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Algiers vs Fès

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Under balanced weights Fès edges it, 53 to 52, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Algiers is stronger on getting there & around; Fès 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: 5.5 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 6.7 of 53 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 53 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.1 of 53 points (scores 37/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 53 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.6 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 4.6 of 53 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 53 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 53 points (scores 43/100)53
Fès
out of 100

Medieval medina city and Morocco's cultural capital

Full Fès profile →Where to stay in Fès →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAlgiersFès
Cost of livingno data50
Safety6161
Healthcare69 ✓61
Internet40 ✓37
Visa ease646 ✓
Getting there & around65 ✓50
Climate50 ✓42
Air quality7784 ✓
Quality of life50 ✓43

Cost

MetricAlgiersFès
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$1,300
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAlgiersFès
Homicides per 100k1.38 ✓1.67
Political stability (0–100)5456.1 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)70 ✓65
Life expectancy76 yrs ✓72.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAlgiersFès
Download9.4 Mbps ✓9.3 Mbps
Upload1.2 Mbps ✓0.7 Mbps

Visa

MetricAlgiersFès
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa required90 days ✓
Entry, EU passportvisa required90 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa required90 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricAlgiersFès
Non-stop airport destinations93 ✓35
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricAlgiersFès
Comfortable months per year6 ✓5
Annual mean PM2.515.2 µg/m³12.4 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Algiers or Fès?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Algiers or Fès safer?
Algiers scores higher on safety (61 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Algiers or Fès?
Algiers: a measured median of 9.4 Mbps versus 9.3 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); 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.