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Rabat vs Sousse

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Rabat edges it, 60 to 56, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Rabat is stronger on climate, getting there & around, safety; Sousse on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.4 of 60 points (scores 49/100)Safety: 6.7 of 60 points (scores 61/100)Healthcare: 6.8 of 60 points (scores 61/100)Internet: 4.6 of 60 points (scores 41/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 60 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 8.1 of 60 points (scores 73/100)Climate: 9.3 of 60 points (scores 83/100)Air quality: 9.6 of 60 points (scores 87/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 60 points (scores 43/100)60
Rabat
out of 100

Morocco's calm, green capital on the Atlantic

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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)

MetricRabatSousse
Cost of living4949
Safety61 ✓48
Healthcare6170 ✓
Internet41 ✓34
Visa ease4650 ✓
Getting there & around73 ✓56
Climate83 ✓67
Air quality87 ✓79
Quality of life4348 ✓

Cost

MetricRabatSousse
Monthly cost, one person$1,332$1,332
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricRabatSousse
Homicides per 100k1.67 ✓4.69
Political stability (0–100)56.1 ✓53.4
UHC service coverage (0–100)6576 ✓
Life expectancy72.6 yrs74.1 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricRabatSousse
Download10.6 Mbps ✓7.4 Mbps
Upload1.1 Mbps ✓0.8 Mbps

Visa

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

Getting there and around

MetricRabatSousse
Non-stop airport destinations120 ✓63
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricRabatSousse
Comfortable months per year10 ✓8
Annual mean PM2.511 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, Rabat or Sousse?
Sousse is cheaper: about $1,332 per month versus $1,332 for one person.
Is Rabat or Sousse safer?
Rabat scores higher on safety (61 vs 48), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Rabat or Sousse?
Rabat: a measured median of 10.6 Mbps versus 7.4 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.