Quito vs Yerevan
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Quito edges it, 58 to 56, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Quito is stronger on climate, internet, air quality; Yerevan on visa ease, getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Quito | Yerevan |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 61 | no data |
| Safety | 43 | 48 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 69 ✓ | 62 |
| Internet | 63 ✓ | 48 |
| Visa ease | 77 | 90 ✓ |
| Getting there & around | 23 | 37 ✓ |
| Climate | 67 ✓ | 50 |
| Air quality | 67 ✓ | 56 |
| Quality of life | 52 | 57 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Quito | Yerevan |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,146 | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Quito | Yerevan |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 6.6 | 4.1 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 53.6 ✓ | 53.5 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 78 ✓ | 69 |
| Life expectancy | 74 yrs ✓ | 73 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Quito | Yerevan |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 31.8 Mbps ✓ | 15.3 Mbps |
| Upload | 24.1 Mbps ✓ | 13.4 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Quito | Yerevan |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | Residencia Temporal de Nómada Digital ✓ | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | $1,445/mo | no data |
| Visa-free days, US passport | 90 days | 180 days ✓ |
| Visa-free days, EU passport | 90 days | 180 days ✓ |
| Visa-free days, UK passport | 90 days | 180 days ✓ |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Quito | Yerevan |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 24 | 82 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Quito | Yerevan |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 8 ✓ | 6 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 19.8 µg/m³ ✓ | 24.9 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Quito or Yerevan?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Quito or Yerevan safer?
- Yerevan scores higher on safety (48 vs 43), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Quito or Yerevan?
- Quito: a measured median of 31.8 Mbps versus 15.3 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; 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); 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); IQAir city air-quality pages (yearly PM2.5 averages); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages). Dataset 2026.09.4. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.