Beirut vs Taif
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Taif edges it, 54 to 50, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Beirut is stronger on air quality; Taif on safety, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
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- Safety. Taif leads on safety, 73 to 47, against Beirut. Homicides per 100,000: 2.64 vs 0.8.
- Air quality. Beirut leads on air quality, 69 to 53, against Taif. PM2.5: 19 µg/m³ vs 26.1 µg/m³.
- Healthcare. Taif leads on healthcare, 83 to 73, against Beirut. Health coverage index: 67 vs 83.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, quality of life, visa ease, climate.
Pick Beirut if you want
- cleaner air
Pick Taif if you want
- faster internet (4.4 Mbps measured)
- the safer country figures
- stronger healthcare
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Beirut | Taif |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | 53 |
| Safety | 47 | 73 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 73 | 83 ✓ |
| Internet | 29 | 31 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 34 | 34 |
| Getting there & around | 18 | 27 ✓ |
| Climate | 67 | 67 |
| Air quality | 69 ✓ | 53 |
| Quality of life | 65 ✓ | 65 |
Cost
| Metric | Beirut | Taif |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | $1,550 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Beirut | Taif |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 2.64 | 0.8 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 43.4 | 65.9 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 67 | 83 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 78.5 yrs | 78.9 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Beirut | Taif |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 3.8 Mbps | 4.4 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 2.9 Mbps | 2.9 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Beirut | Taif |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | visa on arrival | visa on arrival |
| Entry, EU passport | visa on arrival | visa on arrival |
| Entry, UK passport | visa on arrival | visa on arrival |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Beirut | Taif |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 54 | 150 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 ✓ | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Beirut | Taif |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 8 | 8 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 19 µg/m³ ✓ | 26.1 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Beirut or Taif?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Beirut or Taif safer?
- Taif scores higher on safety (73 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Beirut or Taif?
- Taif: a measured median of 4.4 Mbps versus 3.8 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); 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.