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Oxford

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Oxford is a historically rich university town, home to a nearly 1200-year-old university and known for numerous significant scientific and cultural contributions, including the development of Penicillin, the English dictionary, and the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. It holds major importance in both academic and global contexts, making it a key destination for those interested in history and innovation.

The town itself is described as cute and magical, filled with university charm, small pubs, and cafes frequented by students. This adds to a lively, youthful atmosphere that visitors find appealing. It’s recommended to stay at least a week to fully experience the area and explore many of its historic colleges. Though not heavily reviewed for long-term living, the student-centric vibe suggests it’s likely a pleasant place to reside temporarily or for study.

Overall, Oxford appears to be a must-visit for those interested in academia, history, or just enjoying a vibrant, walkable university town.

AI-generated summary of reviews

Very cute university town with an almost 1200 year old university. One of the oldest in the world. The birth place of many inventions like Penicillin, the English dictionary, the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, MRIs, cloning and part of the science to invent the atomic bomb happened here. Very fundamental and important place to visit. Apart from that it's also just a cute uni town with little pubs and cafes full of students. Very magical place to visit. Not sure about living for long term but most uni towns are nice and lively to live so probably Oxford too! 8/10

2 years ago

It's a wonderful place to visit, i suggest to stay at least 1 week to see most of the colleges there.

6 years ago

✅ Historical significance

✅ Lively university town

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very 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

✅ Very family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Very slow pace

❌ Limited excitement or nightlife

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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2°C / 36°F cold

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20°C / 68°F mild

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5°C / 40°F
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8°C / 46°F
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9°C / 48°F
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12°C / 54°F
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19°C / 66°F
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18°C / 64°F
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19°C / 66°F
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15°C / 58°F
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8°C / 46°F
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Humidity

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81%

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80%

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70%

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82%

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87%

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85%

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80%

damp
84%

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85%

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88%

Most common

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63mm

Cloud

cloudy
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52%

pockets
46%

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48%

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55%

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53%

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54%

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45%

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49%

pockets
46%

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53%

Air quality

clean
33 US AQI

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31 US AQI

Remote workers

300 people

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400 people

257 people

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229 people

200 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°

🚕1h

$5,300 / mo

23 Mbps

Luton

United Kingdom

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 14° 57° 15° 60°

🚕2h

$4,645 / mo

25 Mbps

Northampton

United Kingdom

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°

🚕2h

$4,113 / mo

23 Mbps

Cheltenham

United Kingdom

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🚕2h

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23 Mbps

Coventry

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°

🚕2h

$4,337 / mo

23 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 57 😷

🚕3h

$5,962 / mo

22 Mbps

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United Kingdom

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🚕3h

$5,591 / mo

24 Mbps

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United Kingdom

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°

🚕3h

$3,941 / mo

23 Mbps

Southampton

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°

🚕3h

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23 Mbps

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United Kingdom

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°

🚕3h

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23 Mbps

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United Kingdom

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°

🚕3h

$3,900 / mo

23 Mbps

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United Kingdom

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°

🚕3h

$4,029 / mo

22 Mbps

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United Kingdom

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 57 😷

🚕3h

$5,962 / mo

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Brussels

Belgium

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° AQI 30

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France

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👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 65 😷

✈️33min

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 31

✈️34min

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United Kingdom

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 60°

✈️39min

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Munich

Germany

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌦 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° AQI 34

✈️1h

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Berlin

Germany

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 34

✈️1h

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Czechia

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 43

✈️1h

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Spain

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68° AQI 42

✈️2h

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Austria

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 21

✈️2h

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Rome

Italy

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69°

✈️2h

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Budapest

Hungary

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 31

✈️2h

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Portugal

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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✈️2h

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Turkey

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👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️3h

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👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°

✈️7h

$7,114 / mo

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⭐️ Total score	2.69/5 (Rank #263) 86 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍3 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $5,222 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 23Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 A bit cold: 15°C60°F (feels 15°C59°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 75%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Great
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very high: $3,354 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Bad
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Good
📶 Free WiFi in city	Great
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Good
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Great
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	United Kingdom
🗓️ Average trip length	7 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	23 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 15°C 60°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels 15°C 59°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 32 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	GBP 100 = USD 133
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	WorkSpace Oxford
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	150,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$40,249 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 75% 👱‍♀️ 25%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Gumtree
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	RyanAir
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	British Airways
🏥 Best hospital	Oxford: The Manor

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$5,222 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,315 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$7,754 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$2,216 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$4,679 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$3,382 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,991 / month
🏠 Median home price	$564,527
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$219 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$111 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$274 / month
🍛 Dinner	$17
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$7
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$53,132 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$15 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$7 / trip