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Puerto Escondido vs Sayulita

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Sayulita edges it, 61 to 60, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Puerto Escondido is stronger on nothing outright; Sayulita on internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.4 of 60 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 60 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 60 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 5.6 of 60 points (scores 50/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 60 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 1.8 of 60 points (scores 16/100)Climate: 8.3 of 60 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 9.8 of 60 points (scores 88/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 60 points (scores 57/100)60
Puerto Escondido
out of 100

Oaxaca coast surf town with a serious remote-work crowd

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Cost of living: 6.4 of 61 points (scores 58/100)Safety: 3.2 of 61 points (scores 28/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 61 points (scores 75/100)Internet: 6.8 of 61 points (scores 62/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 61 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 2.5 of 61 points (scores 22/100)Climate: 7.4 of 61 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 10.3 of 61 points (scores 93/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 61 points (scores 57/100)61
Sayulita
out of 100

Pacific surf village with a boho nomad scene

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Where they differ

  • Internet. Sayulita leads on internet, 62 to 50, against Puerto Escondido. Measured download: 13.8 Mbps vs 25.2 Mbps.
  • Climate. Puerto Escondido leads on climate, 75 to 67, against Sayulita. Comfortable months: 9 vs 8.
  • Getting there & around. Sayulita leads on getting there & around, 22 to 16, against Puerto Escondido. Non-stop airport destinations: 10 vs 50.

Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.

Pick Puerto Escondido if you want

  • no clear edge over Sayulita in the data

Pick Sayulita if you want

  • faster internet (25.2 Mbps measured)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricPuerto EscondidoSayulita
Cost of living5858
Safety2828
Healthcare7575
Internet5062 ✓
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around1622 ✓
Climate75 ✓67
Air quality8893 ✓
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricPuerto EscondidoSayulita
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,400$1,400
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricPuerto EscondidoSayulita
Homicides per 100k25.6425.64
Political stability (0–100)5555
UHC service coverage (0–100)7979
Life expectancy75.3 yrs75.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricPuerto EscondidoSayulita
Download13.8 Mbps25.2 Mbps ✓
Upload4.6 Mbps9 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricPuerto EscondidoSayulita
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport180 days180 days
Entry, EU passport180 days180 days
Entry, UK passport180 days180 days

Getting there and around

MetricPuerto EscondidoSayulita
Non-stop airport destinations1050 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricPuerto EscondidoSayulita
Comfortable months per year9 ✓8
Annual mean PM2.510.4 µg/m³8.2 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Puerto Escondido or Sayulita?
Puerto Escondido and Sayulita cost about the same: roughly $1,400 per month for one person.
Is Puerto Escondido or Sayulita safer?
Puerto Escondido and Sayulita score the same on safety (28), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Puerto Escondido or Sayulita?
Sayulita: a measured median of 25.2 Mbps versus 13.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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); 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.