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Cairo vs Marrakech

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Cairo edges it, 47 to 47, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Cairo is stronger on cost of living; Marrakech on safety, air quality, visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.5 of 47 points (scores 68/100)Safety: 5.2 of 47 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 6.6 of 47 points (scores 60/100)Internet: 4.7 of 47 points (scores 42/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 47 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 7.0 of 47 points (scores 63/100)Climate: 5.6 of 47 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 1.5 of 47 points (scores 14/100)Quality of life: 5.4 of 47 points (scores 49/100)47
Cairo
out of 100

Millennia of history in an overwhelming metropolis

Full Cairo profile →Where to stay in Cairo →
Cost of living: 5.4 of 47 points (scores 49/100)Safety: 6.7 of 47 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 47 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.3 of 47 points (scores 39/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 47 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 6.4 of 47 points (scores 57/100)Climate: 4.6 of 47 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 3.0 of 47 points (scores 27/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 47 points (scores 43/100)47
Marrakech
out of 100

Medina life with desert and mountains close

Full Marrakech profile →Where to stay in Marrakech →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCairoMarrakech
Cost of living68 ✓49
Safety4761 ✓
Healthcare6061 ✓
Internet42 ✓39
Visa ease3446 ✓
Getting there & around63 ✓57
Climate50 ✓42
Air quality1427 ✓
Quality of life49 ✓43

Cost

MetricCairoMarrakech
Monthly cost, one person$820 ✓$1,332
Central one-bedroom rent$311 ✓$483

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricCairoMarrakech
Homicides per 100k4.21.67 ✓
Political stability (0–100)5056.1 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)71 ✓65
Life expectancy69.1 yrs72.6 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCairoMarrakech
Download10.6 Mbps ✓10.1 Mbps
Upload1.6 Mbps ✓0.8 Mbps

Visa

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

Getting there and around

MetricCairoMarrakech
Non-stop airport destinations123 ✓118
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricCairoMarrakech
Comfortable months per year6 ✓5
Annual mean PM2.543.9 µg/m³38 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Cairo or Marrakech?
Cairo is cheaper: about $820 per month versus $1,332 for one person.
Is Cairo or Marrakech safer?
Marrakech scores higher on safety (61 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Cairo or Marrakech?
Cairo: a measured median of 10.6 Mbps versus 10.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: 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); 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.