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Fès vs Meknes

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Under balanced weights Meknes edges it, 54 to 53, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Fès is stronger on nothing outright; Meknes on nothing outright. 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: 5.5 of 54 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 6.7 of 54 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 54 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.0 of 54 points (scores 36/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 54 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.6 of 54 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 5.6 of 54 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 9.5 of 54 points (scores 86/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 54 points (scores 43/100)54
Meknes
out of 100

Imperial city with a UNESCO medina, Roman Volubilis and far fewer tourists than Fès

Full Meknes profile →Hotels in Morocco →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricFèsMeknes
Cost of living5050
Safety6161
Healthcare6161
Internet37 ✓36
Visa ease4646
Getting there & around5050
Climate4250 ✓
Air quality8486 ✓
Quality of life4343

Cost

MetricFèsMeknes
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)

MetricFèsMeknes
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)

MetricFèsMeknes
Download9.3 Mbps ✓8.6 Mbps
Upload0.7 Mbps0.7 Mbps

Visa

MetricFèsMeknes
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

MetricFèsMeknes
Non-stop airport destinations3535
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricFèsMeknes
Comfortable months per year56 ✓
Annual mean PM2.512.4 µg/m³11.4 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Fès or Meknes?
Meknes is cheaper: about $1,300 per month versus $1,300 for one person.
Is Fès or Meknes safer?
Fès scores higher on safety (61 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Fès or Meknes?
Fès: a measured median of 9.3 Mbps versus 8.6 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.