Which is cheaper, Agadir or Ubud (Bali)?

Ubud (Bali) is cheaper: about $1,042 per month versus $1,300 for one person.

Is Agadir or Ubud (Bali) safer?

Agadir scores higher on safety (63 vs 50), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Agadir or Ubud (Bali)?

M-Lab has no reliable measurement for one of the two cities.

Agadir vs Ubud (Bali)

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Agadir edges it, 50 to 50, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Agadir is stronger on visa ease, safety, getting there & around; Ubud (Bali) on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Agadir

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Morocco's beach city and surf gateway

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Ubud (Bali)

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Bali's rice-terrace town for yoga, art and slow work

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Agadir	Ubud (Bali)
Cost of living	56	65 ✓
Safety	63 ✓	50
Healthcare	59 ✓	53
Internet	26	no data
Visa ease	46 ✓	22
Getting there & around	25 ✓	14
Climate	58	67 ✓
Air quality	79	85 ✓
Quality of life	42	45 ✓

Cost

Metric	Agadir	Ubud (Bali)
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$1,300	$1,042 ✓
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	$739

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Agadir	Ubud (Bali)
Homicides per 100k	1.5 ✓	4.1
Political stability (0–100)	58.4 ✓	55.5
UHC service coverage (0–100)	65	67 ✓
Life expectancy	72.6 yrs ✓	68.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Agadir	Ubud (Bali)
Download	9 Mbps	no data
Upload	0.7 Mbps	no data

Visa

Metric	Agadir	Ubud (Bali)
Nomad visa	none listed	Visa Rumah Kedua Pekerja Jarak Jauh ✓
Minimum income for the visa	no data	$4,998/mo
Visa-free days, US passport	90 days ✓	visa or e-visa required
Visa-free days, EU passport	90 days ✓	visa or e-visa required
Visa-free days, UK passport	90 days ✓	visa or e-visa required

Getting there and around

Metric	Agadir	Ubud (Bali)
Non-stop airport destinations	73 ✓	65
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	3 ✓	2
Transit (1–5, editorial)	2 ✓	1

Climate and air

Metric	Agadir	Ubud (Bali)
Comfortable months per year	7	8 ✓
Annual mean PM2.5	14.6 µg/m³	11.9 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Agadir or Ubud (Bali)?: Ubud (Bali) is cheaper: about $1,042 per month versus $1,300 for one person.
Is Agadir or Ubud (Bali) safer?: Agadir scores higher on safety (63 vs 50), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Agadir or Ubud (Bali)?: M-Lab has no reliable measurement for one of the two cities.

More comparisons

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); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages). Dataset 2026.09.4. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.