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Cape Coast vs Fès

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Under balanced weights Fès edges it, 53 to 49, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Cape Coast is stronger on nothing outright; Fès on air quality, healthcare, visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.1 of 49 points (scores 55/100)Safety: 7.5 of 49 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 5.1 of 49 points (scores 46/100)Internet: 4.6 of 49 points (scores 42/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 49 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 5.1 of 49 points (scores 46/100)Climate: 4.6 of 49 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 7.4 of 49 points (scores 67/100)Quality of life: 4.9 of 49 points (scores 44/100)49
Cape Coast
out of 100

Ghana's historic coast: slave-trade castles, Kakum's canopy walk and a laid-back university town

Full Cape Coast profile →Where to stay in Cape Coast →
Cost of living: 5.5 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 6.7 of 53 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 53 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.1 of 53 points (scores 37/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 53 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.6 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 4.6 of 53 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 53 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 53 points (scores 43/100)53
Fès
out of 100

Medieval medina city and Morocco's cultural capital

Full Fès profile →Where to stay in Fès →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCape CoastFès
Cost of living55 ✓50
Safety68 ✓61
Healthcare4661 ✓
Internet42 ✓37
Visa ease3446 ✓
Getting there & around4650 ✓
Climate4242
Air quality6784 ✓
Quality of life44 ✓43

Cost

MetricCape CoastFès
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,150 ✓$1,300
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricCape CoastFès
Homicides per 100k1.831.67 ✓
Political stability (0–100)67.1 ✓56.1
UHC service coverage (0–100)5665 ✓
Life expectancy66.1 yrs72.6 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCape CoastFès
Download7.5 Mbps9.3 Mbps ✓
Upload5.4 Mbps ✓0.7 Mbps

Visa

MetricCape CoastFès
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

MetricCape CoastFès
Non-stop airport destinations36 ✓35
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricCape CoastFès
Comfortable months per year55
Annual mean PM2.520 µg/m³12.4 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Cape Coast or Fès?
Cape Coast is cheaper: about $1,150 per month versus $1,300 for one person.
Is Cape Coast or Fès safer?
Cape Coast scores higher on safety (68 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Cape Coast or Fès?
Fès: a measured median of 9.3 Mbps versus 7.5 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.