Meknes vs Oujda
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 53. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Imperial city with a UNESCO medina, Roman Volubilis and far fewer tourists than Fès
Full Meknes profile →Plan a trip to Meknes →Morocco's eastern capital, beside the long-closed Algerian border
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Where they are close. Within five points on internet, getting there & around, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Meknes if you want
- no clear edge over Oujda in the data
Pick Oujda if you want
- no clear edge over Meknes in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Meknes | Oujda |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 61 | 61 |
| Safety | 61 | 61 |
| Healthcare | 67 | 67 |
| Internet | 36 ✓ | 34 |
| Visa ease | 46 | 46 |
| Getting there & around | 20 ✓ | 19 |
| Climate | 50 | 50 |
| Air quality | 89 ✓ | 89 |
| Quality of life | 46 | 46 |
Cost
| Metric | Meknes | Oujda |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Meknes | Oujda |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 1.67 | 1.67 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 56.1 | 56.1 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 65 | 65 |
| Life expectancy | 75.2 yrs | 75.2 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Meknes | Oujda |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 8.6 Mbps ✓ | 7.9 Mbps |
| Upload | 0.7 Mbps ✓ | 0.6 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Meknes | Oujda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meknes | Oujda |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 35 ✓ | 25 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Meknes | Oujda |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 6 | 6 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 9.9 µg/m³ ✓ | 10 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Meknes or Oujda?
- Meknes and Oujda cost about the same: roughly $1,300 per month for one person.
- Is Meknes or Oujda safer?
- Meknes and Oujda score the same on safety (61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Meknes or Oujda?
- Meknes: a measured median of 8.6 Mbps versus 7.9 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.