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Oujda vs Paje (Zanzibar)

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Under balanced weights Oujda edges it, 53 to 41, winning 7 of the 9 factors. Oujda is stronger on internet, quality of life, healthcare; Paje (Zanzibar) on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.8 of 53 points (scores 61/100)Safety: 6.7 of 53 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 53 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 3.8 of 53 points (scores 34/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 53 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 2.1 of 53 points (scores 19/100)Climate: 5.6 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 9.9 of 53 points (scores 89/100)Quality of life: 5.1 of 53 points (scores 46/100)53
Oujda
out of 100

Morocco's eastern capital, beside the long-closed Algerian border

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Safety: 6.9 of 40 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 6.0 of 40 points (scores 48/100)Internet: 1.6 of 40 points (scores 13/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 40 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 1.9 of 40 points (scores 15/100)Climate: 6.3 of 40 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 10.4 of 40 points (scores 83/100)Quality of life: 3.2 of 40 points (scores 26/100)41
Paje (Zanzibar)
out of 100

Zanzibar's kitesurfing village and the island's actual nomad base

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Where they differ

  • Internet. Oujda leads on internet, 34 to 13, against Paje (Zanzibar). Measured download: 7.9 Mbps vs 1.6 Mbps.
  • Quality of life. Oujda leads on quality of life, 46 to 26, against Paje (Zanzibar).
  • Healthcare. Oujda leads on healthcare, 67 to 48, against Paje (Zanzibar). Health coverage index: 65 vs 49.

Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, climate.

Pick Oujda if you want

  • faster internet (7.9 Mbps measured)
  • the safer country figures
  • stronger healthcare

Pick Paje (Zanzibar) if you want

  • no clear edge over Oujda in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricOujdaPaje (Zanzibar)
Cost of living61no data
Safety61 ✓55
Healthcare67 ✓48
Internet34 ✓13
Visa ease46 ✓34
Getting there & around19 ✓15
Climate5050
Air quality89 ✓83
Quality of life46 ✓26

Cost

MetricOujdaPaje (Zanzibar)
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,300no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricOujdaPaje (Zanzibar)
Homicides per 100k1.67 ✓3.3
Political stability (0–100)56.157.3 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)65 ✓49
Life expectancy75.2 yrs ✓68.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricOujdaPaje (Zanzibar)
Download7.9 Mbps ✓1.6 Mbps
Upload0.6 Mbps1.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricOujdaPaje (Zanzibar)
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, EU passport90 days ✓visa on arrival
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓visa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricOujdaPaje (Zanzibar)
Non-stop airport destinations2534 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricOujdaPaje (Zanzibar)
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.510 µg/m³ ✓12.5 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Oujda or Paje (Zanzibar)?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Oujda or Paje (Zanzibar) safer?
Oujda scores higher on safety (61 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Oujda or Paje (Zanzibar)?
Oujda: a measured median of 7.9 Mbps versus 1.6 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.