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Fès vs Manado

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Under balanced weights Fès edges it, 53 to 52, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Fès is stronger on climate, getting there & around; Manado on cost of living. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.5 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 6.7 of 53 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 53 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.1 of 53 points (scores 37/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 53 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.6 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 4.6 of 53 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 53 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 53 points (scores 43/100)53
Fès
out of 100

Medieval medina city and Morocco's cultural capital

Full Fès profile →Where to stay in Fès →
Cost of living: 6.7 of 52 points (scores 60/100)Safety: 7.4 of 52 points (scores 67/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 52 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 4.1 of 52 points (scores 37/100)Visa ease: 6.0 of 52 points (scores 54/100)Getting there & around: 4.4 of 52 points (scores 40/100)Climate: 2.8 of 52 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 9.4 of 52 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 5.0 of 52 points (scores 45/100)52
Manado
out of 100

North Sulawesi's capital and the gateway to Bunaken diving

Full Manado profile →Where to stay in Manado →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricFèsManado
Cost of living5060 ✓
Safety6167 ✓
Healthcare61 ✓56
Internet37 ✓37
Visa ease4654 ✓
Getting there & around50 ✓40
Climate42 ✓25
Air quality8484 ✓
Quality of life4345 ✓

Cost

MetricFèsManado
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,300$1,000 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricFèsManado
Homicides per 100k1.670.41 ✓
Political stability (0–100)56.1 ✓52.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)6567 ✓
Life expectancy72.6 yrs ✓68.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricFèsManado
Download9.3 Mbps ✓6.6 Mbps
Upload0.7 Mbps2.7 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricFèsManado
Nomad visanone listedRemote worker visa (E33G) ✓
Minimum income for the visano data$5,000/mo
Entry, US passport90 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, EU passport90 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓visa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricFèsManado
Non-stop airport destinations35 ✓20
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricFèsManado
Comfortable months per year5 ✓3
Annual mean PM2.512.4 µg/m³12.1 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Fès or Manado?
Manado is cheaper: about $1,000 per month versus $1,300 for one person.
Is Fès or Manado safer?
Manado scores higher on safety (67 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Fès or Manado?
Fès: a measured median of 9.3 Mbps versus 6.6 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); 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.