2.86/5
138 reviews
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Genoa

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Genoa is often overlooked compared to other Italian cities, but it has a lot to offer. The historic center stands out as one of the largest medieval areas in Europe and is visually impressive. The city's hilly terrain provides numerous spots for panoramic views, such as Spianata Castelletto and Righi. These viewpoints give residents and visitors stunning perspectives of the urban landscape and coastline.

Local cuisine is another highlight, especially famous regional dishes like focaccia and pesto. Many visitors praise the food for both taste and authenticity. The general atmosphere is also positively reviewed, with locals often described as warm and welcoming, adding to the overall experience of the place.

However, there are consistent mentions that parts of the city are not well-maintained or come across as dirty. This suggests that while the city has lots of charm, cleanliness and upkeep may not be consistent throughout. Despite this drawback, many agree that Genoa remains a hidden gem that's well worth a visit.

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3 months ago

Genoa is one of the most underrated cities in Italy: the medieval historic center is one of the largest in Europe and it is just gorgeous. Being hilly, there are so many places to get beautiful views of the city: spianata castelletto, Righi, giardini Dinegro and so much more... not to mention the food (focaccia and pesto are the specialties) and the people, who are warm and welcoming

5 years ago

Genoa is a pearl covered in shit

7 years ago

✅ Beautiful historic center

✅ Scenic views

✅ Great food

✅ Friendly people

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ 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)

❌ Dirty in some areas

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

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Real (median)

643°
very cold

1050°
cold

1152°
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1559°
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2170°
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2373°
mild

2170°
mild

1661°
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1152°
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846°
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Humidity

nice
69%

damp
72%

nice
60%

nice
62%

damp
76%

nice
75%

nice
76%

nice
68%

nice
65%

damp
72%

nice
65%

Most common

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☀️ Clear

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☀️ Clear

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82mm

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11mm

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96mm

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31mm

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49mm

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Cloud

pockets
46%

pockets
43%

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24%

pockets
33%

pockets
44%

pockets
31%

pockets
32%

pockets
30%

pockets
36%

pockets
46%

pockets
32%

Air quality

okay
53 US AQI

clean
38 US AQI

okay
50 US AQI

clean
38 US AQI

okay
53 US AQI

okay
55 US AQI

okay
57 US AQI

clean
42 US AQI

okay
62 US AQI

clean
38 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
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seek shade
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safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

720 people

900 people

857 people

1,080 people

1,800 people

1,114 people

975 people

960 people

1,050 people

709 people

1,200 people

600 people

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Milan

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 2

🚕4h

$5,095 / mo

17 Mbps

Turin

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 19° 66° 18° 64° AQI 38

✈️10min

$4,320 / mo

17 Mbps

Lucca

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°

✈️10min

$4,597 / mo

18 Mbps

Monza

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°

✈️11min

$3,793 / mo

18 Mbps

Pisa

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°

✈️11min

$3,644 / mo

17 Mbps

Monaco

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌤 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°

✈️11min

$8,485 / mo

70 Mbps

Nice

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 49

✈️12min

$4,561 / mo

28 Mbps

Lake Como

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 20° 68° 20° 68°

✈️13min

$3,570 / mo

18 Mbps

Modena

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°

✈️13min

$4,352 / mo

17 Mbps

Lugano

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌦 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°

✈️14min

$7,486 / mo

32 Mbps

Cannes

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

✈️15min

$5,859 / mo

28 Mbps

Bologna

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°

✈️15min

$4,634 / mo

15 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 38

✈️1h

$5,769 / mo

22 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 28

✈️52min

$4,494 / mo

34 Mbps

Milan

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 2

🚕4h

$5,095 / mo

17 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 50

✈️1h

$4,168 / mo

27 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 49° 120° 35° 95° 🥵 AQI 87 😷

✈️12h

$1,580 / mo

24 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 32

✈️2h

$4,070 / mo

39 Mbps

Moscow

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 10° 50° AQI 38

✈️3h

$2,459 / mo

14 Mbps

Warsaw

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° AQI 33

✈️2h

$3,225 / mo

19 Mbps

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 68 😷

✈️13h

$3,020 / mo

27 Mbps

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 63 😷

✈️1h

$2,745 / mo

33 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 39

✈️1h

$6,920 / mo

19 Mbps

Milan

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 2

🚕4h

$5,095 / mo

🌇 Also went here59 people

Florence

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 19° 66° 18° 64°

✈️16min

$4,965 / mo

🌇 Also went here51 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°

✈️32min

$5,493 / mo

🌇 Also went here61 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 28

✈️52min

$4,494 / mo

🌇 Also went here86 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌫 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 33

✈️56min

$5,523 / mo

🌇 Also went here78 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 70 😷

✈️1h

$3,921 / mo

🌇 Also went here62 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 63 😷

✈️1h

$2,745 / mo

🌇 Also went here66 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 39

✈️1h

$6,920 / mo

🌇 Also went here74 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 50

✈️1h

$4,168 / mo

🌇 Also went here67 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 38

✈️1h

$5,769 / mo

🌇 Also went here83 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 32

✈️2h

$4,070 / mo

🌇 Also went here78 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° AQI 63 😷

✈️2h

$1,715 / mo

🌇 Also went here57 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°

✈️9h

$7,198 / mo

🌇 Also went here55 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 49° 120° 35° 95° 🥵 AQI 87 😷

✈️12h

$1,580 / mo

🌇 Also went here61 people

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 68 😷

✈️13h

$3,020 / mo

🌇 Also went here52 people

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	2.86/5 (Rank #924) 138 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Very expensive: $4,113 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 17 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Nice: 19°C66°F (feels 20°C68°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 62%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 7%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 20 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 46 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Okay
💰 Income level*	Very high: $2,607 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Good
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Good
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Italy
🗓️ Average trip length	3 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	17 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 19°C 66°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 20°C 68°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 20 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 46 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 117
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
💻 Best coworking space	Plane Tree
☕️ Best coffee place	Caffetteria Orefici e Latteria Buonafede
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	6% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	590,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$31,279 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 79% 👱‍♀️ 21%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Immobiliare
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ryanair
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Alitalia
🏥 Best hospital	Genoa Medical

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$4,113 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,482 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,817 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,091 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,346 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$4,217 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$816 / month
🏠 Median home price	$256,503
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$110 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$138 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$497 / month
🍛 Dinner	$13
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$6
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$13,845 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$19 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$5 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$26,034
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$57,981
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$156,981