⭐️ Total score |
2.25/5 (Rank #591)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,822 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 19 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C88°F (feels 37°C99°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 66%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 91%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 46 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
👩 Safe for women |
Good |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Bad
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,220 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Japan |
🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 19 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 31°C 88°F + 😊 Comfy (66%) = feels 37°C 99°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 46 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 1,000 JPY in USD | USD 6.74 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | JPY 10,000 = USD 67 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | コワーキングスクエア金沢香林坊 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Curio Espresso |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍10% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 470,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $38,640 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 92% 👱♀️ 8% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Ambiguous |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | All Nippon Airlines |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Japan Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,822 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,113 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,589 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $740 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,151 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,209 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $438 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $192,116 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $54 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $40 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $135 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $6 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Very safe for women
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing |
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0°C / 0°F
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0°C / 0°F
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0°C / 0°F
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0°C / 0°F
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Humidity |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
too dry 0% |
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Rain |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
Cloud |
clear 0% |
clear 0% |
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