NavoyNostos

Diani Beach vs Maun

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Diani Beach edges it, 54 to 52, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Diani Beach is stronger on visa ease; Maun on safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.3 of 54 points (scores 56/100)Safety: 4.8 of 54 points (scores 43/100)Healthcare: 5.3 of 54 points (scores 48/100)Internet: 4.7 of 54 points (scores 42/100)Visa ease: 7.0 of 54 points (scores 63/100)Getting there & around: 3.9 of 54 points (scores 35/100)Climate: 7.4 of 54 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 10.0 of 54 points (scores 90/100)Quality of life: 4.9 of 54 points (scores 44/100)54
Diani Beach
out of 100

Kenya's south-coast beach strip with kitesurfing and a local airstrip

Full Diani Beach profile →Where to stay in Diani Beach →
Safety: 7.4 of 52 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 5.2 of 52 points (scores 41/100)Internet: 4.5 of 52 points (scores 36/100)Visa ease: 5.8 of 52 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 3.4 of 52 points (scores 27/100)Climate: 9.4 of 52 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 10.3 of 52 points (scores 82/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 52 points (scores 50/100)52
Maun
out of 100

Gateway town to the Okavango Delta, dusty and expedition-minded

Full Maun profile →Where to stay in Maun →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricDiani BeachMaun
Cost of living56no data
Safety4359 ✓
Healthcare48 ✓41
Internet42 ✓36
Visa ease63 ✓46
Getting there & around35 ✓27
Climate6775 ✓
Air quality90 ✓82
Quality of life4450 ✓

Cost

MetricDiani BeachMaun
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,100no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricDiani BeachMaun
Homicides per 100k4.65 ✓12.98
Political stability (0–100)4684.5 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)5760 ✓
Life expectancy66.8 yrs ✓61.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricDiani BeachMaun
Download8.5 Mbps ✓5.2 Mbps
Upload4 Mbps5.1 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricDiani BeachMaun
Nomad visaDigital nomad work permit (Class N) ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$4,583/mono data
Entry, US passporteTA required (online, before travel)90 days ✓
Entry, EU passporteTA required (online, before travel)90 days ✓
Entry, UK passporteTA required (online, before travel)90 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricDiani BeachMaun
Non-stop airport destinations21 ✓9
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricDiani BeachMaun
Comfortable months per year89 ✓
Annual mean PM2.59.3 µg/m³ ✓12.9 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Diani Beach or Maun?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Diani Beach or Maun safer?
Maun scores higher on safety (59 vs 43), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Diani Beach or Maun?
Diani Beach: a measured median of 8.5 Mbps versus 5.2 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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.