⭐️ Total score |
2.59/5 (Rank #334)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍3 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $8,316 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 32Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C60°F (feels 15°C59°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 74%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 39 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 1 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$6,634 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Great |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Switzerland |
🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 32 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 15°C 60°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels 15°C 59°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 39 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 1 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Reinach (BL) |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Basel |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CHF 100 = USD 116 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | Coworking Basel |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $79,609 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Digitec |
🏠 Apartment listings | HomeGate |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Easyjet |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Swiss |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $8,316 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,882 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $8,060 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,303 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $6,329 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $7,793 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,632 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $296 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $256 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $384 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $29 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4.65 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7.56 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5.81 |
👩🏫 International school | $27,707 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $20 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $15 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $4,328 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $14,553 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $65,337 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
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Feels |
36
2° cold |
34
1° cold |
46
8° cold |
48
9° cold |
57
14° cool |
68
20° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
57
14° cool |
54
12° cool |
41
5° cold |
39
4° cold |
Real |
36
2°
very cold |
34
1°
very cold |
46
8°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
56
14°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
69
21°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
57
14°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
41
5°
very cold |
38
4°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 39% |
nice 35% |
nice 35% |
nice 38% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
nice 41% |
nice 42% |
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Rain |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 127mm |
rainy 73mm |
dry 43mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 114mm |
Cloud |
pockets 47% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 45% |
Air quality |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
clean 3 US AQI |
clean 2 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
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