⭐️ Total score |
2.12/5 (Rank #877)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,761 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 25Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 8°C47°F (feels 8°C46°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 91%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,354 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 17x17m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | United Kingdom |
🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 25 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 8°C 47°F + 💦 Damp (91%) = feels 8°C 46°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | GBP 100 = USD 127 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Artisan Roast |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,200,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,249 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 17x17m (289m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 74% 👱♀️ 26% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryanair |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | British Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | NHS Glasgow |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,761 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,966 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,343 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,241 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,182 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,245 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $923 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $149 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $172 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $168 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $19 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $14,488 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $18 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $6,986 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $24,341 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $91,526 |
✅ Great people
✅ Full of charm and vibrant
✅ Authentic atmosphere
✅ Cheaper than most major UK cities
✅ Interesting post-industrial style
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Humid, grey, and rainy weather
❌ Limited activities in the old town
❌ Less attractive compared to Edinburgh
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
36
2° cold |
41
5° cold |
46
8° cold |
48
9° cold |
52
11° cool |
61
16° cool |
66
19° mild |
64
18° cool |
63
17° cool |
54
12° cool |
46
8° cold |
37
3° cold |
Real |
37
3°
very cold |
45
7°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
52
11°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
62
17°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
49
10°
cold |
41
5°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 41% |
nice 40% |
nice 33% |
nice 40% |
nice 38% |
nice 41% |
nice 41% |
nice 44% |
nice 43% |
nice 42% |
nice 42% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 122mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 106mm |
dry 24mm |
rainy 85mm |
dry 44mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 117mm |
Cloud |
pockets 49% |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 38% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 56% |
Air quality |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
Remote workers | 400 people | 540 people | 382 people | 660 people | 554 people | 745 people | 667 people | 754 people | 636 people | 820 people | 385 people | 491 people |
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