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Latakia vs Tripoli (Lebanon)

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Under balanced weights Tripoli (Lebanon) edges it, 54 to 40, winning 8 of the 9 factors. Latakia is stronger on nothing outright; Tripoli (Lebanon) on quality of life, internet, climate. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 4.3 of 40 points (scores 34/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 40 points (scores 68/100)Internet: 0.0 of 40 points (scores 0/100)Visa ease: 4.0 of 40 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 1.3 of 40 points (scores 10/100)Climate: 10.4 of 40 points (scores 83/100)Air quality: 8.5 of 40 points (scores 68/100)Quality of life: 3.4 of 40 points (scores 27/100)40
Latakia
out of 100

Syria's Mediterranean port, with beaches and Ugarit next door

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Safety: 5.9 of 54 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 9.1 of 54 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 2.6 of 54 points (scores 21/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 54 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 2.2 of 54 points (scores 18/100)Climate: 12.5 of 54 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 9.2 of 54 points (scores 73/100)Quality of life: 8.1 of 54 points (scores 65/100)54
Tripoli (Lebanon)
out of 100

Lebanon's second city: Mamluk souks, sweets and a Niemeyer fairground

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Where they differ

  • Quality of life. Tripoli (Lebanon) leads on quality of life, 65 to 27, against Latakia.
  • Internet. Tripoli (Lebanon) leads on internet, 21 to 0, against Latakia. Measured download: 0.9 Mbps vs 2.1 Mbps.
  • Climate. Tripoli (Lebanon) leads on climate, 100 to 83, against Latakia. Comfortable months: 10 vs 12.

Where they are close. Within five points on visa ease.

Pick Latakia if you want

  • no clear edge over Tripoli (Lebanon) in the data

Pick Tripoli (Lebanon) if you want

  • faster internet (2.1 Mbps measured)
  • the safer country figures
  • a longer comfortable season (12 months against 10)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLatakiaTripoli (Lebanon)
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety3447 ✓
Healthcare6873 ✓
Internet021 ✓
Visa ease3234 ✓
Getting there & around1018 ✓
Climate83100 ✓
Air quality6873 ✓
Quality of life2765 ✓

Cost

MetricLatakiaTripoli (Lebanon)
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLatakiaTripoli (Lebanon)
Homicides per 100k2.4 ✓2.64
Political stability (0–100)2543.4 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)70 ✓67
Life expectancy73.6 yrs78.5 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLatakiaTripoli (Lebanon)
Download0.9 Mbps2.1 Mbps ✓
Upload0.4 Mbps3.8 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricLatakiaTripoli (Lebanon)
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, EU passporte-visa requiredvisa on arrival ✓
Entry, UK passporte-visa requiredvisa on arrival ✓

Getting there and around

MetricLatakiaTripoli (Lebanon)
Non-stop airport destinations054 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricLatakiaTripoli (Lebanon)
Comfortable months per year1012 ✓
Annual mean PM2.519.5 µg/m³17 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Latakia or Tripoli (Lebanon)?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Latakia or Tripoli (Lebanon) safer?
Tripoli (Lebanon) scores higher on safety (47 vs 34), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Latakia or Tripoli (Lebanon)?
Tripoli (Lebanon): a measured median of 2.1 Mbps versus 0.9 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); 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); OpenFlights airports and routes; 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.