Kano vs Saint-Louis (Senegal)
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Saint-Louis (Senegal) edges it, 35 to 34, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Kano is stronger on quality of life; Saint-Louis (Senegal) on safety, visa ease, getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Ancient Hausa trading city, conservative and hot
Full Kano profile →Plan a trip to Kano →UNESCO colonial island city at the mouth of the Senegal River, with a famous jazz festival
Full Saint-Louis (Senegal) profile →Plan a trip to Saint-Louis (Senegal) →Where they differ
- Safety. Saint-Louis (Senegal) leads on safety, 49 to 20, against Kano. Homicides per 100,000: 15.75 vs 7.9.
- Quality of life. Kano leads on quality of life, 40 to 23, against Saint-Louis (Senegal).
- Visa ease. Saint-Louis (Senegal) leads on visa ease, 46 to 32, against Kano.
Where they are close. Within five points on climate, air quality.
Pick Kano if you want
- faster internet (9.3 Mbps measured)
Pick Saint-Louis (Senegal) if you want
- the safer country figures
- stronger healthcare
- more flights and easier getting around
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Kano | Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 72 | no data |
| Safety | 20 | 49 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 39 | 47 ✓ |
| Internet | 42 ✓ | 34 |
| Visa ease | 32 | 46 ✓ |
| Getting there & around | 7 | 19 ✓ |
| Climate | 58 | 58 |
| Air quality | 0 | 0 |
| Quality of life | 40 ✓ | 23 |
Cost
| Metric | Kano | Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,050 | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Kano | Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 15.75 | 7.9 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 35.1 | 62.7 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 47 | 48 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 62.9 yrs | 68.6 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Kano | Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 9.3 Mbps ✓ | 5.4 Mbps |
| Upload | 2.5 Mbps | 2.8 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Kano | Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | e-visa required | 90 days ✓ |
| Entry, EU passport | e-visa required | 90 days ✓ |
| Entry, UK passport | e-visa required | 90 days ✓ |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Kano | Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 12 | 31 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 4 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Kano | Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 7 | 7 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 62.8 µg/m³ | 58.9 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Kano or Saint-Louis (Senegal)?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Kano or Saint-Louis (Senegal) safer?
- Saint-Louis (Senegal) scores higher on safety (49 vs 20), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Kano or Saint-Louis (Senegal)?
- Kano: a measured median of 9.3 Mbps versus 5.4 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); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; 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); 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.