Which is cheaper, Aleppo or Banjul?

We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.

Is Aleppo or Banjul safer?

Banjul scores higher on safety (52 vs 34), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Aleppo or Banjul?

Banjul: a measured median of 1.8 Mbps versus 0.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Aleppo vs Banjul

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Banjul edges it, 38 to 34, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Aleppo is stronger on healthcare, quality of life; Banjul on climate, safety, internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Aleppo

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Syria's historic trade city, rebuilding after the war

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Banjul

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Tiny island capital of The Gambia; the beaches and winter-sun scene are 15 km away in Serrekunda

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Aleppo	Banjul
Cost of living	no data	no data
Safety	34	52 ✓
Healthcare	64 ✓	42
Internet	0	16 ✓
Visa ease	32	42 ✓
Getting there & around	33	36 ✓
Climate	42	67 ✓
Air quality	49 ✓	39
Quality of life	22 ✓	8

Cost

Metric	Aleppo	Banjul
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	no data	no data
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Aleppo	Banjul
Homicides per 100k	2.4 ✓	7.9
Political stability (0–100)	25	66.2 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)	70 ✓	53
Life expectancy	72.4 yrs ✓	64.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Aleppo	Banjul
Download	0.9 Mbps	1.8 Mbps ✓
Upload	0.4 Mbps	1.7 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Aleppo	Banjul
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	e-visa required	visa on arrival ✓
Entry, EU passport	e-visa required	90 days ✓
Entry, UK passport	e-visa required	90 days ✓

Getting there and around

Metric	Aleppo	Banjul
Non-stop airport destinations	17 ✓	14
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	2	3 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)	1	1

Climate and air

Metric	Aleppo	Banjul
Comfortable months per year	5	8 ✓
Annual mean PM2.5	28.1 µg/m³ ✓	32.5 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Aleppo or Banjul?: We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Aleppo or Banjul safer?: Banjul scores higher on safety (52 vs 34), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Aleppo or Banjul?: Banjul: a measured median of 1.8 Mbps versus 0.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.