| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.96/5 (Rank #562)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,976 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 25 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 62%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 3%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 31 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 13 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,538 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Germany |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 20°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 21°C 70°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 31 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 14 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 114 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Flayva Coffee & Tea Lounge |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 590,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,976 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,468 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,920 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,120 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,767 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,126 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $716 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $353,889 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $83 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $135 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $412 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $13 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Very expensive
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
134° cold |
846° cold |
643° cold |
846° cold |
1254° cool |
2272° mild |
2272° mild |
2068° mild |
1966° mild |
1559° cool |
846° cold |
541° cold |
| Real (median) |
337°
very cold |
948°
cold |
745°
cold |
948°
cold |
1355°
cool |
2272°
mild |
2271°
mild |
2067°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1559°
cool |
948°
cold |
643°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 87% |
damp 83% |
damp 72% |
damp 71% |
damp 73% |
nice 68% |
nice 76% |
nice 78% |
nice 79% |
damp 81% |
damp 88% |
damp 88% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 71mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 73mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 58mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 55% |
| Air quality |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 11 US AQI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 800 people | 600 people | 900 people | 720 people | 1,133 people | 1,050 people | 600 people | 1,050 people | 840 people |
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