| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.24/5 (Rank #325)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,867 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐คฌ Unusably slow: 4 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Too hot: 31ยฐC87ยฐF (feels 41ยฐC106ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 87%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 88 US AQI
|
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Great: 18 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Good
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Rich:
$2,245 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Okay |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | Brunei |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 3 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 4 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ซ 31ยฐC 87ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (87%) = feels 41ยฐC 106ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 88 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐ 19 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| ๐ธ 10 BND in USD | USD 7.84 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | BND 100 = USD 78 |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Truesynergy |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ Yes, safe to drink |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐2% of visitors return |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 259,000 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 4,964 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 72,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $26,939 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 49% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 51% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 49% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 51% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 88% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 12% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Religious |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Royal Brunei Airline |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Royal Brunei Airlines |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | JPMC |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,867 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,434 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $3,342 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $955 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $899 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,108 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $722 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $195,889 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $42 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $69 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $118 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $9,376 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $16 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $12 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality usually
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Easy to do business
โ High quality of education
โ Roads are pretty safe
โ Safe for women
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Freedom of speech is weak
โ Very slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3697ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
39102ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
42108ยฐ scorching |
38100ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
39102ยฐ hot |
39102ยฐ hot |
39102ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3188°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 86% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 173mm |
rainy 117mm |
rainy 101mm |
rainy 140mm |
rainy 159mm |
rainy 192mm |
rainy 185mm |
rainy 190mm |
rainy 205mm |
rainy 287mm |
rainy 244mm |
rainy 223mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 87% |
overcast 90% |
overcast 91% |
overcast 90% |
cloudy 90% |
| Air quality |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 1,050 people | 750 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 800 people | 800 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people | 600 people |
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