| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.98/5 (Rank #643)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,739 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 5 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C89°F (feels 40°C104°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 77%
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$259 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Bolivia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 5 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 31°C 89°F + 🥵 Sweaty (77%) = feels 40°C 104°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 BOB in USD | USD 1.45 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BOB 1,000 = USD 145 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,100,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $3,105 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | BOA |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | BOA |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,739 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $706 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,889 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $540 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,279 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $663 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $382 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $8,703 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $107 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $22 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $177 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $5,392 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $17 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3391° hot |
3595° hot |
3290° hot |
3188° hot |
2984° warm |
2475° warm |
2679° warm |
2882° warm |
3493° hot |
3697° hot |
3595° hot |
3799° hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2475°
warm |
2678°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
3289°
hot |
3289°
hot |
3085°
very warm |
3085°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 70% |
nice 71% |
nice 48% |
nice 42% |
nice 51% |
nice 57% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 84% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 190mm |
rainy 132mm |
rainy 124mm |
rainy 86mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 146mm |
rainy 172mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 52% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 960 people | 600 people | 840 people | 800 people | 600 people | 900 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 900 people | 800 people | 720 people |
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