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Arusha vs Livingstone

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Under balanced weights Livingstone edges it, 50 to 49, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Arusha is stronger on nothing outright; Livingstone on visa ease, air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 6.9 of 49 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 5.4 of 49 points (scores 43/100)Internet: 5.4 of 49 points (scores 43/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 49 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 3.9 of 49 points (scores 31/100)Climate: 12.5 of 49 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 8.0 of 49 points (scores 64/100)Quality of life: 2.5 of 49 points (scores 20/100)49
Arusha
out of 100

Safari capital at the foot of Mount Meru

Full Arusha profile →Where to stay in Arusha →
Safety: 6.7 of 50 points (scores 54/100)Healthcare: 5.3 of 50 points (scores 42/100)Internet: 4.2 of 50 points (scores 34/100)Visa ease: 5.8 of 50 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 3.5 of 50 points (scores 28/100)Climate: 12.5 of 50 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 9.5 of 50 points (scores 76/100)Quality of life: 2.8 of 50 points (scores 22/100)50
Livingstone
out of 100

Zambia's tourist town beside Victoria Falls

Full Livingstone profile →Where to stay in Livingstone →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricArushaLivingstone
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety55 ✓54
Healthcare43 ✓42
Internet43 ✓34
Visa ease3446 ✓
Getting there & around31 ✓28
Climate100100
Air quality6476 ✓
Quality of life2022 ✓

Cost

MetricArushaLivingstone
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricArushaLivingstone
Homicides per 100k3.3 ✓5.9
Political stability (0–100)57.364.6 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)4962 ✓
Life expectancy66.8 yrs ✓61 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricArushaLivingstone
Download10.4 Mbps ✓5.8 Mbps
Upload2.3 Mbps ✓1.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricArushaLivingstone
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

MetricArushaLivingstone
Non-stop airport destinations14 ✓6
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricArushaLivingstone
Comfortable months per year1212
Annual mean PM2.521.1 µg/m³15.9 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Arusha or Livingstone?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Arusha or Livingstone safer?
Arusha scores higher on safety (55 vs 54), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Arusha or Livingstone?
Arusha: a measured median of 10.4 Mbps versus 5.8 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); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; 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.