Which is cheaper, Marrakech or Samarkand?

We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.

Is Marrakech or Samarkand safer?

Samarkand scores higher on safety (70 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Marrakech or Samarkand?

Samarkand: a measured median of 16.3 Mbps versus 10.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Marrakech vs Samarkand

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Samarkand edges it, 49 to 47, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Marrakech is stronger on visa ease; Samarkand on internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Marrakech

out of 100

Medina life with desert and mountains close

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Samarkand

out of 100

Timurid Silk Road city with the Registan at its heart

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Marrakech	Samarkand
Cost of living	49	no data
Safety	61	70 ✓
Healthcare	61	69 ✓
Internet	39	58 ✓
Visa ease	46 ✓	33
Getting there & around	57 ✓	48
Climate	42	42
Air quality	27	32 ✓
Quality of life	43 ✓	41

Cost

Metric	Marrakech	Samarkand
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$1,332	no data
Central one-bedroom rent	$483	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Marrakech	Samarkand
Homicides per 100k	1.67	1.4 ✓
Political stability (0–100)	56.1	67.4 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)	65	79 ✓
Life expectancy	72.6 yrs ✓	72.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Marrakech	Samarkand
Download	10.1 Mbps	16.3 Mbps ✓
Upload	0.8 Mbps	18.5 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Marrakech	Samarkand
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	90 days ✓	e-visa required
Entry, EU passport	90 days ✓	30 days
Entry, UK passport	90 days ✓	30 days

Getting there and around

Metric	Marrakech	Samarkand
Non-stop airport destinations	118 ✓	28
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	3	3
Transit (1–5, editorial)	1	2 ✓

Climate and air

Metric	Marrakech	Samarkand
Comfortable months per year	5	5
Annual mean PM2.5	38 µg/m³	35.8 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Marrakech or Samarkand?: We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Marrakech or Samarkand safer?: Samarkand scores higher on safety (70 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Marrakech or Samarkand?: Samarkand: a measured median of 16.3 Mbps versus 10.1 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); 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.