Tunis vs Windhoek
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Windhoek edges it, 52 to 50, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Tunis is stronger on healthcare; Windhoek on visa ease, climate, air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Tunis | Windhoek |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 54 | no data |
| Safety | 47 | 49 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 68 ✓ | 40 |
| Internet | 23 | 24 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 50 | 74 ✓ |
| Getting there & around | 18 ✓ | 13 |
| Climate | 67 | 83 ✓ |
| Air quality | 73 | 87 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 47 | 49 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Tunis | Windhoek |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,354 | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Tunis | Windhoek |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 3.6 ✓ | 17.9 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 50.1 | 75.2 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 76 ✓ | 66 |
| Life expectancy | 74.1 yrs ✓ | 60.4 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Tunis | Windhoek |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 7.7 Mbps ✓ | 6.2 Mbps |
| Upload | 0.8 Mbps | 2.6 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Tunis | Windhoek |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | Digital Nomad Visa ✓ |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | $1,999/mo |
| Visa-free days, US passport | 120 days ✓ | 90 days |
| Visa-free days, EU passport | 120 days ✓ | 90 days |
| Visa-free days, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Tunis | Windhoek |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 57 ✓ | 22 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Tunis | Windhoek |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 8 | 10 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 17.3 µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Tunis or Windhoek?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Tunis or Windhoek safer?
- Windhoek scores higher on safety (49 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Tunis or Windhoek?
- Tunis: a measured median of 7.7 Mbps versus 6.2 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages). Dataset 2026.09.4. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.