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Hammamet vs Rabat

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Rabat edges it, 60 to 57, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Hammamet is stronger on nothing outright; Rabat on climate, getting there & around, safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.4 of 57 points (scores 49/100)Safety: 5.4 of 57 points (scores 48/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 57 points (scores 70/100)Internet: 4.0 of 57 points (scores 36/100)Visa ease: 5.6 of 57 points (scores 50/100)Getting there & around: 6.3 of 57 points (scores 57/100)Climate: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.3 of 57 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 5.3 of 57 points (scores 48/100)57
Hammamet
out of 100

Tunisia's best-known beach resort, with a seaside medina and jasmine gardens

Full Hammamet profile →Where to stay in Hammamet →
Cost of living: 5.4 of 60 points (scores 49/100)Safety: 6.7 of 60 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 60 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.6 of 60 points (scores 41/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 60 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 8.1 of 60 points (scores 73/100)Climate: 9.3 of 60 points (scores 83/100)Air quality: 9.6 of 60 points (scores 87/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 60 points (scores 43/100)60
Rabat
out of 100

Morocco's calm, green capital on the Atlantic

Full Rabat profile →Where to stay in Rabat →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricHammametRabat
Cost of living4949
Safety4861 ✓
Healthcare70 ✓61
Internet3641 ✓
Visa ease50 ✓46
Getting there & around5773 ✓
Climate6783 ✓
Air quality8487 ✓
Quality of life48 ✓43

Cost

MetricHammametRabat
Monthly cost, one person$1,332$1,332
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricHammametRabat
Homicides per 100k4.691.67 ✓
Political stability (0–100)53.456.1 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)76 ✓65
Life expectancy74.1 yrs ✓72.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricHammametRabat
Download8 Mbps10.6 Mbps ✓
Upload0.9 Mbps1.1 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricHammametRabat
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport120 days ✓90 days
Entry, EU passport120 days ✓90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricHammametRabat
Non-stop airport destinations68120 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)23 ✓

Climate and air

MetricHammametRabat
Comfortable months per year810 ✓
Annual mean PM2.512.4 µg/m³11 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hammamet or Rabat?
Rabat is cheaper: about $1,332 per month versus $1,332 for one person.
Is Hammamet or Rabat safer?
Rabat scores higher on safety (61 vs 48), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Hammamet or Rabat?
Rabat: a measured median of 10.6 Mbps versus 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); 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.