⭐️ Total score |
2.33/5 (Rank #520)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍6 liked it 👎4 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,269 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 34Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 18°C65°F (feels 18°C64°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 64%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 55 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 43 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,433 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 7k ppl/km² (1 per 12x12m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Belgium |
🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 34 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 18°C 65°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 18°C 64°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 55 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 44 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Havenwijk |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Kuregem Bara |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 114 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Factory Forty |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Betacowork |
☕️ Best coffee place | Workshop Café |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | OR COFFEE ROASTERS |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Le Châtelain |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 2,524,000 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 48,372 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $41,199 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Coolblue |
🏠 Apartment listings | Roomarama |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryan Air |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France |
🏥 Best hospital | Louise Medical Center |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,269 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,364 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,679 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,337 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,386 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,209 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $973 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $511,451 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $159 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $105 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $427 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $25,112 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $31 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $20,014 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $45,039 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,233 |
✅ Friendly people
✅ Many food options
✅ Nice tourist attractions
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Dirty and ill-managed
❌ Unsafe
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 0°C / 32°F freezing | 8°C / 46°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 7°C / 45°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold |
Real (median) |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
10°C / 49°F
cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 84% |
damp 78% |
damp 75% |
nice 68% |
damp 75% |
nice 81% |
nice 85% |
nice 83% |
nice 79% |
damp 80% |
damp 85% |
damp 87% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 68mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 68mm |
dry 30mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 79mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 54% |
Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
okay 58 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,167 people | 1,333 people | 1,224 people | 1,242 people | 1,295 people | 1,316 people | 2,329 people | 1,506 people | 1,170 people | 1,659 people | 1,387 people | 1,700 people |
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