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| ⭐️ Total score | 161 reviews |
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| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 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 | Switzerland |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 31 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 12°C 53°F + 💦 Damp (82%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 68 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 1 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Reinach (BL) |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Basel |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CHF 100 = USD 111 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Coworking Basel |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $79,609 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Digitec |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | HomeGate |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Easyjet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,352 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,886 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,721 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,206 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,757 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,304 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,564 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $176 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $141 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $367 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $28 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $26,541 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $19 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $14 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $4,328 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $14,553 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $65,337 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (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
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
36
2° cold |
34
1° cold |
46
8° cold |
48
9° cold |
57
14° cool |
68
20° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
57
14° cool |
54
12° cool |
41
5° cold |
39
4° cold |
| Real |
36
2°
very cold |
34
1°
very cold |
46
8°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
56
14°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
69
21°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
57
14°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
41
5°
very cold |
38
4°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 39% |
nice 35% |
nice 35% |
nice 38% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
nice 41% |
nice 42% |
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| Rain |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 127mm |
rainy 73mm |
dry 43mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 114mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 47% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 45% |
| Air quality |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
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seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
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