| ⭐️ Total score | 
								 2.36/5 (Rank #493) 
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| ❤️ Liked by members | 
									 
																						👍7 liked it  👎4 disliked it
										 
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| 👍 Quality of life score | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 👶 Family score | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 🎒 Community score | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 💵 Cost | 
								 
																						🧐 Very expensive: $4,218 / mo
									 
								 | 
							
						
| 📡 Internet | 
								 
																						🙂 Good: 34 Mbps (avg) 
								 | 
						
| 😝 Fun | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | 
								 
																						🥶 Too cold: 13°C56°F (feels 11°C52°F)
									 
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| 💦 Humidity (now) | 
								 
										💦 Damp: 83%
									 
								 | 
						
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | 
									 
																								🥵 Very low: 6%
										 
									 | 
							
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 
									 
																								🌱 Great: 23 US AQI
										 
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) | 
									 
																								🌱 Great: 43 US AQI
										 
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| 👌 Safety | 
								 Okay 
								 | 
						
| 👩 Safe for women | 
			 Great  | 
	
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | 
			 Great  | 
	
| 🤮 Food safety* | 
								 Great 
								 | 
						
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | 
									 Good 
									 | 
							
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | 
			 Bad  | 
	
| 🎓 Education level* | 
			 High  | 
	
| ⚡️ Power grid | 
									 Great 
									 | 
							
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | 
									 Very bad 
									 | 
							
| 💰 Income level* | 
									 
											Very high: 
											$3,433 / mo
										 
									 | 
							
| 🙊 English speaking* | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 😤 People density | 
									 
											🧘♀️ Low density: 7k ppl/km² (1 per 12x12m)
										 
									 | 
							
| 🚶 Walkability | 
			 Great  | 
	
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| ✈️ Airline scores* | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 🏥 Hospitals | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 😄 Happiness* | 
			 Bad  | 
	
| 🍸 Nightlife | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 🖥 Places to work from | 
			 Great  | 
	
| ❄️ A/C or heating | 
			 Great  | 
	
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | 
			 Bad  | 
	
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | 
			 Great  | 
	
| 🎅 Startup Score | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 🌍 Continent | Europe | 
| 🚩 Country | Belgium | 
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days | 
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 34 Mbps | 
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 
								🌤 13°C 56°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 11°C 52°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 23 US AQI 🍃 OK | 
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 44 US AQI | 
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz | 
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Havenwijk | 
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Kuregem Bara | 
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | 
									 | 
							
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance | 
									 
									Safetywing
								 | 
							
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 115 | 
| 💸 Tipping | No | 
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | 
| 💻 Best coworking space | Factory Forty | 
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Betacowork | 
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Workshop Café | 
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | OR COFFEE ROASTERS | 
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Le Châtelain | 
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink | 
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return | 
| 📸 Visitors per year | 2,524,000 visitors | 
| 📸 Tourists now | 48,372 tourists | 
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people | 
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $41,199 / year | 
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person | 
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) | 
									👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% | 
							
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 
									👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% | 
							
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 
									👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% | 
							
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes | 
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | 
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Coolblue | 
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Roomarama | 
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Ryan Air | 
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France | 
| 🏥 Best hospital | Louise Medical Center | 
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,218 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,469 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,728 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,351 / month | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,929 / month | 
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,565 / month | 
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $983 / month | 
| 🏠 Median home price | $518,389 | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $137 / night | 
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $117 / night | 
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $431 / month | 
| 🍛 Dinner | $13 | 
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 | 
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 | 
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 | 
| 👩🏫 International school | $25,371 / year | 
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $31 / month | 
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip | 
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $20,014 | 
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $45,039 | 
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,233 | 
✅ Friendly people
✅ Many food options
✅ Nice tourist attractions
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Dirty and ill-managed
❌ Unsafe
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 0°C / 32°F freezing | 8°C / 46°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 7°C / 45°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold | 
| Real (median) | 
																																
												3°C / 37°F
											
																				 very cold  | 
																		
																																
												10°C / 49°F
											
																				 cold  | 
																		
																																
												8°C / 46°F
											
																				 cold  | 
																		
																																
												10°C / 50°F
											
																				 cold  | 
																		
																																
												13°C / 55°F
											
																				 cool  | 
																		
																																
												22°C / 71°F
											
																				 mild  | 
																		
																																
												20°C / 68°F
											
																				 mild  | 
																		
																																
												19°C / 66°F
											
																				 mild  | 
																		
																																
												20°C / 67°F
											
																				 mild  | 
																		
																																
												14°C / 57°F
											
																				 cool  | 
																		
																																
												8°C / 46°F
											
																				 cold  | 
																		
																																
												6°C / 43°F
											
																				 very cold  | 
																
| Humidity | 
										
											damp 84%  | 
																		
										
											damp 78%  | 
																		
										
											damp 75%  | 
																		
										
											nice 68%  | 
																		
										
											damp 75%  | 
																		
										
											nice 81%  | 
																		
										
											nice 85%  | 
																		
										
											nice 83%  | 
																		
										
											nice 79%  | 
																		
										
											damp 80%  | 
																		
										
											damp 85%  | 
																		
										
											damp 87%  | 
																
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | 
| Rain | 
										
											rainy 68mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 42mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 56mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 37mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 78mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 70mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 76mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 68mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 30mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 63mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 36mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 79mm  | 
																
| Cloud | 
										
										
											cloudy 55%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 43%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 42%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 37%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 49%  | 
																		
										
										
											cloudy 53%  | 
																		
										
										
											cloudy 52%  | 
																		
										
										
											cloudy 52%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 44%  | 
																		
										
										
											cloudy 50%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 48%  | 
																		
										
										
											cloudy 54%  | 
																
| Air quality | 
																					
												clean 49 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												okay 67 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												okay 52 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												okay 56 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												okay 53 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 47 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 40 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 39 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 40 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 43 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												okay 58 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 42 US AQI  | 
																
| Sun | 
										
											safe 1 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 1 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 2 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 3 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 4 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 5 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 5 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 4 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 4 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 2 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 1 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 1 UVI  | 
																
| Remote workers | 1,126 people | 1,288 people | 1,271 people | 1,344 people | 1,347 people | 1,229 people | 2,435 people | 1,500 people | 1,240 people | 1,578 people | 1,400 people | 1,560 people | 
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