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Rincón (Puerto Rico) vs San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)

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Under balanced weights Rincón (Puerto Rico) edges it, 67 to 61, winning 7 of the 9 factors. Rincón (Puerto Rico) is stronger on healthcare, internet; San Pedro (Ambergris Caye) on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 6.8 of 67 points (scores 48/100)Healthcare: 11.8 of 67 points (scores 83/100)Internet: 11.1 of 67 points (scores 77/100)Visa ease: 8.8 of 67 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 6.5 of 67 points (scores 46/100)Climate: 8.3 of 67 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 13.6 of 67 points (scores 95/100)67
Rincón (Puerto Rico)
out of 100

Surf town on Puerto Rico's west coast with winter swells

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Safety: 5.7 of 61 points (scores 46/100)Healthcare: 8.2 of 61 points (scores 65/100)Internet: 7.7 of 61 points (scores 62/100)Visa ease: 7.6 of 61 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 5.5 of 61 points (scores 44/100)Climate: 6.3 of 61 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 11.9 of 61 points (scores 95/100)Quality of life: 8.0 of 61 points (scores 64/100)61
San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
out of 100

Golf-cart island on the Belize Barrier Reef

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricRincón (Puerto Rico)San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety48 ✓46
Healthcare83 ✓65
Internet77 ✓62
Visa ease61 ✓61
Getting there & around46 ✓44
Climate58 ✓50
Air quality95 ✓95
Quality of lifeno data64

Cost

MetricRincón (Puerto Rico)San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricRincón (Puerto Rico)San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
Homicides per 100k15.21 ✓28.06
Political stability (0–100)7279.8 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)no data70
Life expectancy79.9 yrs ✓73.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricRincón (Puerto Rico)San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
Download63.6 Mbps ✓23.4 Mbps
Upload14.2 Mbps ✓12.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricRincón (Puerto Rico)San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporthome country180 days
Entry, EU passporteTA required (online, before travel)90 days ✓
Entry, UK passporteTA required (online, before travel)90 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricRincón (Puerto Rico)San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
Non-stop airport destinations59 ✓31
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricRincón (Puerto Rico)San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)
Comfortable months per year7 ✓6
Annual mean PM2.57.1 µg/m³ ✓7.3 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Rincón (Puerto Rico) or San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Rincón (Puerto Rico) or San Pedro (Ambergris Caye) safer?
Rincón (Puerto Rico) scores higher on safety (48 vs 46), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Rincón (Puerto Rico) or San Pedro (Ambergris Caye)?
Rincón (Puerto Rico): a measured median of 63.6 Mbps versus 23.4 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); 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); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.