Livingstone vs Taghazout
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Taghazout edges it, 57 to 50, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Livingstone is stronger on nothing outright; Taghazout on quality of life, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
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- Quality of life. Taghazout leads on quality of life, 46 to 29, against Livingstone.
- Healthcare. Taghazout leads on healthcare, 67 to 51, against Livingstone. Health coverage index: 62 vs 65.
- Getting there & around. Taghazout leads on getting there & around, 21 to 11, against Livingstone. Non-stop airport destinations: 6 vs 74.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, visa ease, climate.
Pick Livingstone if you want
- no clear edge over Taghazout in the data
Pick Taghazout if you want
- faster internet (9.8 Mbps measured)
- the safer country figures
- stronger healthcare
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Livingstone | Taghazout |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | 61 |
| Safety | 54 | 61 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 51 | 67 ✓ |
| Internet | 34 | 39 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 46 | 46 |
| Getting there & around | 11 | 21 ✓ |
| Climate | 100 | 100 |
| Air quality | 76 ✓ | 75 |
| Quality of life | 29 | 46 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Livingstone | Taghazout |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | $1,300 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Livingstone | Taghazout |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 5.9 | 1.67 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 64.6 ✓ | 56.1 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 62 | 65 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 65.2 yrs | 75.2 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Livingstone | Taghazout |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 5.8 Mbps | 9.8 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 1.8 Mbps ✓ | 0.8 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Livingstone | Taghazout |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Livingstone | Taghazout |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 6 | 74 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Livingstone | Taghazout |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 12 | 12 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 15.9 µg/m³ ✓ | 16.2 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Livingstone or Taghazout?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Livingstone or Taghazout safer?
- Taghazout scores higher on safety (61 vs 54), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Livingstone or Taghazout?
- Taghazout: a measured median of 9.8 Mbps versus 5.8 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); 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.