Fès vs Ksar el-Kebir
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Ksar el-Kebir edges it, 54 to 52, 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.
Medieval medina city and Morocco's cultural capital
Full Fès profile →Plan a trip to Fès →Market town on the Loukkos plain, near the 1578 Battle of the Three Kings
Full Ksar el-Kebir profile →Plan a trip to Ksar el-Kebir →Where they differ
- Air quality. Ksar el-Kebir leads on air quality, 93 to 84, against Fès. PM2.5: 12.4 µg/m³ vs 8 µg/m³.
- Climate. Ksar el-Kebir leads on climate, 50 to 42, against Fès. Comfortable months: 5 vs 6.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Fès if you want
- no clear edge over Ksar el-Kebir in the data
Pick Ksar el-Kebir if you want
- no clear edge over Fès in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Fès | Ksar el-Kebir |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 61 | 61 |
| Safety | 61 | 61 |
| Healthcare | 67 | 67 |
| Internet | 37 ✓ | 36 |
| Visa ease | 46 | 46 |
| Getting there & around | 20 | 22 ✓ |
| Climate | 42 | 50 ✓ |
| Air quality | 84 | 93 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 46 | 46 |
Cost
| Metric | Fès | Ksar el-Kebir |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fès | Ksar el-Kebir |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fès | Ksar el-Kebir |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 9.3 Mbps ✓ | 8.7 Mbps |
| Upload | 0.7 Mbps ✓ | 0.6 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Fès | Ksar el-Kebir |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fès | Ksar el-Kebir |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 35 | 48 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Fès | Ksar el-Kebir |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 | 6 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 12.4 µg/m³ | 8 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Fès or Ksar el-Kebir?
- Fès and Ksar el-Kebir cost about the same: roughly $1,300 per month for one person.
- Is Fès or Ksar el-Kebir safer?
- Fès and Ksar el-Kebir score the same on safety (61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Fès or Ksar el-Kebir?
- Fès: a measured median of 9.3 Mbps versus 8.7 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); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); 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.