⭐️ Total score |
2.75/5 (Rank #271)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,151 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 10Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C84°F (feels 35°C95°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 81%
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👌 Safety |
Okay
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Low |
⚡️ Power grid |
Good
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$121 / 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 |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Kenya |
🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 29°C 84°F + 🥵 Sweaty (81%) = feels 35°C 95°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 1,000 KES in USD | USD 7.74 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | KES 10,000 = USD 77 |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Jahazi Coffee House |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Mombasa Works |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 920,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,455 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Ethiopian Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Mombasa Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,151 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $601 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,607 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $459 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,087 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $488 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $309 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $51 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $16 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $114 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $3,095 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Enjoyable beaches
✅ Nomad-friendly guesthouses in Kilifi
✅ Chill atmosphere outside of holiday peak
✅ Popular for kitesurfing
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Mombasa island is not enjoyable
❌ Mombasa is more popular with retirees than nomads
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
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Feels |
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32° hot |
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84
29° warm |
81
27° warm |
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82
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82
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84
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88
31° hot |
86
30° warm |
Real |
86
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very warm |
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85
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88
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86
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Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 39% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 41% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
dry 32mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 19mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 80mm |
Cloud |
pockets 41% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 44% |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
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