Which is cheaper, Banjul or Damascus?

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

Is Banjul or Damascus 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, Banjul or Damascus?

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

Banjul vs Damascus

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Banjul edges it, 38 to 36, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Banjul is stronger on safety, climate, internet; Damascus on healthcare, quality of life, getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Banjul

out of 100

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

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Damascus

out of 100

Ancient capital reopening after the war

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Banjul	Damascus
Cost of living	no data	no data
Safety	52 ✓	34
Healthcare	42	64 ✓
Internet	16 ✓	0
Visa ease	42 ✓	32
Getting there & around	36	49 ✓
Climate	67 ✓	50
Air quality	39 ✓	37
Quality of life	8	22 ✓

Cost

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

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

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

Visa

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

Getting there and around

Metric	Banjul	Damascus
Non-stop airport destinations	14	30 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	3	3
Transit (1–5, editorial)	1	2 ✓

Climate and air

Metric	Banjul	Damascus
Comfortable months per year	8 ✓	6
Annual mean PM2.5	32.5 µg/m³ ✓	33.3 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Banjul or Damascus?: We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Banjul or Damascus 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, Banjul or Damascus?: 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.