⭐️ Total score |
2.48/5 (Rank #438)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍4 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,760 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 34Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 8°C46°F (feels 5°C41°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 94%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 56 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 43 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,433 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 7k ppl/km² (1 per 12x12m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Belgium |
🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 34 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 8°C 46°F + 💦 Damp (94%) = feels 5°C 41°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 56 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 44 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Havenwijk |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Kuregem Bara |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Taxi.eu |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 105 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Factory Forty |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Betacowork |
☕️ Best coffee place | Workshop Café |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | OR COFFEE ROASTERS |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Le Châtelain |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 2,524,000 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 48,372 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $41,199 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Coolblue |
🏠 Apartment listings | Roomarama |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryan Air |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France |
🏥 Best hospital | Louise Medical Center |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,760 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,151 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,305 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,230 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,711 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,857 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $895 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $127 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $94 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $393 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $23,102 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $28 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $20,014 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $45,039 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,233 |
✅ nice tourist attractions
✅ many food options
✅ friendly people
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ very expensive
❌ limited vegan food options
❌ language barrier
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
32
0° freezing |
46
8° cold |
45
7° cold |
48
9° cold |
54
12° cool |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
68
20° mild |
55
13° cool |
45
7° cold |
39
4° cold |
Real |
37
3°
very cold |
49
10°
cold |
46
8°
cold |
50
10°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
71
22°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
67
20°
mild |
57
14°
cool |
46
8°
cold |
43
6°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 42% |
nice 39% |
nice 38% |
nice 34% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 43% |
nice 42% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 42% |
nice 44% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 68mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 68mm |
dry 30mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 79mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 54% |
Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
okay 58 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,200 people | 1,227 people | 1,263 people | 1,137 people | 1,311 people | 1,274 people | 2,388 people | 1,653 people | 1,282 people | 1,700 people | 1,471 people | 1,629 people |
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