⭐️ Total score |
2.05/5 (Rank #1105)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,223 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 76Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 12°C54°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 86%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 22 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 7k ppl/km² (1 per 12x12m)
|
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 76 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 13°C 55°F + 💦 Damp (86%) = feels 12°C 54°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 22 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Jack in the Box |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Hello Desk |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👎2% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 28,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,223 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,512 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $8,364 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,390 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,740 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,191 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,200 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $222 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $137 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $264 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $25,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $5 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ 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)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
54
12° cool |
54
12° cool |
54
12° cool |
54
12° cool |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
63
17° cool |
63
17° cool |
63
17° cool |
61
16° cool |
52
11° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
53
12°
cool |
53
12°
cool |
53
12°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
56
14°
cool |
60
16°
cool |
62
17°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
60
16°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
nice 36% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 43% |
nice 42% |
nice 40% |
nice 35% |
nice 36% |
nice 38% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 111mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 50mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 13mm |
rainy 99mm |
Cloud |
pockets 15% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 35% |
Air quality |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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