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Monastir vs Sousse

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Under balanced weights Monastir edges it, 56 to 56, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Monastir is stronger on nothing outright; Sousse on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.5 of 56 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 5.4 of 56 points (scores 48/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 56 points (scores 70/100)Internet: 3.7 of 56 points (scores 34/100)Visa ease: 5.6 of 56 points (scores 50/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 56 points (scores 56/100)Climate: 7.4 of 56 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.9 of 56 points (scores 80/100)Quality of life: 5.3 of 56 points (scores 48/100)56
Monastir
out of 100

Compact Tunisian coastal city with a ribat, an airport next door and light rail to Sousse

Full Monastir profile →Where to stay in Monastir →
Cost of living: 5.4 of 56 points (scores 49/100)Safety: 5.4 of 56 points (scores 48/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 56 points (scores 70/100)Internet: 3.8 of 56 points (scores 34/100)Visa ease: 5.6 of 56 points (scores 50/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 56 points (scores 56/100)Climate: 7.4 of 56 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.8 of 56 points (scores 79/100)Quality of life: 5.3 of 56 points (scores 48/100)56
Sousse
out of 100

Tunisian coastal city with a UNESCO-listed medina

Full Sousse profile →Where to stay in Sousse →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricMonastirSousse
Cost of living50 ✓49
Safety4848
Healthcare7070
Internet3434 ✓
Visa ease5050
Getting there & around5656
Climate6767
Air quality80 ✓79
Quality of life4848

Cost

MetricMonastirSousse
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,300 ✓$1,332
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricMonastirSousse
Homicides per 100k4.694.69
Political stability (0–100)53.453.4
UHC service coverage (0–100)7676
Life expectancy74.1 yrs74.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricMonastirSousse
Download7 Mbps7.4 Mbps ✓
Upload0.8 Mbps0.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricMonastirSousse
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport120 days120 days
Entry, EU passport120 days120 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricMonastirSousse
Non-stop airport destinations6363
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricMonastirSousse
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.514.1 µg/m³ ✓14.5 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Monastir or Sousse?
Monastir is cheaper: about $1,300 per month versus $1,332 for one person.
Is Monastir or Sousse safer?
Monastir scores higher on safety (48 vs 48), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Monastir or Sousse?
Sousse: a measured median of 7.4 Mbps versus 7 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); 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.