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Port harcourt is no doubt an amazing city. Enjoyed every single second of the days spent there. The SME and tech start-up space is really buzzing and growing real fast. Met quite a few interesting entrepreneurs and looking forward to visiting again sometimes soon!

6 years ago

⭐️ Total score	2.78/5 (Rank #149) 3 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,222 / mo
📡 Internet	🤬 Unusably slow: 4 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 26°C79°F (feels 29°C84°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 85%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 6%
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Okay
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Okay
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	Low
⚡️ Power grid	Very bad
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Great
💰 Income level*	Very low: $181 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Bad
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Africa
🚩 Country	Nigeria
📡 Internet speed (avg)	4 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 26°C 79°F + 😊 Comfy (85%) = feels 29°C 84°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10,000 NGN in USD	USD 6.53
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	NGN 100,000 = USD 65
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
☕️ Best coffee place	Febow Cyber
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	2,300,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$2,176 / year
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
🏠 Apartment listings	La Mudi
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Arik Air
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air France

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,222 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$679 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$706 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$202 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,467 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,933 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$199 / month
🏠 Median home price	$39,186
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$69 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$63 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$66 / month
🍛 Dinner	$1
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$0
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$0
👩‍🏫 International school	$490 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$1 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$0 / trip

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