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Casablanca vs Sousse

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Under balanced weights Casablanca edges it, 58 to 56, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Casablanca is stronger on safety, getting there & around, internet; Sousse on air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.0 of 58 points (scores 54/100)Safety: 6.7 of 58 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 58 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 5.0 of 58 points (scores 45/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 58 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 7.4 of 58 points (scores 67/100)Climate: 8.3 of 58 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 7.5 of 58 points (scores 67/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 58 points (scores 43/100)58
Casablanca
out of 100

Morocco's business capital on the Atlantic

Full Casablanca profile →Where to stay in Casablanca →
Cost of living: 5.4 of 56 points (scores 49/100)Safety: 5.4 of 56 points (scores 48/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 56 points (scores 70/100)Internet: 3.8 of 56 points (scores 34/100)Visa ease: 5.6 of 56 points (scores 50/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 56 points (scores 56/100)Climate: 7.4 of 56 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.8 of 56 points (scores 79/100)Quality of life: 5.3 of 56 points (scores 48/100)56
Sousse
out of 100

Tunisian coastal city with a UNESCO-listed medina

Full Sousse profile →Where to stay in Sousse →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricCasablancaSousse
Cost of living54 ✓49
Safety61 ✓48
Healthcare6170 ✓
Internet45 ✓34
Visa ease4650 ✓
Getting there & around67 ✓56
Climate75 ✓67
Air quality6779 ✓
Quality of life4348 ✓

Cost

MetricCasablancaSousse
Monthly cost, one person$1,178 ✓$1,332
Central one-bedroom rent$552no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricCasablancaSousse
Homicides per 100k1.67 ✓4.69
Political stability (0–100)56.1 ✓53.4
UHC service coverage (0–100)6576 ✓
Life expectancy72.6 yrs74.1 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricCasablancaSousse
Download12 Mbps ✓7.4 Mbps
Upload1.9 Mbps ✓0.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricCasablancaSousse
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days120 days ✓
Entry, EU passport90 days120 days ✓
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricCasablancaSousse
Non-stop airport destinations111 ✓63
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricCasablancaSousse
Comfortable months per year9 ✓8
Annual mean PM2.519.8 µg/m³14.5 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Casablanca or Sousse?
Casablanca is cheaper: about $1,178 per month versus $1,332 for one person.
Is Casablanca or Sousse safer?
Casablanca scores higher on safety (61 vs 48), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Casablanca or Sousse?
Casablanca: a measured median of 12 Mbps versus 7.4 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); 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.