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| ⭐️ Total score | 364 reviews |
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| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Germany |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 26 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 4°C 39°F + 💦 Damp (72%) = feels 2°C 36°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 64 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Neustadt/Süd |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Mülheim |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 105 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Startplatz |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Coworking Cologne |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,000,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,456 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 20x20m (400m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | WG Gesucht |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Germanwings |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Lufthansa |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,728 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,400 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,142 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,184 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,950 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,559 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $922 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $91 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $117 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $306 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $12,176 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $13 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $11,133 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,508 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $100,974 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
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✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very 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+
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
34
1° cold |
46
8° cold |
45
7° cold |
50
10° cold |
57
14° cool |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
70
21° mild |
54
12° cool |
43
6° cold |
37
3° cold |
| Real |
37
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very cold |
49
10°
cold |
46
8°
cold |
50
10°
cold |
57
14°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
65
19°
mild |
67
20°
mild |
55
13°
cool |
44
7°
cold |
41
5°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 42% |
nice 38% |
nice 35% |
nice 34% |
nice 38% |
nice 38% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 41% |
nice 42% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 79mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 71mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 50% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 57% |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 647 people | 600 people | 817 people | 833 people | 717 people | 867 people | 1,057 people | 1,027 people | 925 people | 785 people | 657 people | 957 people |
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