⭐️ Total score |
2.3/5 (Rank #542)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,306 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 9Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 17°C63°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 43%
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👌 Safety |
Okay
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$504 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Peru |
🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 17°C 63°F + 😊 Comfy (43%) = feels 17°C 63°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 PEN in USD | USD 2.73 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | PEN 1,000 = USD 273 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 10% |
💻 Best coworking space | GoodGame |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👎3% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 780,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $6,049 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Avianca |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Iberia |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,306 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $628 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,459 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $417 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,101 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $810 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $225 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $95,459 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $52 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $27 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $181 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $3,019 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $23 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 15°C / 59°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool |
Real (median) |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
Humidity |
damp 72% |
nice 59% |
nice 70% |
nice 42% |
nice 32% |
too dry 22% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 24% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 26% |
nice 31% |
nice 49% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 82mm |
dry 25mm |
rainy 87mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 29mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 24% |
clear 8% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 51% |
Sun |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
Remote workers | 300 people | 371 people | 440 people | 480 people | 311 people | 467 people | 240 people | 280 people | 300 people | 333 people | 400 people | 360 people |
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