⭐️ Total score |
2.13/5 (Rank #913)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍3 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,681 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 10Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 24°C75°F (feels 24°C75°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 68%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
☠️ Very unhealthy: 464 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 28 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Okay
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
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🎓 Education level* |
Low |
⚡️ Power grid |
Good
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$121 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 9k ppl/km² (1 per 11x11m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Kenya |
🗓️ Average trip length | 16 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 24°C 75°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 24°C 75°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👎☠️ 464 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 29 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 1,000 KES in USD | USD 7.74 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | KES 10,000 = USD 77 |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | 88mph |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | iHub |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 3,100,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,455 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 11x11m (121m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 76% 👱♀️ 24% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ethiopian Airlines |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,681 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $916 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,880 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $537 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $914 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,329 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $347 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $43 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $44 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $311 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $8,087 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Low cost of living
✅ Friendly people
✅ Good weather (20-27C)
✅ Vibrant tech and nightlife scenes
✅ Diverse surroundings (beaches, mountains, savannahs, deserts)
✅ Vegan-friendly options
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Not very walkable
❌ Poor infrastructure
❌ WiFi not reliable
❌ Car-based transportation
❌ Relatively high prices
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
75
24° warm |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
75
24° warm |
73
23° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
73
23° mild |
75
24° warm |
75
24° warm |
73
23° mild |
Real |
75
24°
warm |
76
25°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
74
24°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
75
24°
warm |
75
24°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
Humidity |
nice 37% |
nice 34% |
nice 31% |
nice 41% |
nice 44% |
nice 40% |
nice 38% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 34% |
nice 35% |
nice 44% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 39mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 102mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 28mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 28mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 54mm |
Cloud |
pockets 42% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 50% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 45% |
Air quality |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
Remote workers | 460 people | 600 people | 400 people | 425 people | 291 people | 450 people | 655 people | 463 people | 660 people | 550 people | 547 people | 700 people |
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