⭐️ Total score |
2.13/5 (Rank #853)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,407 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 4Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C84°F (feels 34°C93°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 76%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 68 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🎓 Education level* |
Low |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$736 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
😤 People density |
😤 Dense: 23k ppl/km² (1 per 7x7m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Maldives |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 4 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 29°C 84°F + 🥵 Sweaty (76%) = feels 34°C 93°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 68 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 MVR in USD | USD 6.49 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MVR 1,000 = USD 65 |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Sea House Maldives |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Cafe' ier |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Kaani Lodge |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 140,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $8,833 / year |
😤 Population density | 😤 crowded: 7x7m (49m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 68% 👱♀️ 32% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
🏠 Apartment listings | Ibay |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Emirates |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
🏥 Best hospital | ADK Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,407 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,000 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,379 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $965 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,027 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,160 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $788 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $16,228 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $142 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $136 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $377 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $2,856 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $7 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Very expensive
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 31°C / 88°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot |
Real (median) |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
Humidity |
sweaty 77% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 77% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 80% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 88mm |
dry 24mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 240mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 166mm |
rainy 172mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 144mm |
rainy 154mm |
Cloud |
pockets 35% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 33% |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
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