⭐️ Total score |
1.99/5 (Rank #1141)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,701 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 22Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 5°C42°F (feels 3°C37°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 84%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 28 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,354 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | United Kingdom |
🗓️ Average trip length | 16 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 22 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 5°C 42°F + 💦 Damp (84%) = feels 3°C 37°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 29 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | GBP 100 = USD 127 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 220,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $40,249 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Gumtree |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | RyanAir |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | British Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | Berkshire Independent Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,701 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,810 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,173 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,764 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,980 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,254 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,441 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $186 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $107 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $298 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $20,290 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $1 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
37
3° cold |
43
6° cold |
46
8° cold |
46
8° cold |
54
12° cool |
68
20° mild |
70
21° mild |
64
18° cool |
64
18° cool |
57
14° cool |
48
9° cold |
43
6° cold |
Real |
41
5°
very cold |
47
9°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
54
12°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
50
10°
cold |
46
8°
cold |
Humidity |
nice 45% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 37% |
nice 41% |
nice 42% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 39% |
nice 42% |
nice 44% |
nice 45% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 60mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 18mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 67mm |
dry 42mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 67mm |
dry 6mm |
rainy 69mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 51% |
Air quality |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
Remote workers | 300 people | 0 people | 200 people | 267 people | 300 people | 333 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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