Boquete vs Chania: cost of living for digital nomads

Boquete, Panama and Chania, Greece, line by line from the catalogue: what a month costs, rent, food, coworking, safety and internet. Every figure links back to its source on the city page.

The short version

  • Boquete and Chania cost about the same per month ($1,550).
  • Rent is the biggest gap: $650 in Chania against $700 in Boquete.
  • Both score 8/10 on safety.
  • Internet is faster in Boquete: 100 Mbps typical against 90 Mbps.
  • Boquete is temperate; Chania is mediterranean.

Boquete wins 3 of the measured lines; Chania wins 2.

LineBoqueteChania
Monthly total (USD)$1,550$1,550
Rent$700$650
Food$400$420
Transport$60$40
Coworking$100$110
Safety (out of 10)8/108/10
Internet (Mbps)10090
Climatetemperatemediterranean
City sizesmallsmall
Settingmountainisland
Nomad score (out of 10)7/107/10

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Costs are typical monthly figures for one person in USD, from the sources named on each city page; safety and internet are the catalogue's own ratings. Check the city pages for the dates each was last verified.