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Essaouira vs Taghazout

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Essaouira edges it, 59 to 58, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Essaouira is stronger on air quality; Taghazout on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.5 of 59 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 6.7 of 59 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 59 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.6 of 59 points (scores 41/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 59 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.6 of 59 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 11.1 of 59 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 9.0 of 59 points (scores 81/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 59 points (scores 43/100)59
Essaouira
out of 100

Windy walled port with surf, gnawa music and low costs

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Cost of living: 5.5 of 58 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 6.7 of 58 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 58 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.3 of 58 points (scores 39/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 58 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.8 of 58 points (scores 53/100)Climate: 11.1 of 58 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 7.7 of 58 points (scores 70/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 58 points (scores 43/100)58
Taghazout
out of 100

Surf village north of Agadir with coworking camps

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricEssaouiraTaghazout
Cost of living5050
Safety6161
Healthcare6161
Internet41 ✓39
Visa ease4646
Getting there & around5053 ✓
Climate100100
Air quality81 ✓70
Quality of life4343

Cost

MetricEssaouiraTaghazout
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,300$1,300
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricEssaouiraTaghazout
Homicides per 100k1.671.67
Political stability (0–100)56.156.1
UHC service coverage (0–100)6565
Life expectancy72.6 yrs72.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricEssaouiraTaghazout
Download11 Mbps ✓9.8 Mbps
Upload1 Mbps ✓0.8 Mbps

Visa

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

Getting there and around

MetricEssaouiraTaghazout
Non-stop airport destinations1373 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricEssaouiraTaghazout
Comfortable months per year1212
Annual mean PM2.513.7 µg/m³ ✓18.7 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Essaouira or Taghazout?
Taghazout is cheaper: about $1,300 per month versus $1,300 for one person.
Is Essaouira or Taghazout safer?
Essaouira scores higher on safety (61 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Essaouira or Taghazout?
Essaouira: a measured median of 11 Mbps versus 9.8 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.