Port Said vs Rosetta
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Port Said edges it, 59 to 57, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Port Said is stronger on getting there & around; Rosetta on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Faded port at the Mediterranean mouth of the Suez Canal
Full Port Said profile →Plan a trip to Port Said →Nile-mouth town of Ottoman houses, where the Rosetta Stone was found
Full Rosetta profile →Plan a trip to Rosetta →Where they differ
- Getting there & around. Port Said leads on getting there & around, 38 to 18, against Rosetta. Non-stop airport destinations: 128 vs 24.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Port Said if you want
- faster internet (9.9 Mbps measured)
- more flights and easier getting around
Pick Rosetta if you want
- no clear edge over Port Said in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Port Said | Rosetta |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 92 | 92 |
| Safety | 47 | 47 |
| Healthcare | 66 | 66 |
| Internet | 41 ✓ | 38 |
| Visa ease | 34 | 34 |
| Getting there & around | 38 ✓ | 18 |
| Climate | 100 | 100 |
| Air quality | 60 | 64 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 52 | 52 |
Cost
| Metric | Port Said | Rosetta |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $700 | $700 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Port Said | Rosetta |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 50 | 50 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 71 | 71 |
| Life expectancy | 71.9 yrs | 71.9 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Port Said | Rosetta |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 9.9 Mbps ✓ | 8.3 Mbps |
| Upload | 1.3 Mbps | 1.3 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Port Said | Rosetta |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | visa on arrival | visa on arrival |
| Entry, EU passport | visa on arrival | visa on arrival |
| Entry, UK passport | visa on arrival | visa on arrival |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Port Said | Rosetta |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 128 ✓ | 24 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 ✓ | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Port Said | Rosetta |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 12 | 12 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 22.8 µg/m³ | 21.2 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Port Said or Rosetta?
- Port Said and Rosetta cost about the same: roughly $700 per month for one person.
- Is Port Said or Rosetta safer?
- Port Said and Rosetta score the same on safety (47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Port Said or Rosetta?
- Port Said: a measured median of 9.9 Mbps versus 8.3 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 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.