Changelog

City scores Protaras

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation cost 4.9 ⁠4.1
• Cost of living 5.8 ⁠5
• Coworking quality 4.3 ⁠3.7
• Digital nomad visa availability 8.2 ⁠7.3
• Freedom of speech 8.4 ⁠5.7
• Gym membership cost 5.5 ⁠4.3
• Natural disaster risk 8.1 ⁠6
• Political stability 7.5 ⁠6.4
• Ride sharing services 2.7 ⁠5.5
• Tax friendliness 7.1 ⁠6.9
• Visa ease 7.9 ⁠7

Digital Nomad Visa Availability 8.2 → 7.3; aligned with opened evidence and comparison cities (https://www.gov.cy/mip-md/en/documents/digital-nomads-and-family-members/).

City scores Platres

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation cost 6 ⁠5.8
• Cost of living 6.3 ⁠6.8
• Digital nomad visa availability 7.2 ⁠7.3
• Fitness facilities 3.8 ⁠5.3
• Freedom of speech 8.3 ⁠5.7
• Local payment services 5.8 ⁠7.3
• Local sim card availability 7.3 ⁠8.3
• Natural disaster risk 8.2 ⁠5.5
• Political stability 7.9 ⁠6.4
• Tax friendliness 6.1 ⁠6.9
• Visa ease 6.9 ⁠7

Local SIM Card Availability 7.3 → 8.3; Two operator pages confirm online eSIM access and physical SIM retail with registration; comparable to Paphos. Source

City scores Limassol

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation cost 3.9 ⁠4.8
• Cost of living 4.9 ⁠5.4
• Digital nomad visa availability 7.6 ⁠7.3
• Freedom of speech 8.4 ⁠5.7
• Natural disaster risk 8.2 ⁠6
• Political stability 8.4 ⁠6.4
• Tax friendliness 7.4 ⁠6.9
• Visa ease 7.4 ⁠7

Freedom of Speech 8.4 → 5.7 and Political Stability 8.4 → 6.4; adopted the country-prep scores, reopened 2026 press index and divided-island context (https://rsf.org/en/country/cyprus, https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cyprus/regional-risks).

City scores Larnaca

• Gym membership cost 5.5 ⁠4.3
• Natural disaster risk 7.5 ⁠6
• Political stability 7.7 ⁠6.4
• Ride sharing services 4.9 ⁠6.5
• Tax friendliness 8.1 ⁠6.9
• Transportation cost 6.6 ⁠6
• Visa ease 7.9 ⁠7

Digital Nomad Visa Availability 8.4 -> 7.3. Inherited the unchanged country-prep permit assessment; fresh government access was blocked. (https://www.gov.cy/mip-md/en/documents/digital-nomads-and-family-members/).