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| ๐ Nomad Score™ | 103 reviews |
| ๐ Quality of life score | |
| ๐ถ Family score | |
| ๐ Community score | |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score | |
| ๐ต Cost | |
| ๐ก Internet | |
| ๐ Fun | |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) | |
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) | |
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | |
| ๐ Safety | |
| ๐ฉ Safe for women | |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* | |
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* | |
| ๐ค Lack of racism* | |
| ๐ Education level* | |
| โก๏ธ Power grid | |
| ๐ Resilience to climate change | |
| ๐ฐ Income level* | |
| ๐ English speaking* | |
| ๐ถ Walkability | |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* | |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* | |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* | |
| ๐ Happiness* | |
| ๐ธ Nightlife | |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city | |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from | |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating | |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners | |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* | |
| ๐ Startup Score |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | Sri Lanka |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 3 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 27ยฐC 80ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (85%) = feels 30ยฐC 86ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 40 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 1,000 LKR in USD | USD 3.05 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | LKR 100,000 = USD 305 |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Natural Coffee |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | 5% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 780,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $3,910 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 49% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 51% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 51% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 49% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 78% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 22% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | La Mudi |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,258 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $773 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,233 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $352 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $385 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $1,614 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $175 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $137,139 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $18 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $53 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $237 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $311 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $1 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Fast internet
โ Lots of fun stuff to do
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality on average
โ Many Nomads.com members have been
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ High quality of education
โ Roads are pretty safe
โ Democratic
โ Safe for women
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Freedom of speech is weak
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Difficult to do business
โ Hospitals are bad
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2577ยฐ warm |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
2984ยฐ warm |
2984ยฐ warm |
2984ยฐ warm |
2984ยฐ warm |
2984ยฐ warm |
2577ยฐ warm |
3188ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2577°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2679°
warm |
2577°
warm |
2780°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 90% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 87% |
nice 84% |
nice 85% |
nice 84% |
nice 83% |
nice 88% |
nice 92% |
sweaty 87% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 88mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 195mm |
rainy 165mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 133mm |
rainy 267mm |
rainy 366mm |
rainy 94mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 70% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 975 people | 1,467 people | 975 people | 900 people | 750 people | 800 people | 960 people | 600 people | 960 people | 800 people | 1,000 people | 900 people |
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