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Osh vs San Salvador

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Under balanced weights San Salvador edges it, 58 to 53, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Osh is stronger on nothing outright; San Salvador on internet, visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

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 →
Safety: 7.8 of 58 points (scores 62/100)Healthcare: 8.5 of 58 points (scores 68/100)Internet: 7.2 of 58 points (scores 58/100)Visa ease: 11.3 of 58 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 5.6 of 58 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 5.2 of 58 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 7.0 of 58 points (scores 56/100)Quality of life: 5.7 of 58 points (scores 46/100)58
San Salvador
out of 100

Central America's fast-changing capital near the surf coast

Full San Salvador profile →Where to stay in San Salvador →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricOshSan Salvador
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety5762 ✓
Healthcare6668 ✓
Internet4258 ✓
Visa ease7590 ✓
Getting there & around48 ✓45
Climate4242
Air quality5656 ✓
Quality of life3846 ✓

Cost

MetricOshSan Salvador
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricOshSan Salvador
Homicides per 100k4.73.3 ✓
Political stability (0–100)65.367.6 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)7479 ✓
Life expectancy72.2 yrs ✓71.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricOshSan Salvador
Download7.1 Mbps21.7 Mbps ✓
Upload7.3 Mbps ✓5.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricOshSan Salvador
Nomad visaDigital Nomad status (DN visa) ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$417/mono data
Entry, US passport60 days180 days ✓
Entry, EU passport60 days180 days ✓
Entry, UK passport60 days180 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricOshSan Salvador
Non-stop airport destinations2833 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricOshSan Salvador
Comfortable months per year55
Annual mean PM2.525 µg/m³24.7 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Osh or San Salvador?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Osh or San Salvador safer?
San Salvador scores higher on safety (62 vs 57), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Osh or San Salvador?
San Salvador: a measured median of 21.7 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); 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); 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.