⭐️ Total score |
3.09/5 (Rank #16)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍31 liked it 👎8 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,431 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 33Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C66°F (feels 20°C68°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 64%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 50 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 22 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* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
High:
$2,225 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
😤 People density |
😤 Dense: 16k ppl/km² (1 per 8x8m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Okay |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Great |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Spain |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 33 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 19°C 66°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 20°C 68°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 50 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 22 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Poblenou |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Provençals del Poblenou |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 110 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Betahaus |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍15% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 7,624,100 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 146,116 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,600,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $26,695 / year |
😤 Population density | 😤 crowded: 8x8m (64m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Idealista |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | EasyJet |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Iberia |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,431 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,678 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,225 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,779 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,884 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,724 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,570 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $182 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $89 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $372 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2.19 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5.48 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2.19 |
👩🏫 International school | $11,581 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $25 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7.67 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $11,365 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $33,727 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $110,442 |
✅ Perfect weather
✅ Great food scene
✅ Affordable for digital nomads (off-season)
✅ Good tech and startup scene
✅ Large expat and LGBTQ+ community
✅ Efficient and walkable public transport
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of coworking spaces
✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ High rate of pickpocketing and theft
❌ Expensive short-term accommodation
❌ Unfriendly or cold locals
❌ Overtourism and lack of authenticity
❌ Dirty and poor air quality
❌ Difficult housing and bureaucracy
❌ High overall cost of living in peak seasons
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Feels crowded
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
52
11° cool |
55
13° cool |
55
13° cool |
61
16° cool |
70
21° mild |
77
25° warm |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
68
20° mild |
57
14° cool |
55
13° cool |
Real |
52
11°
cool |
55
13°
cool |
55
13°
cool |
60
16°
cool |
69
21°
mild |
77
25°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
66
19°
mild |
57
14°
cool |
56
14°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 31% |
nice 38% |
nice 34% |
nice 34% |
nice 35% |
nice 35% |
nice 35% |
nice 35% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 33% |
nice 32% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 27mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 25mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 2mm |
Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 26% |
Air quality |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 3,924 people | 3,684 people | 4,150 people | 3,322 people | 5,000 people | 4,817 people | 4,252 people | 4,748 people | 6,070 people | 4,733 people | 4,330 people | 3,870 people |
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