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Tehran

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You'll be surprised how people are welcoming. Food is the best thing. Everything is cheap.
But consider govt is religous, woman have to wear hijab. I think safety is not that bad, just don't go outside very late, there isn't night life there at all and watch out when you use your mobile in street.
Before going there, get a vpn subscription from ExpressVpn (it works great), without vpn internet is nearly useless.
It's a great place for a short visit, but not recommended for a long time stay.
No internatianal banking system works there!
North areas are more expensive and better.

3 years ago

Tehran is a great city and much more developed that I thought. However, those intrepid nomads willing to come should be aware that internet and currency situation isn't the best because of international sanctions.

Iranian people are really nice, educated, welcoming and hard-working, you'll make brothers and sisters here, not only friends. Food scene is great and subway system is surprisingly good. Airbnb doesn't work here but I recommend talking to people through Couchsurfing, some of them will be able to recommend you places or even host you for very reasonable fees. Iran is an amazing country and I do recommend explore the rest of the country -- it's safe, cheap and fun!

5 years ago

Disgusting treatment towards women, it's filthy and hygiene is basic. Don't visit a place like this. There is nothing to do, Internet is appalling. Its just a really bad place to visit never mind live.

5 years ago

✅ Nice and welcoming people

✅ Great food scene

✅ Safe and cheap

✅ Good subway system

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse

❌ Poor internet access

❌ Basic hygiene standards

❌ Discrimination towards women

❌ Limited activities and nightlife

❌ No freedom of speech

❌ No democracy

❌ Very slow internet

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Bad air quality today

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ Feels crowded

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ 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

37 3°
cold

30 -1°
freezing

50 10°
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72 22°
mild

73 23°
mild

82 28°
warm

79 26°
warm

70 21°
mild

64 18°
cool

41 5°
cold

43 6°
cold

Real

37 3°
very cold

31 -1°
freezing

50 10°
cold

72 22°
mild

73 23°
mild

88 31°
hot

85 30°
very warm

70 21°
mild

64 18°
cool

41 5°
very cold

42 6°
very cold

Humidity

too dry
24%

too dry
17%

too dry
16%

too dry
14%

too dry
19%

too dry
6%

too dry
12%

too dry
11%

too dry
9%

too dry
18%

too dry
24%

too dry
21%

Most common

Rain

dry
22mm

rainy
53mm

rainy
71mm

dry
29mm

dry
24mm

dry
0mm

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4mm

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5mm

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0mm

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7mm

rainy
55mm

dry
47mm

Cloud

clear
7%

pockets
12%

pockets
23%

pockets
25%

pockets
28%

clear
0%

pockets
13%

pockets
12%

clear
2%

clear
9%

pockets
24%

pockets
20%

Air quality

bad
129 US AQI

bad
162 US AQI

bad
109 US AQI

bad
103 US AQI

okay
95 US AQI

okay
93 US AQI

bad
102 US AQI

bad
122 US AQI

bad
139 US AQI

Sun

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

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12 UVI

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11 UVI

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10 UVI

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9 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

Remote workers

200 people

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240 people

229 people

280 people

250 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	0.5/5 (Rank #1331) 42 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Bad
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $2,006 / mo
📡 Internet	🤬 Unusably slow: 3Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 13°C56°F (feels 13°C55°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 48%
💨 Air quality (now)	😷 Unhealthy : 168 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	😷 Unhealthy for some: 106 US AQI
👌 Safety	🧨 Conflict / political instability*
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	🧨 Conflict / political instability*
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Great
💰 Income level*	Very low: $442 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
😤 People density	🤨 Busy: 11k ppl/km² (1 per 10x10m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Good
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Bad
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Middle East
🚩 Country	Iran
🗓️ Average trip length	12 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	3 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 13°C 56°F + 😊 Comfy (48%) = feels 13°C 55°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👎☠️ 168 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎☠️ 106 US AQI = 🚬 / day
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Snapp
💸 100,000 IRR in USD	USD 2.38
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	IRR 10,000,000 = USD 238
☕️ Best coffee place	Lime Café
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	8% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	1,520,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	29,131 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	9,000,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$5,299 / year
😤 Population density	🤨 busy: 10x10m (100m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 49% 👱‍♀️ 51%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 83% 👱‍♀️ 17%
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Delta Home
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Mahan
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	IranAir
🏥 Best hospital	American Hospital Tehran

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,006 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$828 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,615 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$461 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,807 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$380 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$85 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$118 / month
🍛 Dinner	$4
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$4
☕️ Coffee in cafe	0
👩‍🏫 International school	$0.00 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	0 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	0 / trip