Which is cheaper, East London (South Africa) or Gqeberha?

East London (South Africa) and Gqeberha cost about the same: roughly $1,450 per month for one person.

Is East London (South Africa) or Gqeberha safer?

East London (South Africa) and Gqeberha score the same on safety (26), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, East London (South Africa) or Gqeberha?

Gqeberha: a measured median of 16.6 Mbps versus 15.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

East London (South Africa) vs Gqeberha

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 58. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

East London (South Africa)

out of 100

River-port city with surf beaches near the Wild Coast

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Gqeberha

out of 100

The friendly city on Algoa Bay, formerly Port Elizabeth

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Where they differ

Getting there & around. Gqeberha leads on getting there & around, 11 to 6, against East London (South Africa). Non-stop airport destinations: 4 vs 4.

Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.

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no clear edge over Gqeberha in the data

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no clear edge over East London (South Africa) in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	East London (South Africa)	Gqeberha
Cost of living	56	56
Safety	26	26
Healthcare	59	59
Internet	53	55 ✓
Visa ease	72	72
Getting there & around	6	11 ✓
Climate	100	100
Air quality	83 ✓	79
Quality of life	64	64

Cost

Metric	East London (South Africa)	Gqeberha
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$1,450	$1,450
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	East London (South Africa)	Gqeberha
Homicides per 100k	39.72	39.72
Political stability (0–100)	58.9	58.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)	74	74
Life expectancy	66 yrs	66 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	East London (South Africa)	Gqeberha
Download	15.2 Mbps	16.6 Mbps ✓
Upload	7.3 Mbps	8.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	East London (South Africa)	Gqeberha
Nomad visa	Remote work visitor's visa	Remote work visitor's visa
Minimum income for the visa	$3,241/mo	$3,241/mo
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	East London (South Africa)	Gqeberha
Non-stop airport destinations	4	4
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	2	2
Transit (1–5, editorial)	1	2 ✓

Climate and air

Metric	East London (South Africa)	Gqeberha
Comfortable months per year	12	12
Annual mean PM2.5	12.6 µg/m³ ✓	14.4 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, East London (South Africa) or Gqeberha?: East London (South Africa) and Gqeberha cost about the same: roughly $1,450 per month for one person.
Is East London (South Africa) or Gqeberha safer?: East London (South Africa) and Gqeberha score the same on safety (26), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, East London (South Africa) or Gqeberha?: Gqeberha: a measured median of 16.6 Mbps versus 15.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); 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); 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.