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Mindelo vs Taghazout

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Under balanced weights Mindelo edges it, 60 to 58, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Mindelo is stronger on visa ease; Taghazout on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 8.0 of 60 points (scores 64/100)Healthcare: 8.2 of 60 points (scores 66/100)Internet: 4.3 of 60 points (scores 34/100)Visa ease: 8.0 of 60 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 4.6 of 60 points (scores 37/100)Climate: 12.5 of 60 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 9.5 of 60 points (scores 76/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 60 points (scores 37/100)60
Mindelo
out of 100

Cabo Verde's cultural capital on São Vicente, with music, carnival and a sheltered bay

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Cost of living: 5.5 of 58 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 6.7 of 58 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 58 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.3 of 58 points (scores 39/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 58 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.8 of 58 points (scores 53/100)Climate: 11.1 of 58 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 7.7 of 58 points (scores 70/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 58 points (scores 43/100)58
Taghazout
out of 100

Surf village north of Agadir with coworking camps

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricMindeloTaghazout
Cost of livingno data50
Safety64 ✓61
Healthcare66 ✓61
Internet3439 ✓
Visa ease64 ✓46
Getting there & around3753 ✓
Climate100100
Air quality76 ✓70
Quality of life3743 ✓

Cost

MetricMindeloTaghazout
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$1,300
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricMindeloTaghazout
Homicides per 100k6.991.67 ✓
Political stability (0–100)80.7 ✓56.1
UHC service coverage (0–100)71 ✓65
Life expectancy73.2 yrs ✓72.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricMindeloTaghazout
Download7.2 Mbps9.8 Mbps ✓
Upload0.9 Mbps ✓0.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricMindeloTaghazout
Nomad visaRemote Working Program (six-month temporary visa) ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$1,678/mono data
Entry, US passport30 days90 days ✓
Entry, EU passport30 days90 days ✓
Entry, UK passport30 days90 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricMindeloTaghazout
Non-stop airport destinations973 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricMindeloTaghazout
Comfortable months per year1212
Annual mean PM2.515.8 µg/m³ ✓18.7 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Mindelo or Taghazout?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Mindelo or Taghazout safer?
Mindelo scores higher on safety (64 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Mindelo or Taghazout?
Taghazout: a measured median of 9.8 Mbps versus 7.2 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); 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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.