2.48/5
171 reviews
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Montpellier

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Montpellier is a visually pleasant city and easy to explore on foot. The city offers energetic nightlife, which can be a big plus depending on your preferences. However, it might not be the best match for digital nomads or remote workers who rely heavily on video calls or meetings, as co-working spaces typically discourage taking calls at your desk. Instead, phone booths or corridor areas are designated for conversations, and few people use noise-cancelling headphones. As a result, working from home may be a better option for some.

Additionally, the city feels very local and French, with minimal visible expat or international digital nomad communities. This can make integration more challenging for newcomers who don’t speak the language fluently or are seeking fellow remote workers. Overall, Montpellier may be better suited for a short visit rather than a long-term stay for remote professionals.

AI-generated summary of reviews

I think it's better place to visit than to live. Very French with no signs of expat or digital nomad communities. Night life can be crazy. Great place to walk around.

10 months ago

Co-working spaces tend to not allow taking calls frequently at your desk. I tried many of the highest rated ones in Montpellier and was told that people expect quiet focus and calls need to be done in phone booths or in the corridors. No one uses noise cancelling headphones. Not ideal if your job requires lots of meetings/phone calls. I've ended up working from home.

1 year ago

Great city, perfect flagship of South of France. 30 min away there is the sea!

6 years ago

✅ Great place to walk around

✅ Lively nightlife

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Not ideal for remote workers who take frequent calls

❌ Lacks expat or digital nomad communities

❌ Very expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

9°C / 48°F cold

12°C / 54°F cool

11°C / 52°F cool

17°C / 63°F cool

20°C / 68°F mild

25°C / 77°F warm

24°C / 75°F warm

23°C / 73°F mild

18°C / 64°F cool

13°C / 55°F cool

11°C / 52°F cool

Real (median)

10°C / 50°F
cold

13°C / 55°F
cool

12°C / 53°F
cool

16°C / 61°F
cool

19°C / 66°F
mild

25°C / 77°F
warm

24°C / 75°F
warm

23°C / 73°F
mild

18°C / 64°F
cool

14°C / 56°F
cool

11°C / 52°F
cool

Humidity

nice
63%

damp
76%

nice
59%

nice
55%

nice
60%

nice
63%

nice
60%

nice
55%

nice
72%

nice
67%

nice
69%

damp
71%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

Rain

dry
25mm

rainy
55mm

dry
6mm

rainy
67mm

rainy
63mm

dry
28mm

dry
16mm

dry
18mm

rainy
76mm

rainy
141mm

rainy
86mm

dry
25mm

Cloud

pockets
38%

pockets
45%

pockets
33%

pockets
35%

pockets
42%

pockets
32%

pockets
18%

pockets
36%

pockets
23%

pockets
37%

pockets
35%

Air quality

okay
55 US AQI

okay
65 US AQI

clean
49 US AQI

okay
55 US AQI

okay
52 US AQI

okay
59 US AQI

okay
52 US AQI

clean
49 US AQI

clean
47 US AQI

okay
58 US AQI

clean
49 US AQI

okay
54 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

575 people

371 people

425 people

400 people

385 people

767 people

650 people

483 people

380 people

644 people

267 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Avignon

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌤 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°

🚕3h

$4,047 / mo

28 Mbps

Marseille

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 71 😷

✈️10min

$3,949 / mo

28 Mbps

Toulouse

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 35

✈️15min

$3,685 / mo

23 Mbps

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°

✈️18min

$4,956 / mo

130 Mbps

Grenoble

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 67°

✈️19min

$3,072 / mo

23 Mbps

Cannes

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°

✈️20min

$5,943 / mo

28 Mbps

Lyon

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 69° AQI 26

✈️20min

$4,089 / mo

24 Mbps

Nice

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 59 😷

✈️22min

$5,527 / mo

28 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° AQI 57 😷

✈️22min

$5,059 / mo

33 Mbps

Monaco

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°

✈️23min

$8,131 / mo

77 Mbps

Annecy

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 67°

✈️25min

$4,093 / mo

35 Mbps

Geneva

Switzerland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° AQI 24

✈️27min

$6,617 / mo

33 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 78° AQI 57 😷

✈️22min

$5,059 / mo

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Milan

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 65 😷

✈️38min

$4,825 / mo

🌇 Also went here58 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 39

✈️48min

$5,918 / mo

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Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 32° 90° 33° 91° 🥵 AQI 55 😷

✈️57min

$4,448 / mo

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Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 28° 82° 26° 78°

✈️59min

$5,513 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 57 😷

✈️1h

$5,983 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 22

✈️1h

$6,231 / mo

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Porto

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 34° 93° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 38

✈️1h

$3,318 / mo

🌇 Also went here57 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 43

✈️1h

$3,266 / mo

🌇 Also went here60 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 28° 82° 28° 83° AQI 37

✈️2h

$3,752 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 31

✈️2h

$4,450 / mo

🌇 Also went here76 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68° AQI 61 😷

✈️2h

$2,701 / mo

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New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69°

✈️8h

$7,142 / mo

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Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 40° 104° 31° 88° 🥵 AQI 33

✈️12h

$1,094 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 41° 106° 34° 93° 🥵 AQI 52 😷

✈️13h

$1,541 / mo

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400 remote workers in Montpellier 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	2.48/5 (Rank #415) 171 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍3 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,417 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 23Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 25°C77°F (feels 25°C77°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 44%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 36 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Good: 50 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very high: $3,069 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 5k ppl/km² (1 per 14x14m)
🚶 Walkability	Okay
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Okay
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Good
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Okay
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	France
🗓️ Average trip length	8 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	23 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 25°C 77°F + 😊 Comfy (44%) = feels 25°C 77°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 36 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎😷 51 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 114
💸 Tipping	Yes, 5%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Fairview Coffee
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍14% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	260,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$36,826 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ not busy: 14x14m (196m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 43% 👱‍♀️ 57%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 76% 👱‍♀️ 24%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	RyanAir
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air France

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,417 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,979 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,095 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,170 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,265 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,114 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$751 / month
🏠 Median home price	$365,473
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$106 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$69 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$226 / month
🍛 Dinner	$14
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$6
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$38 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip