---
title: "Living in Oran as a digital nomad: cost, safety, visa, internet"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/oran
description: "Algeria's Mediterranean second city, home of raï music and Spanish-French architecture"
dataset: 2026.10.7 (2026-10-13)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Oran, Algeria

Oran scores 53.6/100 for digital nomads under balanced weights, ranking 807 of 1000 cities. There is no open cost-of-living figure yet; expect no dedicated nomad visa, and a measured median download speed of 10 Mbps.

Oran is Algeria's second city, a bayside port with a Spanish fort above it, French boulevards, the birthplace of raï music and a livelier evening scene than Algiers. Costs are very low, but most nationalities need a visa in advance, card payments are rare and foreign governments advise against travel to some of Algeria's border regions.

Known for: Santa Cruz fort views, Raï music and nightlife, Spanish and French colonial centre, Visa required for most.

## Scores (balanced weights, 0–100)

| Factor | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 53.6 |
| Cost of living | — |
| Safety | 61 |
| Healthcare | 69 |
| Internet | 39 |
| Visa ease | 6 |
| Getting there & around | 54 |
| Climate | 67 |
| Air quality | 83 |
| Quality of life | 50 |

## The numbers behind the scores

| Metric | Value | Level | As of | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly cost, one person | — | country | 2026-09 | [^2] |
| Central 1-bedroom rent | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Outskirts 1-bedroom rent (basis of the monthly total) | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Homicide rate (per 100k) | 1.38 | country | 2024 | [^4] |
| Political stability (0–100) | 54 | country | 2025 | [^5] |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 70 | country | 2023 | [^6] |
| Life expectancy (years) | 76 | country | 2021 | [^7] |
| Median download (Mbps) | 10 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Median upload (Mbps) | 0.8 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Starlink residential service | Coming soon (Service date is unknown at this time) | country | 2026-10 | [^9] |
| Nomad visa | none listed | country | 2026-07 | [^10] |
| Entry for US / EU / UK passports | visa required / visa required / visa required | country | 2026-02 | [^11] |
| Non-stop destinations (ORN) | 31 | city | 2026-08 | [^12] |
| Restaurants within 3 km of the centre (OpenStreetMap) | 42 | city | 2026-10 | [^16] |
| Walkability / transit (1–5) | 3 / 3 | editorial | 2026-09 | [^13] |
| Comfortable months | 8 of 12 | city | 2001–2020 | [^14] |
| Annual mean PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12.6 | city | 2023 | [^15] |
| Human Development Index | 0.763 | country | 2023 | [^17] |
| English proficiency band | low | country | 2024 | [^18] |

## Climate (2001–2020 normals)

| Month | Mean °C | Rain mm | Humidity % | Comfortable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 11.2 | 65 | 74 | no |
| Feb | 11.8 | 48 | 72 | no |
| Mar | 14.1 | 50 | 70 | no |
| Apr | 16.4 | 65 | 68 | yes |
| May | 19.6 | 39 | 65 | yes |
| Jun | 23.6 | 12 | 60 | yes |
| Jul | 26.9 | 4 | 55 | yes |
| Aug | 27.3 | 13 | 57 | yes |
| Sep | 23.9 | 32 | 64 | yes |
| Oct | 20.5 | 49 | 66 | yes |
| Nov | 15.1 | 79 | 71 | yes |
| Dec | 12.2 | 60 | 74 | no |

## Airports and nonstop flights

| Airport | IATA | Nonstop destinations | International | From US airports |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Ben Bella Airport | ORN | 31 | 18 | 0 |

Unique destinations across all airports: 31, of which 18 international (Wikipedia, 2026-08).

## Similar cities

- [Algiers](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/algiers) (52.2) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/algiers-vs-oran)
- [Paramaribo](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/paramaribo) (50.7) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/oran-vs-paramaribo)
- [Tangier](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/tangier) (56.7) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/oran-vs-tangier)
- [Agadir](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/agadir) (54.6) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/agadir-vs-oran)
- [Meknes](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/meknes) (53.6) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/meknes-vs-oran)

## FAQ

### How much does it cost to live in Oran as a digital nomad?

We do not have a reliable monthly cost figure for Oran yet.

### Is Oran safe for digital nomads?

Oran scores 61/100 on safety. Algeria records 1.38 homicides per 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2024) and a political-stability score of 54/100 (World Bank WGI). Both figures are national, so neighbourhood-level risk can differ.

### Does Algeria have a digital nomad visa?

No dedicated digital nomad visa was listed for Algeria as of 2026-07. Visitors from the US need a visa from a consulate.

### How fast is the internet in Oran?

Measured median download speed in Oran was 10 Mbps (upload 0.8 Mbps) across 5,168 M-Lab tests in 2024. Measured speeds run below advertised plan speeds everywhere, so compare cities rather than reading the number as a plan.

### Is Starlink available in Oran?

Not yet. Starlink's availability map lists Algeria as coming soon (Service date is unknown at this time) as of 2026-10. Roaming plans may work for short stays, but local rules on using them vary.

### Which airports serve Oran and how many nonstop flights are there?

Oran is served by Ahmed Ben Bella Airport (ORN) with 31 nonstop destinations, of which 18 are international. 0 US airports have a nonstop link. Source: Wikipedia, 2026-08.

### When is the best time of year to be in Oran?

The most comfortable months are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov. Mean temperatures range from 52°F (11°C) in Jan to 81°F (27°C) in Aug (NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology).

### Oran or Algiers: which is better for digital nomads?

Algiers is the city with the closest factor profile to Oran in this dataset. Which one wins depends on your weights; the comparison page puts every factor side by side with the numbers behind them.

## Plan a trip

[Where to stay in Oran](https://navoy.io/hotels/algeria/oran) on Navoy, the AI travel planner behind Nostos.

## Sources

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[^3]: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows), WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^4]: Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, dataUNODC. UNODC data, free to reuse with attribution. https://data.unodc.org/datareport/hom-victim (retrieved 2026-10-12)
[^5]: Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100), World Bank. CC BY 4.0. https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators (retrieved 2026-09-22)
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[^9]: Starlink availability map, SpaceX (Starlink). Factual status cited from starlink.com. https://www.starlink.com/map (retrieved 2026-10-07)
[^10]: Digital Nomad Visas 2026, WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^11]: Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations), Ilya Ilyankou (compiled from passportindex.org). MIT. https://github.com/ilyankou/passport-index-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^12]: Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables), Wikipedia contributors; countries via Wikidata. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-24)
[^13]: Walkability and transit ratings (editorial), Navoy. CC BY 4.0. https://nostos.navoy.io/methodology (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^14]: NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means), NASA Langley Research Center. Public domain (US Government). https://power.larc.nasa.gov/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^15]: SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04), Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis. CC BY 4.0. https://sites.wustl.edu/acag/surface-pm2-5/ (retrieved 2026-10-07)
[^16]: OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API), OpenStreetMap contributors. ODbL 1.0. https://overpass-api.de/ (retrieved 2026-10-02)
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[^18]: EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band), EF Education First. Proprietary; band cited as a fact with attribution. https://www.ef.com/epi/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)

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