⭐️ Total score |
1.98/5 (Rank #1196)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,679 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 43%
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❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 6%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 60 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😐 Moderate: 80 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Bad
|
👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Very bad
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Okay
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$425 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | South Africa |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (43%) = feels 22°C 72°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 60 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 81 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100 ZAR in USD | USD 5.77 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZAR 10,000 = USD 577 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 12.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Bread & Roses |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Perch |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,300,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,105 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Takealot |
🏠 Apartment listings | La Mudi |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | Advanced Soweto Day Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,679 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $942 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,493 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $427 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $729 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,390 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $237 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $49,045 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $34 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $46 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $196 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $7 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $2,769 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $5 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 24°C / 75°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 26°C / 79°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm |
Real (median) |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
Humidity |
nice 79% |
nice 73% |
nice 54% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 42% |
nice 34% |
nice 35% |
nice 34% |
nice 46% |
nice 50% |
nice 68% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 138mm |
rainy 137mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 26mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 7mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 140mm |
Cloud |
pockets 46% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 14% |
clear 9% |
clear 4% |
clear 9% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 43% |
Air quality |
okay 75 US AQI |
okay 89 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 85 US AQI |
okay 88 US AQI |
okay 87 US AQI |
okay 83 US AQI |
okay 81 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
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