| ⭐️ Total score |
2.63/5 (Rank #553)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,883 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 3 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 27°C80°F (feels 31°C88°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 81%
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$106 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Zambia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 27°C 80°F + 🥵 Sweaty (81%) = feels 31°C 88°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 ZMW in USD | USD 4.43 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ZMW 10,000 = USD 443 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Zambezi |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | n.a. |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 140,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,270 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 76% 👱♀️ 24% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Maramba Clinic |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,883 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,301 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,452 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $415 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,060 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,068 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $334 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $141,734 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $50 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $101 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $92 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 19°C / 66°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 28°C / 82°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm | 18°C / 64°F cool |
| Real (median) |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
35°C / 95°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
34°C / 93°F
hot |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
| Humidity |
too dry 24% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 11% |
too dry 7% |
too dry 8% |
too dry 11% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 14% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 28% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
| Cloud |
clear 5% |
clear 3% |
clear 5% |
clear 8% |
clear 5% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 10% |
clear 5% |
clear 7% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 400 people | 200 people | 333 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 250 people | 200 people |
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