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Byblos vs Wadi Musa (Petra)

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Under balanced weights Wadi Musa (Petra) edges it, 57 to 54, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Byblos is stronger on quality of life; Wadi Musa (Petra) on internet, safety. 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 57 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 7.6 of 57 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.9 of 57 points (scores 71/100)Internet: 6.5 of 57 points (scores 58/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 57 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 6.1 of 57 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 6.5 of 57 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 7.7 of 57 points (scores 69/100)Quality of life: 5.4 of 57 points (scores 49/100)57
Wadi Musa (Petra)
out of 100

The hotel town at Petra's gate, pricey and far from everything else

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricByblosWadi Musa (Petra)
Cost of livingno data50
Safety4768 ✓
Healthcare6571 ✓
Internet2258 ✓
Visa ease3434
Getting there & around5555 ✓
Climate67 ✓58
Air quality77 ✓69
Quality of life62 ✓49

Cost

MetricByblosWadi Musa (Petra)
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)

MetricByblosWadi Musa (Petra)
Homicides per 100k2.640.84 ✓
Political stability (0–100)43.460.1 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)6774 ✓
Life expectancy74.3 yrs75.6 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricByblosWadi Musa (Petra)
Download2.4 Mbps18.2 Mbps ✓
Upload2.5 Mbps13.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricByblosWadi Musa (Petra)
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricByblosWadi Musa (Petra)
Non-stop airport destinations5696 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricByblosWadi Musa (Petra)
Comfortable months per year8 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.515.2 µg/m³ ✓19 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Byblos or Wadi Musa (Petra)?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Byblos or Wadi Musa (Petra) safer?
Wadi Musa (Petra) scores higher on safety (68 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Byblos or Wadi Musa (Petra)?
Wadi Musa (Petra): a measured median of 18.2 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.