméa or Perth?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Nouméa or Perth safer?
- Perth scores higher on safety (82 vs 67), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Nouméa or Perth?
- Perth: a measured median of 39.2 Mbps versus 31 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; 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.