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Algiers vs Cape Coast

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Under balanced weights Algiers edges it, 52 to 49, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Algiers is stronger on healthcare, getting there & around, air quality; Cape Coast on visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 7.6 of 52 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 8.7 of 52 points (scores 69/100)Internet: 4.9 of 52 points (scores 40/100)Visa ease: 0.8 of 52 points (scores 6/100)Getting there & around: 8.1 of 52 points (scores 65/100)Climate: 6.3 of 52 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 9.7 of 52 points (scores 77/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 52 points (scores 50/100)52
Algiers
out of 100

White Mediterranean capital with a UNESCO casbah

Full Algiers profile →Where to stay in Algiers →
Cost of living: 6.1 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: 4.6 of 49 points (scores 42/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 49 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 5.1 of 49 points (scores 46/100)Climate: 4.6 of 49 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 7.4 of 49 points (scores 67/100)Quality of life: 4.9 of 49 points (scores 44/100)49
Cape Coast
out of 100

Ghana's historic coast: slave-trade castles, Kakum's canopy walk and a laid-back university town

Full Cape Coast profile →Where to stay in Cape Coast →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAlgiersCape Coast
Cost of livingno data55
Safety6168 ✓
Healthcare69 ✓46
Internet4042 ✓
Visa ease634 ✓
Getting there & around65 ✓46
Climate50 ✓42
Air quality77 ✓67
Quality of life50 ✓44

Cost

MetricAlgiersCape Coast
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$1,150
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAlgiersCape Coast
Homicides per 100k1.38 ✓1.83
Political stability (0–100)5467.1 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)70 ✓56
Life expectancy76 yrs ✓66.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAlgiersCape Coast
Download9.4 Mbps ✓7.5 Mbps
Upload1.2 Mbps5.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricAlgiersCape Coast
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, EU passportvisa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa requiredvisa on arrival ✓

Getting there and around

MetricAlgiersCape Coast
Non-stop airport destinations93 ✓36
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricAlgiersCape Coast
Comfortable months per year6 ✓5
Annual mean PM2.515.2 µg/m³ ✓20 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Algiers or Cape Coast?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Algiers or Cape Coast safer?
Cape Coast scores higher on safety (68 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Algiers or Cape Coast?
Algiers: a measured median of 9.4 Mbps versus 7.5 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); 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); 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.