Tangier, Morocco | Pros & Cons of Living in the White City

Today we talk pros & cons of living in Tangier, Morocco. This is a guide for long term expats or those who are looking at spending more than a couple days in the city. I loved my time in Tangier and it remains my favorite place I've been in Morocco.

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Pros Section
01:03 | International Vibe
02:54 | It's Chill
03:56 | Great Travel City
05:18 | Food & Drink Culture
06:52 | Fair-Priced City
Cons Section
08:27 | Not The Best Tourist City
09:50 | Bad Insulation
10:50 | Tough Taxi City
12:13 | Expensive Short Term Stays
13:42 | Bad Internet

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[TalesFromTheRoad]

What is your favorite part of Tangier? Mine is Cap Spartel area, Couer de Tanger and the coffee shops on Pasteur!

[TheSchiffReport]

Please stop repeating this falsehood perpetrated by the Spanish colonialists that the Moroccan kingdom was established in 1956, no that was not true the King Mohammed 5 was a king even under the French protectorate, his father was a king before the French protectorate and so were his grand grand fathers as far back as 1666, these are the Alaouites dynasty before this Morocco have seen numerous other dynasties (I don't need to cite them all here ) and even before the Islamic dynasties Morocco was a kingdom with numerous Amazigh dynasties, some of the famous kings during this period are Juba I and II, King Bocchus etc...etc....and many many others ....

[danbahaushe]

Solid video. I was in Morocco for 2 weeks and saw everything you said in this vlog. I was in Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat, Meknes, Fes, Tetouan, Tangier and Chefchouen.

[yassinebelhri]

About the internet speed concern:

There is fiber, and it reaches 1gb download and upload, which is pretty fast. Cafés and restaurants generally don’t install fast fiber, as it is very expensive.

If you decide to live in Morocco. I would recommend you to get fiber. It depends on which city you will live in. But in Rabat, Casablanca, and the big cites, fiber is supported in most places.

The cost is: 500dh for 100 megabites per second. And the price goes up the faster the internet is. In general it’s fine!! And mobile connection is very good. You can find 5G now as well.

Enjoy your stay in Morocco!

[baqalitawfik]

Your entire analysis was my region, and not only you who love Tangiers is the favorite in Morocco, but most Moroccans love it, and this is what made it the focus of the officials’ attention in the last two decades. There has been an improvement in everything, especially economically. For big cars. As for the issue of vagrants, poverty, deprivation, and the absence of a social vision from the state, as well as prostitution and childbirth outside marriage, the matter exaggerated. As for the issue of Internet traffic, yes, I agree with you. People pay money for poor service, and despite this, compared to those around us, Algeria, Tunisia, African countries, we are the best in this field, despite its misery.. Finally, greetings, I benefited a lot from you

[labilarbi]

The Moroccan monarchy was stablished 12 centuries ago dear friend

[gregperez]

Excellent information. Wife and I are from the USA but we have a home in Spain right across from Morocco. We’ve visited Morocco a few times and are now planning on living there part time when we are not in the US or Spain. This would open a huge opportunity for exploring North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Thank you.

[tomasbitocchi]

Hi! I'd like to go back to work abroad from my computer (since the pandemic I've only been traveling in my country) and Morocco is the first option I'm considering, so your video was really helpful for me. I've suscribed and now watching other videos from you!

[Meet.TheMoroccan]

I just started the video, and I thank you for sharing information about Tangier and Morocco, but I can not finish it before telling you this: Morocco has been a kingdom for 14 centuries now, the most recent dynasty ruling the country started in the 17th century. Kings were called sultans before the independence in 1956 but it was a Kingdom. So please pay attention to what you are sharing with your audience as information.
Best of luck

[mohamedzitan]

Hello there, very good video with so many information. I am actually from Tangier and I agree with you about most of things you've said. However, about the internet, you can actually get wifi optical fiber for like 35-40 dollars/month. I do have it and it works perfectly most of the time (worst situations it drops from 100mb/s to 85mb/s). Also, I think it's very important to know some local tanjawi to show you some specific things or some streets to avoid sometimes, because as you said, unfortunatelly, there can be some non controlled individuals. Thank you for this video and have a great day.

[foreverfree]

Awesome and very helpful, thanks for the info

[nasro]

TANGIER IS A SUMMER CITY By Excellency !! nearby areas are top spots !! i would say your pros and cons based on just winter must be mentioned in the title ! keep up

[realstreetwalks]

I found Tangier a great city but I haven't went to the other big cities in Morocco to compare it to.
Very informative video.

[TheBelgica]

Very fair video man. I like the balance between the good and the bad, and the way you articulated the bad points.

[tjones]

Hey thanks for the great ids on Morocco, I have been to Tanger maybe 15 times or so and it definately grows on you. At first it can can intimidating, but the people are really great just trying to get by. There is an area to the east of the old city on the beach which has alot of nice resturaunts.

[Aziz-uqkj]

Seriously prostitution and homeless children wow . Let me know when you travel cross country In United States 🇺🇸 you will be very surprised 😮. Prostitution/ drugs/ homeless / not to mention high crime gang/ guns . I travel all over the country . Try just Oakland . California. Seattle, WA . Philadelphia, PA .Ext…… forgot about the cost of living and high rent and very poor School system. Yep 👍 30 years living in United state. Planning to move back home for the safety and education of my children.
Thanks for your awesome video.
Keep in mind . No place is perfect in this world 🌎. Enjoy 😉 ur life. Pray 🙏 for peace and love ❤️.
👍🙏

[FromPanictoParis]

I am irish and i hope to one day live in Tangier Morocco as i think Morocco is the most beautiful country in the world. I have made many Moroccan friends in Paris ive lived here in Paris for three years now and im almost fluent in Moroccan Darija and i can't wait to go and converse with all the beautiful kind people of Tangier. I want to live in a place where my heart and mind is at peace. I think i am choosing the right place. Let's see where i end up in life but mu heart is set on Tangier inshallah 🙏🏽☝🏽 beslama 😃

[MrFuadee]

My brother moved to Tangier from San Francisco six months ago and he loves it

[hichamelbetri]

Would also add houses are not poorly built it’s concrete so during winter it’s fucking cold but during summer it’s actually very pleasant it’s not as humid as say NC. Poorly built is 2x4 and Sheetrock dust.

[didierdenice]

Excellent review ! Thanks for sharing ! 👍