⭐️ Total score |
2.17/5 (Rank #668)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,007 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 27Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C59°F (feels 15°C59°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 85%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 9 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 63 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* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Low:
$1,150 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Chile |
🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 27 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 15°C 59°F + 💦 Damp (85%) = feels 15°C 59°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 9 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 63 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 1,000 CLP in USD | USD 1.07 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CLP 100,000 = USD 107 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafeteria Bellavista |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 200,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $13,794 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | Hospital Dr E Torres G Hospital de Iquique |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,007 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,027 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,366 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $676 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,259 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,275 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $446 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $59 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $42 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $431 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $4 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $13 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
66
19° mild |
64
18° cool |
63
17° cool |
63
17° cool |
61
16° cool |
63
17° cool |
64
18° cool |
68
20° mild |
Real |
68
20°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
Humidity |
nice 37% |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
nice 36% |
nice 37% |
nice 37% |
nice 37% |
nice 37% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 34% |
nice 35% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
Cloud |
pockets 24% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 42% |
Air quality |
bad 110 US AQI |
bad 119 US AQI |
okay 97 US AQI |
okay 75 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 58 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 78 US AQI |
okay 92 US AQI |
okay 92 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 400 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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