| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.17/5 (Rank #395)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,145 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 38 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 27°C81°F (feels 29°C84°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 68%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 6%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 70 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 40 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Good
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
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| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,433 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Belgium |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 38 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 27°C 81°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 29°C 84°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 70 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Zwijnaarde |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Drongen |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 116 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Shambho Open Office |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Likebirds |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 250,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $41,199 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Coolblue |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryan Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,145 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,197 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,975 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,421 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,482 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,825 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,034 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $393,291 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $163 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $191 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $358 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $20,014 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $45,039 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,233 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
236° cold |
643° cold |
745° cold |
948° cold |
1254° cool |
2272° mild |
2170° mild |
1966° mild |
2170° mild |
1355° cool |
846° cold |
439° cold |
| Real (median) |
439°
very cold |
947°
cold |
846°
cold |
1050°
cold |
1355°
cool |
2271°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1966°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1457°
cool |
948°
cold |
643°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 89% |
damp 84% |
damp 79% |
damp 73% |
damp 77% |
nice 79% |
nice 80% |
nice 80% |
nice 79% |
damp 83% |
damp 88% |
damp 90% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 66mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 51mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 70mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 83mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 86% |
| Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 982 people | 750 people | 867 people | 1,200 people | 1,100 people | 1,600 people | 1,080 people | 1,440 people | 700 people | 1,133 people | 1,267 people | 1,309 people |
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