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Djerba (Houmt Souk) vs Maun

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Under balanced weights Djerba (Houmt Souk) edges it, 54 to 52, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Djerba (Houmt Souk) is stronger on healthcare; Maun on safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.8 of 54 points (scores 61/100)Safety: 5.4 of 54 points (scores 48/100)Healthcare: 8.5 of 54 points (scores 77/100)Internet: 3.8 of 54 points (scores 35/100)Visa ease: 5.6 of 54 points (scores 50/100)Getting there & around: 1.0 of 54 points (scores 9/100)Climate: 8.3 of 54 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 8.7 of 54 points (scores 78/100)Quality of life: 5.6 of 54 points (scores 51/100)54
Djerba (Houmt Souk)
out of 100

Mediterranean island of whitewashed villages in southern Tunisia

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Safety: 7.4 of 52 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 6.7 of 52 points (scores 53/100)Internet: 4.5 of 52 points (scores 36/100)Visa ease: 5.8 of 52 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 0.8 of 52 points (scores 6/100)Climate: 9.4 of 52 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 10.3 of 52 points (scores 82/100)Quality of life: 6.8 of 52 points (scores 55/100)52
Maun
out of 100

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

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Where they differ

  • Healthcare. Djerba (Houmt Souk) leads on healthcare, 77 to 53, against Maun. Health coverage index: 76 vs 60.
  • Safety. Maun leads on safety, 59 to 48, against Djerba (Houmt Souk). Homicides per 100,000: 4.69 vs 12.98.

Where they are close. Within five points on visa ease, air quality, quality of life, getting there & around, internet, climate.

Pick Djerba (Houmt Souk) if you want

  • faster internet (7.5 Mbps measured)
  • stronger healthcare

Pick Maun if you want

  • the safer country figures

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricDjerba (Houmt Souk)Maun
Cost of living61no data
Safety4859 ✓
Healthcare77 ✓53
Internet3536 ✓
Visa ease50 ✓46
Getting there & around9 ✓6
Climate7575
Air quality7882 ✓
Quality of life5155 ✓

Cost

MetricDjerba (Houmt Souk)Maun
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,300no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricDjerba (Houmt Souk)Maun
Homicides per 100k4.69 ✓12.98
Political stability (0–100)53.484.5 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)76 ✓60
Life expectancy77.7 yrs ✓67.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricDjerba (Houmt Souk)Maun
Download7.5 Mbps ✓5.2 Mbps
Upload0.8 Mbps5.1 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricDjerba (Houmt Souk)Maun
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport120 days ✓90 days
Entry, EU passport120 days ✓90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricDjerba (Houmt Souk)Maun
Non-stop airport destinations27 ✓9
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricDjerba (Houmt Souk)Maun
Comfortable months per year99
Annual mean PM2.514.8 µg/m³12.9 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Djerba (Houmt Souk) or Maun?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Djerba (Houmt Souk) or Maun safer?
Maun scores higher on safety (59 vs 48), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Djerba (Houmt Souk) or Maun?
Djerba (Houmt Souk): a measured median of 7.5 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); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.