| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.41/5 (Rank #212)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Okay: $2,944 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 5 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Good |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 29ยฐC84ยฐF (feels 35ยฐC95ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 83%
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| ๐ Safety |
Okay
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Bad |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Bad
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very poor:
$589 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Good |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Bad |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Okay |
| ๐ Continent | Latin America |
| ๐ฉ Country | Suriname |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 11 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 5 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 29ยฐC 84ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (83%) = feels 35ยฐC 95ยฐF
|
| ๐ Power | 115V 60Hz |
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 100 SRD in USD | USD 2.67 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | SRD 10,000 = USD 267 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Puur |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | Ondernemershuis Paramaribo |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 278,000 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 5,328 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 250,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $7,070 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 49% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 51% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 52% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 48% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Surinam Airways |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Diakonessen Ziekenhuis |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $2,944 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,666 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for couple | $4,520 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,810 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $803 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,776 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,301 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $488 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $25,331 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $83 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $75 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $188 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $13 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $1,762 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
โ Lots of fun stuff to do
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality on average
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Democratic
โ Everyone speaks English
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Expensive
โ Not very safe
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Difficult to do business
โ Quality of education is low
โ Roads can be dangerous
โ Not safe for women
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) |
3391ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
39102ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 91% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 88% |
| Most common | 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 | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 121mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 158mm |
rainy 268mm |
rainy 299mm |
rainy 256mm |
rainy 136mm |
rainy 71mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 150mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 67% |
pockets 50% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 63% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 900 people | 600 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 800 people | 1,200 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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