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Byblos vs Nabeul

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Under balanced weights Nabeul edges it, 56 to 54, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Byblos is stronger on quality of life; Nabeul on visa ease, internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 5.9 of 54 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 54 points (scores 65/100)Internet: 2.7 of 54 points (scores 22/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 54 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 6.9 of 54 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 8.3 of 54 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.7 of 54 points (scores 77/100)Quality of life: 7.8 of 54 points (scores 62/100)54
Byblos
out of 100

One of the world's oldest harbours, 40 km up the coast from Beirut

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Cost of living: 5.5 of 56 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 5.4 of 56 points (scores 48/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 56 points (scores 70/100)Internet: 3.7 of 56 points (scores 34/100)Visa ease: 5.6 of 56 points (scores 50/100)Getting there & around: 6.1 of 56 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 7.4 of 56 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.2 of 56 points (scores 82/100)Quality of life: 5.3 of 56 points (scores 48/100)56
Nabeul
out of 100

Cap Bon pottery town next to Hammamet

Full Nabeul profile →Where to stay in Nabeul →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricByblosNabeul
Cost of livingno data50
Safety4748 ✓
Healthcare6570 ✓
Internet2234 ✓
Visa ease3450 ✓
Getting there & around5555 ✓
Climate6767
Air quality7782 ✓
Quality of life62 ✓48

Cost

MetricByblosNabeul
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)

MetricByblosNabeul
Homicides per 100k2.64 ✓4.69
Political stability (0–100)43.453.4 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)6776 ✓
Life expectancy74.3 yrs ✓74.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricByblosNabeul
Download2.4 Mbps7 Mbps ✓
Upload2.5 Mbps ✓0.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricByblosNabeul
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival120 days ✓
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival120 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricByblosNabeul
Non-stop airport destinations5657 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricByblosNabeul
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.515.2 µg/m³12.9 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Byblos or Nabeul?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Byblos or Nabeul safer?
Nabeul scores higher on safety (48 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Byblos or Nabeul?
Nabeul: a measured median of 7 Mbps versus 2.4 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); 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.