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| ⭐️ Total score | 47 reviews |
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| 📡 Internet | |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Kenya |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 31°C 88°F + 🥵 Sweaty (76%) = feels 39°C 102°F
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| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 1,000 KES in USD | USD 7.73 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | KES 10,000 = USD 77 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Jahazi Coffee House |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Mombasa Works |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 920,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,455 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Ethiopian Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Mombasa Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,681 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $711 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,607 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $459 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,799 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $309 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $131 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $114 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $3,094 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Great beaches
✅ Good for kitesurfing
✅ Emerging nomad scene in Kilifi
✅ Lively during holidays
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Mombasa island not enjoyable
❌ More popular with retirees than nomads
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
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| Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 39% |
nice 38% |
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nice 39% |
nice 41% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 32mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 19mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 19mm |
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dry 23mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 80mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 41% |
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pockets 34% |
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pockets 34% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 44% |
| Sun |
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| Remote workers | 250 people | 320 people | 300 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 200 people | 200 people | 280 people | 400 people |
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