⭐️ Total score |
2.09/5 (Rank #1010)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,517 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 9Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 73%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 40 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Bad
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very bad
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Okay
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$425 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Sprawling: 2k ppl/km² (1 per 22x22m)
|
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | South Africa |
🗓️ Average trip length | 22 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (73%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 35 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 40 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 100 ZAR in USD | USD 5.62 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZAR 10,000 = USD 562 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 12.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | The Co-Op |
☕️ Best coffee place | Café Capellini |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 780,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,105 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 22x22m (484m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 87% 👱♀️ 13% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Takealot |
🏠 Apartment listings | GumTree |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | South African Express |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | South African Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | Life Hunterscraig Private Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,517 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,383 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,484 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $710 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,208 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,471 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $490 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $57 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $48 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $297 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $6,499 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $9 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Expensive
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
73
23° mild |
73
23° mild |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
68
20° mild |
63
17° cool |
63
17° cool |
64
18° cool |
66
19° mild |
66
19° mild |
70
21° mild |
Real |
73
23°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
67
20°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 41% |
nice 36% |
nice 32% |
nice 31% |
nice 36% |
nice 37% |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
nice 41% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 35mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 62mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 48mm |
Cloud |
pockets 34% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 43% |
Air quality |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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