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Osh vs Weligama

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Weligama edges it, 60 to 53, winning 7 of the 9 factors. Osh is stronger on visa ease; Weligama on air quality, quality of life. 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 →
Cost of living: 7.9 of 60 points (scores 71/100)Safety: 7.0 of 60 points (scores 63/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 60 points (scores 72/100)Internet: 4.8 of 60 points (scores 43/100)Visa ease: 7.1 of 60 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 5.5 of 60 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 5.6 of 60 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 8.1 of 60 points (scores 73/100)Quality of life: 5.8 of 60 points (scores 52/100)60
Weligama
out of 100

Surf town on Sri Lanka's south coast

Full Weligama profile →Where to stay in Weligama →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricOshWeligama
Cost of livingno data71
Safety5763 ✓
Healthcare6672 ✓
Internet4243 ✓
Visa ease75 ✓64
Getting there & around4850 ✓
Climate4250 ✓
Air quality5673 ✓
Quality of life3852 ✓

Cost

MetricOshWeligama
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$750
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricOshWeligama
Homicides per 100k4.72.51 ✓
Political stability (0–100)65.3 ✓64.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)74 ✓72
Life expectancy72.2 yrs77.2 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricOshWeligama
Download7.1 Mbps9 Mbps ✓
Upload7.3 Mbps ✓3.9 Mbps

Visa

MetricOshWeligama
Nomad visaDigital Nomad status (DN visa)Digital nomad visa
Minimum income for the visa$417/mo ✓$2,000/mo
Entry, US passport60 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, EU passport60 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, UK passport60 days ✓visa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricOshWeligama
Non-stop airport destinations2855 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricOshWeligama
Comfortable months per year56 ✓
Annual mean PM2.525 µg/m³17 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Osh or Weligama?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Osh or Weligama safer?
Weligama scores higher on safety (63 vs 57), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Osh or Weligama?
Weligama: a measured median of 9 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); 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.