Saint-Louis (Senegal) vs Suez
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Suez edges it, 48 to 35, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Saint-Louis (Senegal) is stronger on visa ease; Suez on quality of life, healthcare, air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
UNESCO colonial island city at the mouth of the Senegal River, with a famous jazz festival
Full Saint-Louis (Senegal) profile →Plan a trip to Saint-Louis (Senegal) →Industrial canal port near the beaches of Ain Sokhna
Full Suez profile →Plan a trip to Suez →Where they differ
- Quality of life. Suez leads on quality of life, 52 to 23, against Saint-Louis (Senegal).
- Healthcare. Suez leads on healthcare, 66 to 47, against Saint-Louis (Senegal). Health coverage index: 48 vs 71.
- Air quality. Suez leads on air quality, 14 to 0, against Saint-Louis (Senegal). PM2.5: 58.9 µg/m³ vs 43.8 µg/m³.
Where they are close. Within five points on safety, climate.
Pick Saint-Louis (Senegal) if you want
- no clear edge over Suez in the data
Pick Suez if you want
- faster internet (11.3 Mbps measured)
- stronger healthcare
- cleaner air
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Saint-Louis (Senegal) | Suez |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | 92 |
| Safety | 49 ✓ | 47 |
| Healthcare | 47 | 66 ✓ |
| Internet | 34 | 43 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 46 ✓ | 34 |
| Getting there & around | 19 | 28 ✓ |
| Climate | 58 | 58 |
| Air quality | 0 | 14 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 23 | 52 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Saint-Louis (Senegal) | Suez |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | $700 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Saint-Louis (Senegal) | Suez |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 7.9 | 4.2 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 62.7 ✓ | 50 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 48 | 71 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 68.6 yrs | 71.9 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Saint-Louis (Senegal) | Suez |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 5.4 Mbps | 11.3 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 2.8 Mbps ✓ | 1.6 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Saint-Louis (Senegal) | Suez |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days ✓ | visa on arrival |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days ✓ | visa on arrival |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days ✓ | visa on arrival |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Saint-Louis (Senegal) | Suez |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 31 | 128 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 ✓ | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 2 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Saint-Louis (Senegal) | Suez |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 7 | 7 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 58.9 µg/m³ | 43.8 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Saint-Louis (Senegal) or Suez?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Saint-Louis (Senegal) or Suez safer?
- Saint-Louis (Senegal) scores higher on safety (49 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Saint-Louis (Senegal) or Suez?
- Suez: a measured median of 11.3 Mbps versus 5.4 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); 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.