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Accra vs Marrakech

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Accra edges it, 49 to 47, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Accra is stronger on air quality; Marrakech on healthcare, visa ease, getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.2 of 49 points (scores 55/100)Safety: 7.5 of 49 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 5.1 of 49 points (scores 46/100)Internet: 4.9 of 49 points (scores 44/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 49 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 5.0 of 49 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 5.6 of 49 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 5.7 of 49 points (scores 51/100)Quality of life: 4.9 of 49 points (scores 44/100)49
Accra
out of 100

West Africa's most welcoming capital

Full Accra profile →Where to stay in Accra →
Cost of living: 5.4 of 47 points (scores 49/100)Safety: 6.7 of 47 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 47 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.3 of 47 points (scores 39/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 47 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 6.4 of 47 points (scores 57/100)Climate: 4.6 of 47 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 3.0 of 47 points (scores 27/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 47 points (scores 43/100)47
Marrakech
out of 100

Medina life with desert and mountains close

Full Marrakech profile →Where to stay in Marrakech →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAccraMarrakech
Cost of living55 ✓49
Safety68 ✓61
Healthcare4661 ✓
Internet44 ✓39
Visa ease3446 ✓
Getting there & around4557 ✓
Climate50 ✓42
Air quality51 ✓27
Quality of life44 ✓43

Cost

MetricAccraMarrakech
Monthly cost, one person$1,127 ✓$1,332
Central one-bedroom rentno data$483

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAccraMarrakech
Homicides per 100k1.831.67 ✓
Political stability (0–100)67.1 ✓56.1
UHC service coverage (0–100)5665 ✓
Life expectancy66.1 yrs72.6 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAccraMarrakech
Download8.2 Mbps10.1 Mbps ✓
Upload6.6 Mbps ✓0.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricAccraMarrakech
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricAccraMarrakech
Non-stop airport destinations35118 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricAccraMarrakech
Comfortable months per year6 ✓5
Annual mean PM2.526.9 µg/m³ ✓38 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Accra or Marrakech?
Accra is cheaper: about $1,127 per month versus $1,332 for one person.
Is Accra or Marrakech safer?
Accra scores higher on safety (68 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Accra or Marrakech?
Marrakech: a measured median of 10.1 Mbps versus 8.2 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); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); 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); IQAir city air-quality pages (yearly PM2.5 averages); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.