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Puerto Viejo de Talamanca vs Tbilisi

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Tbilisi edges it, 62 to 60, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is stronger on healthcare; Tbilisi on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.8 of 60 points (scores 62/100)Safety: 6.4 of 60 points (scores 57/100)Healthcare: 9.4 of 60 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 5.5 of 60 points (scores 49/100)Visa ease: 10.2 of 60 points (scores 92/100)Getting there & around: 2.5 of 60 points (scores 23/100)Climate: 3.7 of 60 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 7.4 of 60 points (scores 67/100)Quality of life: 7.7 of 60 points (scores 70/100)60
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
out of 100

Caribbean surf town with jungle, sloths and reggae

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Cost of living: 7.5 of 61 points (scores 67/100)Safety: 6.6 of 61 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 61 points (scores 70/100)Internet: 6.4 of 61 points (scores 58/100)Visa ease: 10.0 of 61 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 3.2 of 61 points (scores 29/100)Climate: 4.6 of 61 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 7.4 of 61 points (scores 67/100)Quality of life: 7.9 of 61 points (scores 71/100)62
Tbilisi
out of 100

Year-long visa-free stays and Caucasus hospitality

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Where they differ

  • Healthcare. Puerto Viejo de Talamanca leads on healthcare, 85 to 70, against Tbilisi. Health coverage index: 84 vs 71.
  • Internet. Tbilisi leads on internet, 58 to 49, against Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. Measured download: 12.7 Mbps vs 19.5 Mbps.
  • Climate. Tbilisi leads on climate, 42 to 33, against Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. Comfortable months: 4 vs 5.

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

Pick Puerto Viejo de Talamanca if you want

  • stronger healthcare
  • a dedicated digital-nomad visa

Pick Tbilisi if you want

  • to spend about $140 less a month
  • faster internet (19.5 Mbps measured)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricPuerto Viejo de TalamancaTbilisi
Cost of living6267 ✓
Safety5759 ✓
Healthcare85 ✓70
Internet4958 ✓
Visa ease92 ✓90
Getting there & around2329 ✓
Climate3342 ✓
Air quality6767
Quality of life7071 ✓

Cost

MetricPuerto Viejo de TalamancaTbilisi
Monthly cost, one person$1,296$1,156 ✓
Central one-bedroom rent$622 ✓$788

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricPuerto Viejo de TalamancaTbilisi
Homicides per 100k17.122.03 ✓
Political stability (0–100)87 ✓56.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)84 ✓71
Life expectancy79.8 yrs ✓75.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricPuerto Viejo de TalamancaTbilisi
Download12.7 Mbps19.5 Mbps ✓
Upload5.5 Mbps9.6 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricPuerto Viejo de TalamancaTbilisi
Nomad visaRemote worker and service provider stay (digital nomad permit) ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mono data
Entry, US passport180 days360 days
Entry, EU passport180 days360 days
Entry, UK passport180 days360 days

Getting there and around

MetricPuerto Viejo de TalamancaTbilisi
Non-stop airport destinations5564 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)13 ✓

Climate and air

MetricPuerto Viejo de TalamancaTbilisi
Comfortable months per year45 ✓
Annual mean PM2.520 µg/m³20 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca or Tbilisi?
Tbilisi is cheaper: about $1,156 per month versus $1,296 for one person.
Is Puerto Viejo de Talamanca or Tbilisi safer?
Tbilisi scores higher on safety (59 vs 57), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca or Tbilisi?
Tbilisi: a measured median of 19.5 Mbps versus 12.7 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); 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); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); 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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.3. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.