2.33/5
350 reviews
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Kotor

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town

beautiful

prices

loads

good

cats

nice

hostel

costs

euro

tivat

1520

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solid

week

small

mad

nearby

Kotor, located in Montenegro, is a beautiful and historic small town with an atmospheric old city and stunning natural scenery. Many reviewers praised its charming, walkable layout where everything is nearby, and highlighted the affordability compared to other European destinations, although some noted prices in the old town can be unexpectedly high—especially for accommodation and groceries. The area is popular with tourists and can become overcrowded during peak season, so visiting in the off-season is recommended for a more relaxed experience.

The city is rich in history and is visually captivating, making it popular with digital nomads, travelers, and artists. However, some visitors said that the town is small and can feel fully explored in just a few days. The heat in summer can also be intense, with little wind to offer relief. Transportation costs like taxis seem higher than expected for the distance. Friendliness of locals received mixed feedback, though most leaned positive.

Overall, Kotor is ideal for a short, scenic getaway, especially outside of summer. Renting a car is recommended to explore the surrounding region, which adds to the appeal of visiting this part of Montenegro.

AI-generated summary of reviews
3 months ago

Absolutely loved it! The largest old city in the country, great souvenir shopping (loads of cat themes, good quality, better souvenirs then Budva and other places), loads of real cats, breathtaking views, very friendly local people, everything is super close. Most streets are uphill, so be ready to get fit!

2 years ago

S-tier. Been to 70+ countries and Kotor is one of the most magical, beautiful places I've ever been to. Fairly cheap, astonishing natural beauty, adorable old town, cats everywhere. Only con: most are nice, but Montenegrins are the rudest people I've ever met.

2 years ago

Beautiful scenery around the city, old town is really nice and atmospheric. The only thing I didn't like at all is the prices - hostel (although good one) called Centrum costs like 44 euro per night, which is really expensive, like in Paris or something. There is also the issue of buying food and prices of it - in old town there are very few grocery shops with quite big prices for everything. Taxi from old town to Tivat airport costs like 15-20 euro for 15-20 minute ride, just unreasonable.
Spent there about 6 days, and to be honest had a feeling that saw everything interesting in like 2-3 days already. Wouldn't say it's "solid for up to a week" as other reviewer said, as the place is really small to be honest. And take in mind - it's extremely touristic place.
Also it's really hot in July, and there is almost no wind, so it's exhausting outside during the day.

2 years ago

It's a beautiful little town packed with more history than the average tourist can absorb. I don't know where the bad (mad?) walkability score comes from but you'll walk through the historical centre in 10 minutes and everything is nearby. You'd be mad not to hire rental car as Montenegro is just plain gorgeous (especially this part) and you want to be able to drive around at your own leisure. Depending on your fondness for getting trampled by (cruise-ship) crowds, I strongly advise to go during low season as you've got the place for yourself.

4 years ago

Kotor is a cool but I would recommend Tivat, a small town nearby, much sunnier and more affordable. I lived in Tivat`s Hostel Anton a home for artists, travelers and digital nomad

4 years ago

beautiful city and surrounding area - have never seen anything like it.
it's very solid for up to a week, or longer if you come with a significant other

6 years ago

✅ Very walkable

✅ Beautiful scenery

✅ Historic charm

✅ Affordable

✅ Friendly people

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are pretty safe

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ LGBTQ+ friendly

❌ Overcrowded during high season

❌ Expensive accommodation in old town

❌ Hot in summer

❌ Limited grocery options

❌ Small town – limited things to do

❌ Not very democratic

❌ 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

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Not family friendly

❌ People smoking tobacco a lot

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

6°C / 43°F cold

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26°C / 79°F
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21°C / 70°F
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13°C / 55°F
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7°C / 45°F
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Humidity

damp
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Most common

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Rain

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Cloud

pockets
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15%

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cloudy
52%

pockets
44%

Air quality

bad
171 US AQI

clean
0** US AQI

okay
77 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
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4 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

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seek shade
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safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

433 people

286 people

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883 people

844 people

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650 people

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 55 😷

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Bar

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 76° AQI 33

🚕1h

$2,605 / mo

25 Mbps

Cavtat

Croatia

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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🚕2h

$3,129 / mo

16 Mbps

Dubrovnik

Croatia

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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👍 Liked great

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🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°

🚕2h

$2,449 / mo

14 Mbps

Mostar

Bosnia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 25° 77° 25° 78° AQI 33

✈️10min

$2,701 / mo

9 Mbps

Tirana

Albania

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 78°

✈️12min

$2,452 / mo

10 Mbps

Sarajevo

Bosnia

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 65 😷

✈️13min

$2,444 / mo

10 Mbps

Hvar

Croatia

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

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🌦 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°

✈️15min

$3,713 / mo

17 Mbps

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Kosovo

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✈️15min

$2,471 / mo

14 Mbps

Bari

Italy

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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👍 Liked great

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🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 78°

✈️17min

$4,436 / mo

18 Mbps

Split

Croatia

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 8

✈️18min

$2,282 / mo

13 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 38° 100° 31° 88° 🥵 AQI 61 😷

✈️11h

$1,599 / mo

24 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 34

✈️2h

$6,128 / mo

22 Mbps

Belgrade

Serbia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 27° 81° 28° 83° AQI 39

✈️24min

$2,968 / mo

30 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 32

✈️3h

$4,120 / mo

28 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 43

✈️2h

$5,903 / mo

29 Mbps

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 77 😷

✈️1h

$1,900 / mo

10 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 30

✈️2h

$4,444 / mo

25 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 27

✈️2h

$4,994 / mo

31 Mbps

Sofia

Bulgaria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 26° 79° 26° 78° AQI 29

✈️30min

$2,618 / mo

22 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 67° AQI 27

✈️3h

$5,008 / mo

31 Mbps

Moscow

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 57 😷

✈️3h

$2,348 / mo

13 Mbps

Tbilisi

Georgia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 19° 66° 18° 65° AQI 43

✈️3h

$2,284 / mo

15 Mbps

Dubrovnik

Croatia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°

🚕2h

$2,449 / mo

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Belgrade

Serbia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 27° 81° 28° 83° AQI 39

✈️24min

$2,968 / mo

🌇 Also went here157 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°

✈️42min

$5,961 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 61 😷

✈️45min

$2,810 / mo

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Athens

Greece

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° AQI 46

✈️52min

$3,394 / mo

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Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 46

✈️53min

$3,957 / mo

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Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 77 😷

✈️1h

$1,900 / mo

🌇 Also went here198 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 39

✈️1h

$3,627 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 30

✈️2h

$4,444 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 27

✈️2h

$4,994 / mo

🌇 Also went here170 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 43

✈️2h

$5,903 / mo

🌇 Also went here176 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 24

✈️2h

$6,538 / mo

🌇 Also went here163 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 34

✈️2h

$6,128 / mo

🌇 Also went here174 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌤 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 32

✈️3h

$4,120 / mo

🌇 Also went here185 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 38° 100° 31° 88° 🥵 AQI 61 😷

✈️11h

$1,599 / mo

🌇 Also went here162 people

200 remote workers in Kotor now, of which 1+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.33/5 (Rank #502) 350 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍5 liked it 👎4 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🙂 Okay: $2,768 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 18 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 55%
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Okay
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very low: $580 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Bad
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Montenegro
🗓️ Average trip length	6 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	18 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (55%) = feels 22°C 72°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	CarGo
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 118
☕️ Best coffee place	Nautica
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	14,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$6,958 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 77% 👱‍♀️ 23%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,768 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,679 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$2,675 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$764 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,890 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,727 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$560 / month
🏠 Median home price	$228,764
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$89 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$89 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$189 / month
🍛 Dinner	$9
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$3
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$8,263 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$6 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$4 / trip