Chefchaouen vs Tétouan
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Tétouan edges it, 55 to 54, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
The blue mountain town of the Rif: small, cheap and photogenic
Full Chefchaouen profile →Plan a trip to Chefchaouen →Andalusian white medina between the Rif and the Mediterranean
Full Tétouan profile →Plan a trip to Tétouan →Where they differ
- Climate. Tétouan leads on climate, 58 to 50, against Chefchaouen. Comfortable months: 6 vs 7.
- Getting there & around. Tétouan leads on getting there & around, 27 to 22, against Chefchaouen. Non-stop airport destinations: 49 vs 49.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Chefchaouen if you want
- no clear edge over Tétouan in the data
Pick Tétouan if you want
- faster internet (9.7 Mbps measured)
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Chefchaouen | Tétouan |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 61 | 61 |
| Safety | 61 | 61 |
| Healthcare | 67 | 67 |
| Internet | 35 | 38 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 46 | 46 |
| Getting there & around | 22 | 27 ✓ |
| Climate | 50 | 58 ✓ |
| Air quality | 97 ✓ | 92 |
| Quality of life | 46 | 46 |
Cost
| Metric | Chefchaouen | Tétouan |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Chefchaouen | Tétouan |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 1.67 | 1.67 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 56.1 | 56.1 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 65 | 65 |
| Life expectancy | 75.2 yrs | 75.2 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Chefchaouen | Tétouan |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 8.1 Mbps | 9.7 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 0.7 Mbps | 0.8 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Chefchaouen | Tétouan |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Chefchaouen | Tétouan |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 49 | 49 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 4 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 2 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Chefchaouen | Tétouan |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 7 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 6.5 µg/m³ ✓ | 8.4 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Chefchaouen or Tétouan?
- Chefchaouen and Tétouan cost about the same: roughly $1,300 per month for one person.
- Is Chefchaouen or Tétouan safer?
- Chefchaouen and Tétouan score the same on safety (61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Chefchaouen or Tétouan?
- Tétouan: a measured median of 9.7 Mbps versus 8.1 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); 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.