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Pucón vs Ushuaia

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Ushuaia edges it, 56 to 52, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Pucón is stronger on internet; Ushuaia on visa ease, getting there & around, cost of living. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 4.5 of 52 points (scores 41/100)Safety: 6.3 of 52 points (scores 56/100)Healthcare: 9.1 of 52 points (scores 82/100)Internet: 7.7 of 52 points (scores 69/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 52 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 2.4 of 52 points (scores 22/100)Climate: 0.0 of 52 points (scores 0/100)Air quality: 8.7 of 52 points (scores 78/100)Quality of life: 8.3 of 52 points (scores 74/100)52
Pucón
out of 100

Chile's lake-and-volcano adventure town below smoking Villarrica

Full Pucón profile →Where to stay in Pucón →
Cost of living: 6.1 of 56 points (scores 55/100)Safety: 6.8 of 56 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 56 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 5.4 of 56 points (scores 48/100)Visa ease: 7.9 of 56 points (scores 71/100)Getting there & around: 4.1 of 56 points (scores 37/100)Climate: 0.0 of 56 points (scores 0/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 56 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 8.7 of 56 points (scores 79/100)56
Ushuaia
out of 100

The world's southernmost city, gateway to Antarctica and Tierra del Fuego

Full Ushuaia profile →Where to stay in Ushuaia →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricPucónUshuaia
Cost of living4155 ✓
Safety5661 ✓
Healthcare82 ✓73
Internet69 ✓48
Visa ease4671 ✓
Getting there & around2237 ✓
Climate00
Air quality7884 ✓
Quality of life7479 ✓

Cost

MetricPucónUshuaia
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,650$1,150 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricPucónUshuaia
Homicides per 100k6.113.94 ✓
Political stability (0–100)68.6 ✓68.4
UHC service coverage (0–100)84 ✓80
Life expectancy79 yrs ✓74.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricPucónUshuaia
Download32.7 Mbps ✓12.1 Mbps
Upload22.2 Mbps ✓4.6 Mbps

Visa

MetricPucónUshuaia
Nomad visanone listedDigital nomad transitory residence ✓
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricPucónUshuaia
Non-stop airport destinations29 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricPucónUshuaia
Comfortable months per year00
Annual mean PM2.514.9 µg/m³12.3 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Pucón or Ushuaia?
Ushuaia is cheaper: about $1,150 per month versus $1,650 for one person.
Is Pucón or Ushuaia safer?
Ushuaia scores higher on safety (61 vs 56), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Pucón or Ushuaia?
Pucón: a measured median of 32.7 Mbps versus 12.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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); 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); OpenFlights airports and routes; 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.