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Oran vs Tangier

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Tangier edges it, 57 to 54, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Oran is stronger on nothing outright; Tangier on visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 7.6 of 54 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 8.7 of 54 points (scores 69/100)Internet: 4.9 of 54 points (scores 39/100)Visa ease: 0.8 of 54 points (scores 6/100)Getting there & around: 6.8 of 54 points (scores 54/100)Climate: 8.3 of 54 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 10.4 of 54 points (scores 83/100)Quality of life: 6.3 of 54 points (scores 50/100)54
Oran
out of 100

Algeria's Mediterranean second city, home of raï music and Spanish-French architecture

Full Oran profile →Where to stay in Oran →
Cost of living: 5.4 of 57 points (scores 49/100)Safety: 6.7 of 57 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 57 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.4 of 57 points (scores 39/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 57 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 5.9 of 57 points (scores 53/100)Climate: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 10.2 of 57 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 57 points (scores 43/100)57
Tangier
out of 100

Gateway between Europe and Africa

Full Tangier profile →Where to stay in Tangier →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricOranTangier
Cost of livingno data49
Safety6161
Healthcare69 ✓61
Internet3939 ✓
Visa ease646 ✓
Getting there & around54 ✓53
Climate6767
Air quality8392 ✓
Quality of life50 ✓43

Cost

MetricOranTangier
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$1,332
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricOranTangier
Homicides per 100k1.38 ✓1.67
Political stability (0–100)5456.1 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)70 ✓65
Life expectancy76 yrs ✓72.6 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricOranTangier
Download10 Mbps10.2 Mbps ✓
Upload0.8 Mbps0.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricOranTangier
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa required90 days ✓
Entry, EU passportvisa required90 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa required90 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricOranTangier
Non-stop airport destinations3148 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricOranTangier
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.512.6 µg/m³8.7 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Oran or Tangier?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Oran or Tangier safer?
Oran scores higher on safety (61 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Oran or Tangier?
Tangier: a measured median of 10.2 Mbps versus 10 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); 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.