Sucre vs Tegucigalpa
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Sucre edges it, 50 to 48, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Sucre is stronger on safety, quality of life; Tegucigalpa on climate. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Whitewashed colonial capital, slow and cheap
Full Sucre profile →Where to stay in Sucre →Hilly Honduran capital with real crime concerns and few visitors
Full Tegucigalpa profile →Where to stay in Tegucigalpa →Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Sucre | Tegucigalpa |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | no data |
| Safety | 58 ✓ | 32 |
| Healthcare | 52 | 55 ✓ |
| Internet | 48 | 53 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 42 ✓ | 33 |
| Getting there & around | 29 | 35 ✓ |
| Climate | 50 | 67 ✓ |
| Air quality | 64 | 68 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 54 ✓ | 41 |
Cost
| Metric | Sucre | Tegucigalpa |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Sucre | Tegucigalpa |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 3.65 ✓ | 23.92 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 62.7 ✓ | 58 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 67 ✓ | 64 |
| Life expectancy | 65.4 yrs | 69 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Sucre | Tegucigalpa |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 10.5 Mbps | 16.3 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 7.4 Mbps ✓ | 5.3 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Sucre | Tegucigalpa |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | visa on arrival | 90 days ✓ |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days ✓ | visa required |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Sucre | Tegucigalpa |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 4 | 12 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 ✓ | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 2 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Sucre | Tegucigalpa |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 8 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 21.1 µg/m³ | 19.2 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Sucre or Tegucigalpa?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Sucre or Tegucigalpa safer?
- Sucre scores higher on safety (58 vs 32), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Sucre or Tegucigalpa?
- Tegucigalpa: a measured median of 16.3 Mbps versus 10.5 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); 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); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.