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Nosy Be vs Tofo

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Under balanced weights Tofo edges it, 48 to 44, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Nosy Be is stronger on nothing outright; Tofo on climate, getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 5.9 of 44 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 3.5 of 44 points (scores 28/100)Internet: 5.5 of 44 points (scores 44/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 44 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 3.0 of 44 points (scores 24/100)Climate: 8.3 of 44 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 12.5 of 44 points (scores 100/100)Quality of life: 1.3 of 44 points (scores 11/100)44
Nosy Be
out of 100

Madagascar's resort island of ylang-ylang, lemurs and Italian tourism

Full Nosy Be profile →Where to stay in Nosy Be →
Safety: 5.0 of 48 points (scores 40/100)Healthcare: 3.8 of 48 points (scores 30/100)Internet: 5.1 of 48 points (scores 41/100)Visa ease: 4.2 of 48 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 5.0 of 48 points (scores 40/100)Climate: 11.5 of 48 points (scores 92/100)Air quality: 12.2 of 48 points (scores 98/100)Quality of life: 1.4 of 48 points (scores 11/100)48
Tofo
out of 100

Mozambique's dive and surf beach, famous for whale sharks and mantas

Full Tofo profile →Where to stay in Tofo →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricNosy BeTofo
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety47 ✓40
Healthcare2830 ✓
Internet44 ✓41
Visa ease34 ✓33
Getting there & around2440 ✓
Climate6792 ✓
Air quality100 ✓98
Quality of life1111 ✓

Cost

MetricNosy BeTofo
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricNosy BeTofo
Homicides per 100k6.13.3 ✓
Political stability (0–100)56.4 ✓36.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)3350 ✓
Life expectancy62.9 yrs ✓57.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricNosy BeTofo
Download9 Mbps ✓8 Mbps
Upload4.9 Mbps ✓3.3 Mbps

Visa

MetricNosy BeTofo
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival ✓30 days
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival ✓30 days
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival ✓30 days

Getting there and around

MetricNosy BeTofo
Non-stop airport destinations721 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricNosy BeTofo
Comfortable months per year811 ✓
Annual mean PM2.55.1 µg/m³ ✓6.1 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Nosy Be or Tofo?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Nosy Be or Tofo safer?
Nosy Be scores higher on safety (47 vs 40), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Nosy Be or Tofo?
Nosy Be: a measured median of 9 Mbps versus 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; 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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.