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Jeddah vs Niš

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Under balanced weights Niš edges it, 57 to 52, winning 7 of the 9 factors. Jeddah is stronger on healthcare; Niš on cost of living, visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 4.1 of 52 points (scores 37/100)Safety: 8.1 of 52 points (scores 73/100)Healthcare: 8.6 of 52 points (scores 78/100)Internet: 5.3 of 52 points (scores 48/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 52 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 6.6 of 52 points (scores 60/100)Climate: 3.7 of 52 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 4.7 of 52 points (scores 42/100)Quality of life: 7.1 of 52 points (scores 64/100)52
Jeddah
out of 100

Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port and its most relaxed city

Full Jeddah profile →Where to stay in Jeddah →
Cost of living: 5.8 of 57 points (scores 52/100)Safety: 7.5 of 57 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 66/100)Internet: 5.8 of 57 points (scores 53/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 57 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Climate: 4.6 of 57 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 4.8 of 57 points (scores 43/100)Quality of life: 8.2 of 57 points (scores 74/100)57
Niš
out of 100

Serbia's southern city of Roman emperors and grilled meat

Full Niš profile →Where to stay in Niš →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricJeddahNiš
Cost of living3752 ✓
Safety73 ✓68
Healthcare78 ✓66
Internet4853 ✓
Visa ease3446 ✓
Getting there & around6067 ✓
Climate3342 ✓
Air quality4243 ✓
Quality of life6474 ✓

Cost

MetricJeddahNiš
Monthly cost, one person$1,793$1,230 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricJeddahNiš
Homicides per 100k0.8 ✓0.89
Political stability (0–100)65.9 ✓59.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)83 ✓73
Life expectancy76.4 yrs ✓72.8 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricJeddahNiš
Download10.9 Mbps16.9 Mbps ✓
Upload6.5 Mbps ✓3.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricJeddahNiš
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival90 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricJeddahNiš
Non-stop airport destinations147 ✓113
Walkability (1–5, editorial)24 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricJeddahNiš
Comfortable months per year45 ✓
Annual mean PM2.531 µg/m³30.6 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Jeddah or Niš?
Niš is cheaper: about $1,230 per month versus $1,793 for one person.
Is Jeddah or Niš safer?
Jeddah scores higher on safety (73 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Jeddah or Niš?
Niš: a measured median of 16.9 Mbps versus 10.9 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.