| ⭐️ Total score |
2.13/5 (Rank #856)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,727 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 29 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 11°C51°F (feels 10°C50°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 85%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 3%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 14 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 |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Germany |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 12 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 29 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 11°C 51°F + 💦 Damp (85%) = feels 10°C 50°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 14 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 116 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Coffee Store GmbH |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 330,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 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 | $3,727 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,960 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,658 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,045 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,374 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,473 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $648 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $382,216 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $111 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $81 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $460 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $11,005 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $9 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ 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) | 0°C / 32°F freezing | 5°C / 41°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 6°C / 43°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
| Real (median) |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
7°C / 44°F
cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 85% |
damp 80% |
damp 77% |
damp 72% |
damp 79% |
nice 78% |
nice 81% |
nice 82% |
nice 79% |
damp 80% |
damp 83% |
damp 85% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 74mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 54mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 75mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 50% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 56% |
| Air quality |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 11 US AQI |
| Remote workers | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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