2.98/5
133 reviews
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Arequipa

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nice

nature

beautiful

I spent two months in Arequipa and loved most of it! Lovely people and a lot of nature around. The beautiful Colca Canyon is near, where you can also see the Andean Condor or book multiple-day hiking tours. It is close to Puno which you should visit as well and it's easy to go to Cusco from here, to see the famous Macchu Picchu.

For working it wasn't that great, unfortunately, with slow internet and the available coworking spaces not quite as nice as I had hoped. It's still okay though, so not terrible.

The city itself is nice. Traffic can be terrible at times and taxi drivers never have change (ugh...) but old town is wonderful and the zocalo super beautiful. There are some nice bars as well. Everything is cheap of course and the locals really friendly.

So all in all it depends what you are looking for but if you like nature and speak some amount of Spanish you should consider Arequipa for some time!

6 years ago

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Safe for women

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Pretty slow internet

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

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Cloud

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Berlin

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

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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.

🎒 Nomad Score™	2.98/5 (Rank #576) 133 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,293 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 A bit cold: 16°C61°F (feels 16°C61°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 70%
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Okay
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Great
💰 Income level*	Very low: $504 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Great
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Latin America
🚩 Country	Peru
🗓️ Average trip length	6 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	9 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 16°C 61°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 16°C 61°F
🔌 Power	230V 60Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 PEN in USD	USD 2.89
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	PEN 1,000 = USD 289
💸 Tipping	Yes, 10%
💻 Best coworking space	GoodGame
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👎4% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	780,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$6,049 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 45% 👱‍♀️ 55%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 50% 👱‍♀️ 50%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 78% 👱‍♀️ 22%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Avianca
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Iberia

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,293 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$669 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,548 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$442 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$902 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$870 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$239 / month
🏠 Median home price	$101,322
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$42 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$29 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$192 / month
🍛 Dinner	$3
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$3,205 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$24 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip