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Banjul vs Zanzibar City

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Under balanced weights Zanzibar City edges it, 43 to 38, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Banjul is stronger on climate; Zanzibar City on air quality, getting there & around, quality of life. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 6.4 of 38 points (scores 52/100)Healthcare: 5.2 of 38 points (scores 42/100)Internet: 2.0 of 38 points (scores 16/100)Visa ease: 5.3 of 38 points (scores 42/100)Getting there & around: 4.5 of 38 points (scores 36/100)Climate: 8.3 of 38 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 4.9 of 38 points (scores 39/100)Quality of life: 0.9 of 38 points (scores 8/100)38
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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Safety: 6.9 of 43 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 5.4 of 43 points (scores 43/100)Internet: 2.6 of 43 points (scores 21/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 43 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 43 points (scores 49/100)Climate: 6.3 of 43 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 8.9 of 43 points (scores 71/100)Quality of life: 2.5 of 43 points (scores 20/100)43
Zanzibar City
out of 100

Stone Town and the island beaches beyond

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBanjulZanzibar City
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety5255 ✓
Healthcare4243 ✓
Internet1621 ✓
Visa ease42 ✓34
Getting there & around3649 ✓
Climate67 ✓50
Air quality3971 ✓
Quality of life820 ✓

Cost

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

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBanjulZanzibar City
Homicides per 100k7.93.3 ✓
Political stability (0–100)66.2 ✓57.3
UHC service coverage (0–100)53 ✓49
Life expectancy64.2 yrs66.8 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBanjulZanzibar City
Download1.8 Mbps2.6 Mbps ✓
Upload1.7 Mbps ✓1.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricBanjulZanzibar City
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, EU passport90 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓visa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricBanjulZanzibar City
Non-stop airport destinations1432 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricBanjulZanzibar City
Comfortable months per year8 ✓6
Annual mean PM2.532.5 µg/m³17.9 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Banjul or Zanzibar City?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Banjul or Zanzibar City safer?
Zanzibar City scores higher on safety (55 vs 52), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Banjul or Zanzibar City?
Zanzibar City: a measured median of 2.6 Mbps versus 1.8 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.